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Salary; £28,076 – £41,564 Closing Date: 22 December 2013 You will be a clinician with a commitment to gastroenterology and an interest in either hepatology or biliary disease and will work on stratified medicine projects and associated clinical trials in the field of primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis. You will be training for a CCT in gastroenterology and will have an interest in carrying out stratified medicine projects and clinical trials with a significant clinical component. The nature of the project means that good inter-personal, organisational and record-keeping skills are of importance. The post is based at the Newcastle University Institute of Cellular Medicine and the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust but involves collaboration with other UK and international centres. You must possess full GMC registration with a licence to practice, as well as relevant hepatology experience The position is fixed term for three years. For further information...

YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE ... School of Medical Science Reference:  498282 Work type:  Fixed term (3 years)   TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY SELECT 'APPLY' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE Overview:   Health and medicine are two of the growth industries of the 21st century, with an increasing demand in Australia and around the world for skills and knowledge in a broad range of disciplines. The School of Medical Science at Griffith University's Gold Coast Campus offers five very distinctive undergraduate degrees covering the practice of medicine, biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science, allied health, specialist postgraduate studies, and research opportunities in the challenging and exciting fields of biomedicine and biotechnology. Griffith's modern and vibrant Gold Coast campus provides an attractive and relaxed setting for stimulating study and research. The training environment on the Gold Coast will be second to none on the completion of the Health and Knowledge Precinct....

This is a Full time, fixed term post for a period of 24 months The successful applicant for this post will work with Professor Thanos Karatzias & Professor Michael Brown and in close collaboration with colleagues in health and social care across Scotland. The primary aim of this research is to investigate the impact and outcomes achieved by Local Area Coordinators (LACs) based within primary care teams and those within generic LAC teams on the health of people with learning disabilities.  Essential skills include interviewing and assessment skills for research purposes, excellent communication skills, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis and report writing as well as administrative skills. The successful applicant should also be able to demonstrate organizational skills and the ability to work independently and to deadlines and the ability to travel across Scotland. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a background in nursing, AHPs, social work or ap...

Fixed Term Contract for 36 Months Applications are invited for 3 postdoctoral research fellow positions to work within the Warwick Stochastic Analysis group, directed by Professor Martin Hairer. You will undertake innovative research in the Warwick Stochastic Analysis group and contribute to the research climate within the department and to further its international standing by conducting high-quality relevant research. You will have possession of a PhD or equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics or a closely allied discipline and excellence in published work in relevant fields. You will have the ability to develop and deliver high-quality research and to publish in peer-reviewed journals and experience of, and strong research potential in some of the following areas: stochastic analysis, stochastic PDEs, harmonic analysis, probability theory, quantum field theory. Please include a CV and list of publications in your application. All applicants are also encouraged to send a research stat...

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 / Associate Professor, and a three year term as Deputy Head and Director BB, with the possibility of renewal for a further two years by mutual agreement. An underlying continuing Professorial / Associate Professorial position may be negotiated. The role:  The appointee will provide academic and operational leadership through fostering excellence in research and teaching within the Applied ...

Doncaster College is a large provider of further and higher education in South Yorkshire, with a comprehensive range of further and higher education course options. With a turnover of circa £33 million, the College is based across two main sites, the iconic £65-million pound Hub campus on the town's waterfront and the University Centre Doncaster campus situated in 126-acres of countryside at High Melton, six miles west of the town centre. Our Investor In People status emphasises the College’s commitment to staff development.  Benefits package includes a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, local and statutory bank holidays, Staff Welfare Programme, and access to local gym facilities.   The Higher Education Academy School of Humanities, Education, Sport and Social Science Lecturer in Teacher Education (PGCE) (One year, fixed term) Salary scale:  £21,651 - £30,282   The School of Humanities, Education, Sport and Social Science at the University Centre Doncaster is s...

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...

The Department of Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applications for one PhD and one postdoctoral fellowship position to help unravel the environmental and biochemical mechanisms and controls of N2O dynamics during biological wastewater treatment. Laughing gas (N2O) is a greenhouse gas 300 times stronger than CO2 and a dominant ozone destroying chemical. Biological processes - the same that are essential for removing polluting reactive nitrogen from wastewaters - are potential sources of N2O.   Responsibilities and tasks The topic of the postdoctoral position is to develop and implement molecular ecological approaches (including meta-genomic and meta-transcriptomic methods) to examine pathway expressions in natural and synthetic N cycling communities – under dynamic and steady operation conditions. The postdoctoral researcher will work in close collaboration with the PhD student and other researchers with biogeochemical expertise (includin...

This is an excellent opportunity to join an international R&D company with plans for world-wide expansion and genuine prospects for career progression. Electronic Engineer – Product Development Based in Surrey (Guildford GU1) Our international company will employ 2 Electronic Engineers in the R&D department to work with our Product development team. The key work objective is to contribute to the design and development of new electro-mechanical products. The role will include Designing, specifying, implementing and testing the electronics components of the new productsWorking out specificationsDesigning, implementing and testing electronic solutions.Working alongside a team of Electrical, Energy, and Mechanical engineers to deliver integrated solutions.Proposing and evaluating new components and design approachesContributing to creating documentation for the final products Requirements MEng or BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.Minimum 2 years work experience matchin...

Fixed Term Contract (6 months) You will carry out a research project on development of communicative gestures in Japanese children and on the process of speech-gesture integration in comprehension with Japanese and English speakers, under the supervision of Professor Sotaro Kita. You will also disseminate the results, contribute to the coordination of the research activities in the Language and Learning Group in the Department of Psychology. You may also assist Professor Kita's teaching activities. You will have a PhD or equivalent in Psychology (or relevant discipline), excellent research profile, including substantial publications in international peer-reviewed psychology journals as the lead author and success in obtaining external funding (grants or fellowships), native-speaker level competence in Japanese, expertise in testing children in nurseries in Japan, expertise in analysing Japanese children's gesture behaviours, expertise in experimental studies on comprehension o...

Cancer Institute The appointment will be on UCL Grade 8. The salary range will be £40,216 - £47,441 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. Ref: 1384446 The Institute is now recruiting a Lecturer in Haemostasis to support and develop ground-breaking research programmes in the Molecular and cellular aspects of haemostasis as well as immunological aspects of Haemophilia and gene transfer. We seek high-achieving individuals with original ideas . We are specifically interested to hear from Fellows ready to launch their independent careers, and with an interest in blood clotting disorders, immunology related to gene transfer vector, immunobiology of inhibitors, role of haemostasis in cancer, platelet function defects. We have close links with our major teaching hospitals including University College Hospital, Royal Free Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. We are keen to develop further our translational research excellence in haemophilia, where the Royal Free Hos...

(3 Year Fixed Term Contract) The School of Education Studies seeks to appoint a highly qualified lecturer in the field of Initial Teacher Education (ITE). The School would particularly welcome applications from candidates who have experience of working in partnership with second level schools to create supportive and innovative experiences for ITE students. Applicants must also have experience of teaching and research in Initial Teacher Education. The successful candidate should have a Doctoral qualification in the field. Preference will be given to those who have both lecturing and administrative experience and also have engaged in bidding for and managing research projects. The person appointed to this position will form part of a team in both teaching and research duties. This post is integral to all ITE programmes delivered within the School and the person appointed will be expected to contribute to teaching on the full range of these programmes. The successful candidate will also...

The South University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) invites applications and nominations for all ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty members in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. SUSTC, officially established in April 2012, is a public institution funded by the municipal of Shenzhen, a special economic zone city in southern China. The University is accredited by the Ministry of Education, China and is a pioneer in higher education reform in China. Set on five hundred acres of wooded landscape in the picturesque Nanshan (South Mountain) area, the new campus offers an idyllic environment suitable for learning and scholarship. SUSTC engages in basic and problem-solving research of lasting impact to benefit society and mankind. Department of Mathematics and Statistics wishes to hire faculty members at all ranks . Key areas include but are not limited to: Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Financial Mathematics and Manage...

Location:  Highfield Campus Salary:   £62,478 to £80,988 - Pro Rata, Per Annum Part Time, Permanent - 8.75 hours per week Closing Date:   Sunday 01 December 2013 Interview Date:   Tuesday 17 December 2013 Reference:  321713RA Primary Care Years 3 & 4 Course Coordinator Medical Education Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine We are seeking a GP to replace our years 3 & 4 Course Coordinator as part of the Primary Care Teaching Team. The post is part-time; 2.25 sessions a week and will be primarily based at University campus, Highfield.  Interested applicants will need to be available to work on campus two sessions a week, the majority of these on a Tuesday. For further information please contact Dr Deborah Rose, Director of Primary Care Teaching, d.rose@soton.ac.uk . Application procedure: The closing date for this vacancy is: 1st December 2013. Interview date: 17th December 2013 (morning). You should submit your completed online application form by clicking on the Apply button...

Salary: £37,382 - £47,314 Reference: LB02185 Closing date: 11 January 2014 We invite applications from creative and innovative candidates with research interests related to low-temperature geochemistry, particularly those working in areas related to one or more of the following: weathering processes, tectonics and climate, dynamic topography, diagenesis, low temperature mineral and fluid thermodynamics, bio-geochemistry, mineralization and carbon capture & storage. Candidates should have an outstanding record of research in a relevant subject area and will be expected to develop a vigorous research programme at an international level. The persons appointed will be expected to contribute to the Department's undergraduate teaching at various levels, and to take part in field teaching. At elementary level they may be asked to help with teaching outside their field of specialisation.  We welcome applications from persons with degrees in Earth Sciences or allied disciplines. The su...

Closing date : 05/12/2013 Reference : M&HS-03612 Faculty / Organisational unit : Medical & Human Sciences Division : Dermatology Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : 12 months Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £24,766 to £28,685 (pro rata) per annum Hours per week : 0.4FTE We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated research nurse to join our team to identify and recruit patients eligible for research studies in the Primary and Secondary Care Sector. Based in Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, you will assist in the management of dermatological studies and trials undertaken in the Dermatopharmacology Department in liaison with Principal Investigators and the Lead Nurse. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who has a clinical background in dermatology or healthcare research. You will ensure that all research undertaken safeguards the well being of the patients and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines . You will be a...

Professorial Minimum:  £54,826 Reader and Senior Lecturer – Grade 9, £45,941 - £53,233 Lecturer – Grade 7 or 8, £29,541 - £36,298 or £37,382 - £44,607 dependent on qualifications and experience Heriot-Watt University's 5 year strategy is to recruit global research leaders.  The School of Life Sciences is opening up a number of opportunities to support this, including one position to join the Schools' expanding research activities relating to Human Health.  Recent appointments in this area have included Professors and researchers in toxicology, nanomaterial-biological interactions, and nutrition and health. The applicant should consider how their research interests and activities may complement existing research programmes within the School of Life Sciences (as well as other Schools within the university).  Of particular interest is research experience in Molecular/Biochemical Nutrition; Metabolism; Mechanisms of Human Disease and Disease Prevention; Physiology / Pathophysiolog...

Faculty of Social Sciences Job Reference Number:  UOS007568 Salary: Grade 8 £37,382 - £44,607 per annum, with potential to progress to £50,186 through sustained exceptional contribution. Closing Date: 6 January 2014 Summary: Sheffield University Management School, the Faculty of Social Sciences’ largest department, has achieved accreditation from the three largest and most influential business school associations: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The school therefore joins the top one per cent of business schools across the world – 59 globally and 14 in the UK – to be awarded the Triple Crown accreditation. This post will be located in the Institute of Work Psychology (IWP), within the Management School. IWP has been at the forefront of work psychology for over 40 years, and has a strong international reputation. It currently has 15 academic staff and additional close associates. We are looking to appoint an ambitious Lecturer with research and teaching interests within the broad area of work p...

Faculty / Organisational unit : Engineering & Physical Sciences School / Directorate : School of Computer Science Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £24,766 to £28,685 p.a. (Research Assistant) or £29,541 to £36,298 p.a. (Research Associate) Applications are invited to join the team working on the SpiNNaker project, part of the Advanced Processor Technologies (APT) group within the School of Computer Science at Manchester. The APT group is a world-leading research centre, continuing the long and distinguished record of the University of Manchester in the field of Computer Architecture. The SpiNNaker architecture is optimized to support the simulation of simple (point-like) neurons and their connections (or synapses). This architecture now has a world-wide user base, drawn to a reliable and flexible platform for real-time neural network simulation; this community is comprised of both traditional computational neuroscientists and also scientists and engineers from applicati...

Closing date:  12/12/2013 Job number: ACAD100419 Contract Type: Fixed term contract staff Salary:   £34,223 - £38,522 per annum Work Hours 35.0 Hours per Week Job Type: Research and Teaching We are seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher in statistical genetics to identify novel biological pathways which causally influence bone-related phenotypes in children and young adults. The successful applicant will be responsible for conducting genome-wide association studies involving single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), copy number variants (CNVs), and rare genetic variation from genome-wide sequencing data. Initial analyses will involve the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a densely phenotyped longitudinal birth cohort of ~10,000 mothers and children for whom genome-wide SNP, CNV and sequencing data are available. The post-holder will subsequently need to liaise with our many collaborators in order to meta-analyse and replicate significant associations. The successful...