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Grade E: salary range £34,850 - £39,570 per annum (incl. Inner London Weighting) 2 Year Fixed Term Contract Full-time: 35 hours per week Ref. GS142 The Guildhall School of Music & Drama has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Research Manager to oversee the management and delivery of research and academic activities across the GuildhallSchool.  The GuildhallSchool is one of the world's leading conservatoires and drama schools, offering musicians, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians an inspiring environment in which to develop as artists and professionals.  A global leader of creative and professional practice, promoting innovation, experiment and research, the School works in close partnership with the Barbican Centre and London Symphony Orchestra, creating the world’s leading centre for performance, training and education in the arts. Working with one other part-time Research Manager, the successful candidate will make an important contribution to the success of ...

Ref: REG169 Up to £33,884.00 Hendon Campus Part-time four days per week - maternity leave cover contract for one year to end December 2013 Middlesex University is seeking to recruit a qualified Careers Adviser to provide information, advice and guidance to students. The Careers Adviser will be required to undertake both one-to-one and one-to-many activities including planning and delivering careers events and workshops. Applicants with an interest in delivering employability solutions to students and with specific and demonstrable experience of working within the Schools of Media/Performing Arts and Law would be most welcome.  Further information: An application form, job description and directions on how to apply is available from the Apply button below. Closing date: 11 January 2013 Interview date: 22 January 2013

The Role We are looking for a suitably experienced recent PhD graduate to manage a high profile cultural engagement project in liaison with Bloomsbury Festival team and the School’s researchers. Requirements Our ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in public engagement activities, events organisation and stakeholder management. Research grants applications and arts organisation experience would be desirable. An awareness of the UK higher education system would be an advantage. An excellent communicator at all levels, you will have the ability to self-start and work as part of a team. Engaged and committed, you will have the ability to grasp new concepts speedily and to respond to new ideas. Interest in cutting edge arts and humanities research and an interest in communicating it to others, including non-specialists, is essential. About The Department The School of Advanced Study brings together the specialised scholarship and resources of ten prestigious research institutes to ...

Regent’s College London is the largest charitable Higher Education institution in the UK offering both UK and American degree programmes. It is a unique private higher education provider with its own degree awarding powers, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. The College expects to gain full University title in the near future.  Its central campus is set amidst the beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. The College is a centre of excellence in the competitive international education market.  Regent’s has exciting and ambitious plans to expand its programmes, subjects and student numbers in Britain and around the world by the year 2020. The College enjoys strong academic partnerships with more than 120 higher education institutions internationally and within the U.K. and is proud of its strong links with employers worldwide and the employability of its graduates. Salary: £44,000 - £46,750 per annum, dependent on qualifications, skills and experience REF: RC...

SP/MRE/1280/12-SC Summary The Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering is a cutting-edge research and teaching division, dedicated to the development, clinical translation, and clinical application of medical imaging and computational modeling technologies. Our objective is to facilitate research and teaching guided by clinical questions and is aimed at novelty, understanding of physiology and pathophysiology as well as development of new diagnostic tools and therapies. Basic science can, in this way, be rapidly translated into clinical applications (and vice versa). Further information about the division can be found at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine/research/divisions/imaging/index.aspx . Details The Technology Strategy Board and Technomed Ltd. are funding this 30-month post under the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme. The aim of the partnership is to enable Technomed  to work with academics and clinicians in the Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engin...

Regent’s College London is the largest charitable Higher Education institution in the UK offering both UK and American degree programmes. It is a unique private higher education provider with its own degree awarding powers, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. The College expects to gain full University title in the near future.  Its central campus is set amidst the beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. The College is a centre of excellence in the competitive international education market.  Regent’s has exciting and ambitious plans to expand its programmes, subjects and student numbers in Britain and around the world by the year 2020. The College enjoys strong academic partnerships with more than 120 higher education institutions internationally and within the U.K. and is proud of its strong links with employers worldwide and the employability of its graduates.                                 Salary: £36,300 - £38,500 per annum, dependent on qualification...

About the School A Postdoctoral Research position is available at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) with Prof Conrad Mullineaux. QMUL is one of the UK’s leading research-focused higher education institutions, with a budget of £285 million per annum. The position will be funded by a BBSRC research grant to investigate the spatial dynamics of electron transport in cyanobacteria, using a combination of in vivo fluorescence microscopy with molecular biology, biochemistry and spectroscopy. The aim is to understand how the distribution of photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport complexes in the thylakoid membranes is controlled, and how this redistribution of electron transport complexes acts as a switch between different pathways of electron transport. See Liu et al (2012) Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 10:11431-11436 for the starting point for the project. Responsibilities The successful candidate will have a PhD or equivalent and/or equivalent experience. Experience in fluorescenc...

Closing Date of vacancy: 8 January 2013 Division: Finance Team: Management Information Services Type of Contract: Non-time limited Length of Contract: Salary Range: £42,895 - £58,035 Work Location: London Hours per week: 35 The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes. Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. We have a long and distinguished history of research with a major impact on the outcome for cancer patients.  Our unique partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH) makes us the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, performing high quality original basic research and translational studies. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Professor Alan Ashworth FRS, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world. Having outstanding individuals committed to best practice will only aid ICR in achieving their goals and new positions have been created ...

The Role Goldsmiths Department of Psychology is a thriving centre of excellence in research and teaching with around 450 undergraduates, 130 postgraduates (including PhD and MSc students across 5 postgraduate programmes) and 35 academic staff. The 2011 QS World University Rankings placed the Department in the UK top 20 overall, and 8th for research publications. In the December 2008 RAE, the Department’s research activity was rated in the top 25 of UK psychology departments, with 50% of its research judged as internationally excellent or world-leading. The Department has a track record of attracting significant research income, involving both interdisciplinary and cross-cultural work; thus reinforcing Goldsmiths’ key values. The Department’s research-led teaching is highly rated: in the 2011 National Student Survey, 93% of students described the course as ‘intellectually stimulating’.   You will have a PhD and a track record of research in your area published in international peer-rev...

Regent’s College London is the largest charitable Higher Education institution in the UK offering both UK and American degree programmes. It is a unique private higher education provider with its own degree awarding powers, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications.  The College expects to gain full University title in the near future.  Its central campus is set amidst the beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. The College is a centre of excellence in the competitive international education market.  Regent’s has exciting and ambitious plans to expand its programmes, subjects and student numbers in Britain and around the world by the year 2020.  The College enjoys strong academic partnerships with more than 120 higher education institutions internationally and within the U.K. and is proud of its strong links with employers worldwide and the employability of its graduates.   Salary: £36,300 - £38,500 per annum, dependent on qualifications, skills and experience REF...

About the School The School of Physics and Astronomy is seeking to appoint a dynamic individual to the post of Research and PhD Officer. The School’s PhD programme has expanded rapidly in recent years and will rise to approximately 100 students by 2013. The postholder will be expected to develop and maintain efficient administrative processes for PhD students and their supervision. About the Post The postholder will also provide administrative support for research within the School, including: administration of research grants, support for the Research Excellence Framework and developments with other research initiatives such as the development Sino-British Research Institute. Finally the post-holder will also provide bespoke support for the new Materials Research Institute in a variety of administrative duties. Responsibilities The ideal candidate will have a track record of excellence in administration, preferably gained within a higher education institution or related body (such as...

About the School The School of Biological & Chemical Sciences (SBCS) was established in August 2005 as a result of the merger between the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Chemistry. The merger created one of the largest Schools within the College. The School is looking to appoint a Finance Manager to: Manage the department’s consumables budget for teaching and research (ca. £1.5 million p.a.) and assist with the monitoring and spend of departmental research grant expenditure (over £4 million p.a.).Develop and manage School finances in line with College policies/proceduresLine manage members of the SBCS Finance team About the Post The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining and developing internal systems to manage budgetary information, deal with finance issues in a professional manner using judgement and discretion, regularly review and monitor the effectiveness of the School’s financial structures and working practices and design/deliver a variety of a...

Regent’s College London is the largest charitable Higher Education institution in the UK offering both UK and American degree programmes. It is a unique private higher education provider with its own degree awarding powers, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. The College expects to gain full University title in the near future.  Its central campus is set amidst the beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. The College is a centre of excellence in the competitive international education market.  Regent’s has exciting and ambitious plans to expand its programmes, subjects and student numbers in Britain and around the world by the year 2020. The College enjoys strong academic partnerships with more than 120 higher education institutions internationally and within the U.K. and is proud of its strong links with employers worldwide and the employability of its graduates. Salary: £36,300 - £38,500 per annum, dependent on qualifications, skills and experience REF: RC...

The Role The University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) is a leading IT services business, specialising in the academic and not for profit sectors. ULCC are looking for a suitably experienced Senior Service Desk Analyst to join our growing Service Desk. The Service Desk is the first line of contact at ULCC and is responsible for providing 1st and 2nd line support including monitoring, logging, diagnosing, fault-handling and fault-fixing for a number of national and international IT services, using the ITIL framework. These include: ICT Support for the central University of London, Web and E-Learning Services for 200 external Moodle VLE customers, Hosting Services support, and Corporate Business Systems system administration (Agresso Business World). Requirements You will be customer-facing, have a solid technical background to resolve calls at a 1st and 2nd line and show a professional approach at all times. In this role you will be responsible for the maintenance and support of a fu...

Regent’s College London is the largest charitable Higher Education institution in the UK offering both UK and American degree programmes. It is a unique private higher education provider with its own degree awarding powers, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications.  The College expects to gain full University title in the near future.  Its central campus is set amidst the beautiful grounds of Regent’s Park. The College is a centre of excellence in the competitive international education market.  Regent’s has exciting and ambitious plans to expand its programmes, subjects and student numbers in Britain and around the world by the year 2020.  The College enjoys strong academic partnerships with more than 120 higher education institutions internationally and within the U.K. and is proud of its strong links with employers worldwide and the employability of its graduates.   Salary: £36,300 - £38,500 per annum, dependent on qualifications, skills and experience REF...

The Role An opportunity has arisen for an individual to provide dedicated administrative support to assist the Project Manager in selecting which government documents should be prioritised for digitisation. The postholder will be responsible to visit The National Archives (TNA) to create digital images of the documented to be digitised, and to review digital images of documents already taken and create meta-data. Requirements An excellent communicator, you will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently. In addition, you must be self-motivated with good organizational skills and have the ability to maintain enthusiasm, effectiveness and a sense of calm while working under pressure to meet fixed deadlines. Experience of archival work is essential, and experience of The National Archives would be advantageous. About The Department The Institute for the Study of the Americas promotes, coordinates and provides a focus for research and postgraduate teaching on ...

About the Role Queen Mary, University of London is a member of the Russell Group and one of the UK's leading higher education institutions. With around 3,000 staff and 15,000 students, Queen Mary has four main campuses spanning Central and East London and delivers world class degree programmes and research covering a wide range of subjects as a multi-faculty institution. Queen Mary, University of London seeks to recruit a Director of Occupational Health and Safety to play a significant, expert role in ensuring that it complies with a wide range of legislative and other duties. You will lead a team of 20 staff to provide professional advice to members of Queen Mary at all levels, including our students, the Principal and his Senior Executive, and members of Council. Responsibilities We are seeking an exceptional individual who will be highly credible with academic schools and institutes. Candidates for the role will have substantial experience of managing health and safety which in...

Background This is a newly created role to lead and be accountable for the work of two linked areas of activity within the Business School: the operational aspects of a world class MBA Programme and ensure the attainment of its strategic goalsa specialist advisory and support service to postragraduate Cass students in their search for work Key areas of responsibility will include Developing and ensuring delivery of the MBA and Career services strategyLeading the MBA Programme operations Developing a corporate relations functionSuccessfully delivering the Careers skills programmeEffective leadership and management of staff across two diverse activitiesDeveloping the MBA marketing, recruitment and admissions strategy Monitoring management information and quality assurance Person Specification A minimum of a good first degree and postgraduate qualification is required, along with at least 5 years management experience of running an international business with a turnover of over £2m. Cand...

Academic year 2013-14 PhD Opportunities The Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London invites applications for PhD studentship for the academic year 2013-14. The Department of Psychology was ranked 7th in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and is consistently amongst the top rated Psychology departments in UK University rankings.  The department has over thirty members of academic staff and some 25 post-graduate research (PhD) students.  We offer a vibrant research community and excellent facilities including a research designated functional imaging unit.  The department is part of The South East Doctoral Training Centre which unites the Universities of Royal Holloway, Kent, Reading, and Surrey in providing outstanding postgraduate training in the M25 region through ESRC funding. In addition to ESRC funding, a number of funding opportunities exist including College studentships. These provide a stipend and also cover the tuition fees for UK an...

Full Time: The appointment will be on UCL Grade . The salary range will be Grade 8:  £40,216 - £47,441 per annum, Grade 9:  £51,563 - £56,067 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. UCL's School of European Languages, Culture and Society is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Old Norse Language and Literature. The ideal candidate will be a scholar in any area of Medieval Scandinavian Studies and will be expected to teach Old Norse language and literature, as well as contribute to team-taught courses on Nordic culture and history and design new courses that draw on his or her own research. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of high quality research in the area of Medieval Scandinavian Studies and a proven ability to teach Old Norse language and literature at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A PhD is essential and excellent knowledge of modern Scandinavian languages and culture is high desirable. Applicants should apply online.   Please c...