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YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE ... Griffith's School of Applied Psychology is recognised as one of the leading departments of psychology in Australia. We have teaching initiatives in the School that have been benchmarked as national best practice, and many of our staff have received national awards for excellence in teaching. The focus of the School is on innovative applications of psychology which we promote through an emphasis on work-integrated learning and skills development taught by a comparatively high proportion of professional psychologists. This is a five year fixed term position as Professor, and a three year term as Head of School, with the possibility of renewal for a further two years by mutual agreement. An underlying continuing Professorial position may be negotiated. The role:  The Head of School is a key leadership role within the University and is responsible for the performance of the School in research, learning & teaching, external engagement, and for planning a...

Salary: Starting from £37,756, rising to £45,053  Closing Date: Wednesday 01 January 2014 Interview Date: See advert  Reference: CC2084 Fixed-term post This post provides an exciting opportunity to make a substantial contribution to a funded research project as a part of the FP7-SSH-2013-1 GLAMURS (Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability) project, in terms of research and management. The project aims to develop a theoretically-based and empirically-grounded understanding of the main obstacles and prospects for transitions to sustainable lifestyles and a green economy in Europe, as well as of the most effective means to support and speed them up. You will be expected to lead the team to develop a comprehensive micro-economic model in order to capture and analyse important factors and determinants of sustainable consumption and lifestyle patterns, which includes important non-mainstream economic components from selected theories in psychology and behav...

Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment Ref J00271 London South Bank University Location: Southwark Full time – Permanent Salary scale £49075 - £56367 inclusive (Grade 9) The Department of Engineering and Design at London South Bank University offers courses at undergraduate and post graduate levels in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Design and Computer Engineering.  All BEng courses are fully accredited by the appropriate institution as fulfilling the academic requirement for Charted Engineer (CEng) status. The Department also provides the teaching of mathematics to all engineering courses within the Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment. The Department seeks to appoint a Principal Lecturer to lead the teaching of mathematics to the entire engineering provision within the Faculty Engineering Science and the Built Environment..  Applicants need to have leadership qualities and hold good honours degree in Math...

(three posts; fixed term) Salary: £27,854-£36,298 Reference: LF02123 Closing date: 04 January 2014 Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to commence on 1 September 2014 or otherwise by agreement. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics before commencing the Fellowship. Fellows will be free to pursue independent research related to the research activities of the Department. The Fellowships are available for up to three years. Appointments will be made at an appropriate point on the University's Postdoctoral Research Associate scale. Fellows will receive an allowance of £2K pa for research expenses. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for up to 3 years in the first instance. Applications should be sent by email to vacancies1@dpmms.cam.ac.uk and should include a full curriculum vitae, list of publications and the contact details of three academic referees. Applicants are required to include a brief description of work to date and an out...

Permanent, Full Time Salary range: Senior Lecturer/Reader: starting at £46,400 and rising to £53,765 per annum Lecturer: starting at £33,562 and rising to £45,053 per annum Closing date for applications: 28 February 2014 Expected start dates are flexible Description The University of Sussex is looking to hire additional faculty positions as part of a further phase of expansion in the Department of Business and Management, which is a key component of the School of Business, Management and Economics. The Department is engaged in researching and teaching the full range of business disciplines, working closely with the other departments in the School, namely Economics, with its strong reputation for development economics and international trade; and SPRU, the internationally recognised centre for policy related research and work on climate change and innovation. We are recruiting full-time faculty at the level of Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in all areas of Finance including corp...

Summary of Job Purpose and Principal Duties Lead for Nurse Education and TrainingTo assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive education programme for the research nursing staff covering both clinical training and research training.To coordinate the research nurses workload and visiting schedules. Clinical Research Responsibilities To coordinate the recruitment of patients to the unit’s portfolio of trials within NHS Tayside, Fife and Forth Valley.To assist in line management the of Research NursesTo coordinate and schedule all patient visits in accordance with Study ProtocolsTo lliaise with project managers to ensure coordination and optimisation of the allocation of staff and project resources.To safeguard interest of patients by liaison with relevant trial personnel and protocol and ensure compliance with ICH GCP GuidelinesTo assist in the implementation of a comprehensive training programme for nursing staff in post – to include regularly training meetings to be held ce...

AC2/Grade 7 Salary in the range of £33,230 - £38,522 per annum*. *It is expected that a new appointee will commence at the bottom of the grade. The Academic Subject Group of Health and Community Studies are looking to recruit a Health Visitor to join an enthusiastic and proactive team within the Academic Group. The key duties of the role-holder will be to lead and contribute to the delivery, development, research and administrative support of Health Visitor programmes, which will include the academic and personal support of students. A higher degree in a relevant subject area is essential in addition to relevant professional qualifications registration with the NMC and recent experience of practice in Health Visiting. The successful candidate should demonstrate an awareness of current developments in health including developments in Health Visiting as well as being able to facilitate the creation and maintenance of a range of links between academic and research initiatives and releva...

Fixed Term Applications are invited for a Dean of Engineering Prize to work as part of an interdisciplinary team on the project “Powered Devices for Use in Rehabilitation and Postural Motion Support”. The project is funded by the University of Nottingham and is based in the Faculty of Engineering, with expertise drawn from a number of other departments within the University and the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. The project is part of an interdisciplinary group brought together to investigate the development and use of actuated postural support systems and wearable sensing devices for use in rehabilitation environments and to empower patient mobility. This covers a wide range of topics and interests from the development of postural motion models and control, to the construction of wearable sensing and exoskeleton devices. The candidate will investigate the development of a patient centred control architecture that utilizes whole body postural information to determine desired d...

KTP010AX College / University Administration: College of Arts and Social Sciences Discipline / Area: Accountancy and Finance Position Type: Full-time Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 Job Summary: An associate with a background in finance, economics, and/or business management is sought to help design, develop, and implement a feasibility study and business plan for the creation of a new financial intermediary, to be owned and governed by Scotland’s farming community, and subsequent financial consultancy services for the UK agricultural/food sector. The project is a partnership between the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society Limited (SAOS) and The University of Aberdeen. Whilst the job holder will be employed and supported by the University of Aberdeen, the location for the work will be the office of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society Ltd at the Rural Centre, Ingliston, Newbridge (near Edinburgh International Airport). The associate is expected to have: •             exper...

£28.50 per hour for Foundation / £35.60 per hour for Pre-masters The company Part of Kaplan Inc., Kaplan International Colleges offers university preparation in partnership with leading universities in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Brighton, Bournemouth and London, allowing international students to progress onto a wide range of degree programmes at these partner institutions. In addition to first-rate teaching and excellent study facilities, KIC programmes offer a high level of personal support as well as access to the facilities and resources of our university partners. Kaplan International College London Kaplan International College London is in partnership with City University, the University of Westminster and for postgraduate students, Cranfield University, with programmes designed to prepare international students for entry into these universities.  Students study a suite of subject, academic English and academic skills modules.  The first students were admitted to...

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is an exciting, ambitious, and dynamic full service City law firm. We were named 'Law Firm of the Year' at both the British Legal Awards and The Lawyer Awards in 2010 because, in addition to our excellence in the law, we deliver fresh-thinking solutions that are grounded in our clients' commercial objectives. We have particular strengths in real estate, corporate, finance, tax and a strong litigation and dispute resolution capability. We have around 730 lawyers including over 200 partners. Based in London, we have our own English law offices in Abu Dhabi, Paris, Brussels, Hong Kong, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dubai, Singapore and a Russian international law office in Moscow (Goltsblat BLP). BLP was also the fastest growing UK top 30 law firm last year, and was named the fifth most innovative law firm in Europe in the Financial Times (FT) Innovative Lawyers Awards 2011. BLP delivers first-rate, pragmatic legal advice that helps a wide portfolio of cli...

Park End Street, Oxford Grade 8: £37,382 - £44,607 with a discretionary range to £48,729 p.a. The Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation is a leading independent, interdisciplinary research centre that undertakes a broad research programme related to business taxation. For further information, please visit www.sbs.oxford.edu/tax. The Centre is seeking an outstanding researcher in economics, law, taxation and related fields, such as corporate finance, investment, location, fiscal policy and governance. The Research Fellow will be expected to undertake independent and joint research in a relevant aspect of business taxation, under the guidance of the Director, Research Director or other senior research staff. Research output should primarily be aimed at leading peer-reviewed academic journals; however, all researchers in the Centre should also be prepared to contribute to policy-related output. The fellow will be expected to lead significant project areas and to be an experienc...

(73510-113) Vacancy Type/Job category: Academic Department: Sociology Salary: Competitive Location: University of Warwick, Coventry Vacancy Overview Applications are invited for a new Chair in Sociology and Quantitative Methods in the Department of Sociology. This is one of eight new permanent posts that will join an existing team of quantitative social science scholars as part of the Warwick Q-Step Centre. Whilst based in Sociology, you will be a member of a broader team within the new Warwick Q-Step Centre. You will be an outstanding sociologist with an international reputation for the development or creative application of quantitative social research methods. You will have made significant contributions to quantitative social science, broadly defined, and will be required to deliver high quality publications in sociology to complement the Department of Sociology’s existing research profile and to enhance its future REF submissions. Applications are encouraged across the full r...

Teaching Fellow in Strategy International Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE) Group Fixed term part time (0.5FTE) appointment January 2014-September 2014 Salary is in the range £19,945 to £23,594 per annum inclusive of London Allowance, which is pro rata the full time salary range of £39,890 to £47,187 per annum inclusive of London Allowance The School of Management is looking for applicants who can contribute to high quality teaching and support the reputation of the School. The School has built a substantial group in the areas of strategy, international business, entrepreneurship and sustainability (SIBE) with a strong research reputation in research and publications in Asia Pacific business, emerging markets, multinational business, entrepreneurship, strategy, and sustainability. In addition to contributing to the management degree at undergraduate level, as well as the MBA and MSc in International Management, the group is specifically responsible for the MA in Asia Pacific Busine...

The Institute of Psychiatry are seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Worker to join its Seclusion and Psychiatric Intensive Care Evaluation Study (SPICES) research team.  Working within the Health Services and Population Research Department, the post holder will be a key member of the evaluation team, working in conjunction with the SPICES project coordinator, study statistician and health economists on the quantitative component of this study (SPICES Study 1). The post-holder will be responsible for the processing, coding and validation of data taken from a large database of anonymised electronic patient records, so a high level of facility in data management and analysis will be required, in addition to the ability to carefully create analysis variables by the manual coding of data from the free-text part of the records. The work is likely to be performed using a variety of software packages, including Excel, Stata, SAS and SQL Server 2008. The post will provide valuable experience in m...

Contract type : Permanent Salary : £33,654 - £37,055 per annum depending on experience (up to £41,812 available for exceptional candidates), plus benefits Location : Central London Closing date : Wednesday 8th January 2014 at 10am (London time) The Human Settlements Group at IIED are looking for a Researcher to develop, manage and implement a research programme and policy outreach in a thematic area or areas that are central to the Goals of the Human Settlements Group. The Human Settlements Group (HSG) works to document the multiple dimensions of urban poverty and support grassroots-led initiatives to improve living conditions in urban centres of Latin America, Asia and Africa. It aims to combine this with promoting good governance, more ecologically sustainable patterns of urban development and urban-rural linkages, and resilience to climate change for the most vulnerable groups. This is a newly created role that is intended to strengthen The Human Settlements Group’s research on urb...

Birkbeck, University of London At London Foundati on Campus, we offer an aspirational and maturing environment for international students, preparing them for future academic success at top University of London Colleges. From our base at Birkbeck, in the heart of the University of London, students are equipped with the tools for success on degree programmes at top UK universities. The courses we offer are intensive but rewarding and aim to challenge students into developing the personal attributes demanded by the admissions tutors of internationally renowned research-led University of London colleges. We are currently looking for a Sessional Tutor to teach Business (Levels 3, 4, 5) on our Undergraduate Foundation, Masters Foundation and International Diploma in Business and Management Programmes. Candidates should have solid subject knowledge and proven experience of teaching at this level, preferably with international students within a UK university environment. Good organisational a...

Birkbeck, University of London At London Foundati on Campus, we offer an aspirational and maturing environment for international students, preparing them for future academic success at top University of London Colleges. From our base at Birkbeck, in the heart of the University of London, students are equipped with the tools for success on degree programmes at top UK universities. The courses we offer are intensive but rewarding and aim to challenge students into developing the personal attributes demanded by the admissions tutors of internationally renowned research-led University of London colleges. We are currently looking for a Sessional Tutor to teach Law (NQF Level 3) on our Undergraduate Foundation Programmes. Candidates should have solid subject knowledge and proven experience of teaching at this level, preferably with international students within a UK university environment. Good organisational and communication skills are essential. This is a sessional post and teaching hour...

Faculty of Engineering Architecture, Climate & Environment Research Group (Fixed-term) £24,766 - £36,298 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £27,854 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance Applications are invited for the above post based at University Park, Nottingham to undertake research in the development of a novel low pressure measurement technique for measuring the airtightness of buildings. The appointed person will join the newly amalgamated and interdisciplinary Architecture, Climate & Environment Research Group, whose members have collectively obtained approx. £7M income in the past five years from UK and EU funding and industry. This current post arises as part of a TSB funded project under the Scaling Up Retrofit call. The UoN has five partners on the project, namely EPS Ltd, AND Technology Research Ltd, Elmhurst Energy Systems Ltd, National Energy Foundation Ltd, and Absolute Air & Gas Ltd. The pro...

£26,527- £36,661 pa Vets have an important role to play in research related to the health of people and animals. In recognition of this, the Institute of Infection and Global Health is pleased to announce the launch of the IGH Veterinary Academic Clinical Fellowships scheme Veterinary Academic Clinical Fellowships are designed to support early stage career veterinary surgeons who are interested in pursuing an academic career in the Institute of Infection and Global Health. These might be undergraduates in their clinical years, graduates in practice, or graduates working in industry or academia. The Vet ACFs provide the opportunity for talented vets to spend up to 12 months working within one of our established research groups in the Institute with the aim of developing an application for external Fellowship funding (e.g. Wellcome Trust/ MRC/ BBSRC); typically this will be for a PhD Fellowship. Job Ref: R-582497/JAC Closing Date: 2 January 2014 For full details, or to request an applic...