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Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science (2 posts) Status: Permanent Salary: The appointments will be made on the Department of Education and Skills recognised Lecturer salary scale at a point in line with current Government pay policy Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 17th January, 2014 Interview Dates: Interviews are likely to be held on both 13th and 14th March, 2014 Both permanent appointments are tenable from September 2014 and are teaching and research positions. The successful candidates will be required to contribute to all levels of teaching and supervision undertaken by the School, and will be expected to conduct a vigorous research programme. Applicants must have a PhD and a demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching. Theoretical Physics is a particular strength of the Trinity School of Mathematics with active research in string theory, lattice field theory, general relativity and across a broad range of topics in quantum field theory. Applicant...

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...

Oxford (UK) Oxford Outcomes is an international company specialising in health outcomes research with a focus on Health Economics and Patient-Reported Outcomes. We have offices in Oxford (UK), Bethesda and New Jersey (USA), and Vancouver and Toronto (Canada). We undertake consultancy projects for a range of international clients primarily in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.   We are currently seeking a graduate to join our specialist systematic review team within the Oxford health economics department. Our systematic review team identify, assemble and interpret information to understand the value of new health technologies. This information is used by our clients to inform real world health care decisions. Our research is frequently used to support decision making at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK. The systematic review team at Oxford Outcomes are respected for the quality of their work which covers clinical, cost and quality of li...

(73508-113) Vacancy Type/Job category: Academic Department: Politics & International Studies Salary: £37,765 - £45,053 pa Location: University of Warwick, Coventry Vacancy Overview Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) and the recently established Warwick Q-Step Centre. 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 Politics and International Studies, you will be a member of a broader team within the new Warwick Q-Step Centre. We welcome applications in all subfields of the discipline and especially in areas of its existing expertise, such as: International Relations, International Security, Political Geography, International Political Economy, and Comparative Politics. Applications are encouraged across the full range of social statistics and quantitative research approaches, broadl...

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...

Salary:  £21,074 You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (in accordance with UK Border Agency guidelines) to apply for this vacancy Post Description:             This is an exciting career opportunity to work within a company which specialises in the production and distribution of industrial catering equipment worldwide, on a two year project in collaboration with Metcalfe Catering Ltd and the Menai Innovation Centre, Coleg Menai. The successful applicant will possess excellent technical, presentational and interpersonal skills, in order to develop and introduce a streamlined and creative product development process that will introduce new lightweight materials, so as to utilise advances in manufacturing technology to support the company’s strategic plan to modernise its extensive product portfolio. Support, mentoring and training from the senior management team of the company and academic team, coupled with a with a generous training budget supported by a 24 m...

Approximately 180 hours for the academic year 2013-14 (Usually Monday and/or Tuesday) £35.29 per teaching hour Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) is a successful specialist university, offering high quality education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Our dynamic, contemporary and creative provision of arts, design and media courses is delivered from a unique campus in the heart of Norwich. Graduate employability and student satisfaction are key factors in our success and national profile. In the 2013 NSS, NUA was rated, by its students, as the best specialist University in Art and Design in the UK.  The University has a reputation for creating high quality graduates who produce original and thought-provoking work. A tutor is required to teach on our BA (Hons) Graphic Design award. A strong professional understanding and experience of graphic design fundamentals combined with an ability to enthuse and engage students with their subject is essential. The successful candidate w...

Closing date : 07/01/2014 Reference : E&PS-03718 School / Directorate : School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Sciences Division : Chemical Engineering Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : 23 months Location : Sackville Street, Manchester Salary : £29,541 to £34,223 per annum Hours per week : Full time Project title: Characterisation of irradiation induced defects in materials by means of advanced scattering and diffraction techniques An opportunity has arisen for a well-qualified and highly-motivated individual to join the UK’s preeminent Zirconium research group, led by Prof. Michael Preuss, within the University of Manchester’s Materials Performance Centre as well as becoming part of a US-UK collaboration on studying irradiation damage in GEN-4 material. You will contribute to two research activities. Firstly, the individual will become a member of the Zirconium research group and focus on mechanistic studies of deformation mechanisms as well as irradiation induced ...

South Kensington Campus Salary Range: £32,750 - £41,540 Fixed Term for: 36 months, commencing as soon as possible Applications are invited for the position of Research Associate in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London. The position is to work with Dr Caroline Colijn, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The main topics of the research project for this position are to identify properties of phylogenetic trees that can be used to summarise trees and compare them to each other, and to characterise the distributions of these features under relevant models. For example, the number of clades of the tree with very high imbalance, or very high or low numbers of particular small motifs might be such a property. The overall aim of the grant is to develop methods to understand the ecology of infectious diseases using sequence data. There is considerable potential for the candidate to take a leading and creative role in this research progra...

Various opportunities available Our enterprising and employer focused college is looking  to expand its engineering provision. We are looking for talented and committed individuals with proven track records in successful engineering teaching to innovate and facilitate brilliant learning. The successful candidates will have relevant engineering qualifications and recent industry experience. A teaching and/or assessing qualification would be advantageous. These role will be offered to individuals who are passionate about making a difference to our learners lives and ambitious to meet the demands of employers in a growing economy. If you are an exceptional teacher , you should consider a move to our exciting forward-thinking college, in one of the most beautiful parts of the country and become a key member of staff. We are offering a competitive remuneration package with additional premiums for industry skills and meeting successful targets in relation to business development and learne...

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service, invites applications for a nine-month visiting full-time position in pre-1600 British Literature at the Madrid Campus. Position will begin in September, 2014, and will run until May 2015. Teaching includes courses in Medieval Literature and Shakespeare at the graduate and undergraduate levels, along with courses in the First-Year-Writing Program, for a three-course load in the Fall and in the Spring semesters. The candidate is also expected to carry out research and administrative tasks. Requirements include a Ph.D. in English Literature, evidence of teaching excellence, and legal permission to work in Spain. In order to apply, please submit a letter of application and current curriculum vitae to the address below. Electronic applications are welcome. The deadline for received applications is January 30, 2014 . Initial shortlisted candidates will be notified in Feb...

Ref: 597 Fixed term maternity cover - for approx 8 months from January 2014 Full time 35 hrs per week The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global charity for research, teaching and information on international development, based in Brighton. IDS Knowledge Services are one of the IDS teams engaged in launching and delivering a range of projects to support a strategy aimed at promoting effective use of knowledge for development.  We require an experienced and highly motivated individual to join the IDS KS team as a Nutrition Convenor, coordinating and contributing to a range of projects and programmes documenting and communicating research evidence on nutrition-related issues to key audiences across the world and in particular in developing countries. The role will involve working with partners to communicate research on nutrition-related issues to an international audience of policy makers and development professionals; developing partnerships and contributing to net...

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...

A 2-year position as senior researcher is vacant in the Division of Toxicology and Risk Assessment at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. The Division works on promoting health and preventing illness by performing research, teaching and advising authorities on the human effects of chemical substances and naturally occurring compounds in our food and environment. The Division employs approximately 70 employees and offers an inspiring working environment. Responsibilities and tasks The senior researcher will be part of the research group Molecular Toxicology currently comprising of 12 persons. The work tasks will include development and use of QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) models to assist in the evaluation of toxicity of chemicals. The Senior Researcher will be responsible for initiation of new research projects and will participate in ongoing projects. The research is focused on the expansion of an in-house prediction database with mecha...

YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE ... Centre for Governance and Public Policy / Griffith Asia Institute Reference:  498241 Work type:  Continuing  TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY SELECT 'APPLY' AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE  Overview:   Griffith University is looking to appoint a tenure-track (continuing) position in political science (including international relations and all other sub-fields) at the Senior Lecturer / Lecturer level (equivalent to Assistant Professor). The position will be research-intensive for the first five years of the appointment, i.e. the successful candidate will be required to convene and teach one course per annum at either the undergraduate or postgraduate level. After five years it will then revert to a standard academic profile which includes teaching, research and service. This is a continuing, full time position  based at the Nathan campus, Brisbane, Australia.   Griffith University is located in South-East Queensland and is one of Australia's largest multi-cam...

£36,870 - £45,942 We are an innovative, forward-thinking and inspirational University with international reach and remarkable local impact. The Faculty of Business & Law has almost 3000 students worldwide, and is committed to providing programmes that combine academic excellence with practical, vocational, and transferable skills. The opportunity has arisen to join us as Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance.  Sunderland is a top place to study accounting and finance, with the University being recognised by The Guardian University Guide 2012 as having the no.1 business school in the North East. 85% of business graduates from Sunderland enter employment or further study within 6 months of graduating, based on figures from the Destination of Higher Education Leavers Survey 2010. The successful candidate will undertake teaching subject development, assessment, research, student support and related administration for a range of the Faculty’s Finance and Enterprise programmes covering...

Closing date : 23/12/2013 Reference : E&PS-03698 Faculty / Organisational unit : Engineering & Physical Sciences School / Directorate : School of Materials Division : Materials Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : 36 months Location : Sackville Street, Manchester Salary : £29,541 to £31,331 per annum Hours per week : Full-time You will be working on an EPSRC funded project, ‘Nanostructured gels for intervertebral disc load support and directed regeneration’, to synthesise and evaluate new injectable pH-responsive nanogels for minimally invasive load supporting soft tissue repair. The project will involve synthesis and characterisation of novel polymers and monomers, preparation of pH-responsive nanogel particles and macroscopic gels as well as their study using a range of polymer and colloid techniques. The use of these gels to enable growth of tissue and support biomechanically meaningful loads will also be investigated. You should have a PhD a polymer science-related sub...

(Fixed Term) Salary: £27,854-£36,298 Reference: PK02218 Closing date: 19 December 2013 The Department wishes to recruit a Research Group Leader to establish an independent research programme within one of its five divisions: Cell and Molecular Pathology; Immunology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; and Molecular Histopathology. The position is available from 1 October 2014 or as soon thereafter as practicable. The position will be for a maximum of 4 years. The successful candidate will be provided with laboratory space and a PhD-studentship in the Department of Pathology at one of its sites on the University's central Downing site or at Addenbrooke's Hospital. It is expected that he/she will obtain research grants to build a research group. Candidates should have an excellent early career track-record and high quality research plans that are either novel or can complement our current research. The current work of the Department can be found here: http://www.path.cam.ac...

Location:   Aldermoor Health Centre Salary:   £27,854 to £32,267 Full Time, Fixed Term - 18 Months Closing Date:   Tuesday 26 November 2013 Interview Date:   Monday 09 December 2013 Reference:   316013LG Applications are invited for the post of clinical informatics data manager (research), full-time for 18 months in the first instance, with a view to extending it subject to continuing funding. The post will include five sessions in the Primary Care & Population Sciences (PCPS) Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton (supervisor Prof Tony Kendrick); and five sessions in the Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in Nutrition (NBRC), University Hospital Southampton (supervisor Prof Alan Jackson). The post is office-based; 50% at Aldermoor Health Centre and 50% at Southampton General Hospital (half a mile apart). The post will involve cleaning and managing data and helping with statistical analysis (using SAS, Stata or SPSS), of anonymised clinical infor...

Division of Health Sciences Fixed Term Contract for 36 months - Job share would be considered. You will be an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral researcher with experience in both academic health research and project management. With a broad range of methodological expertise you will be interested in engaging with and complementing clinical and/or public health practice to improve patient care. You will be responsible for the research relevant to Prevention and detection theme hosted by the University of Warwick and will take an active role in research development and production of the theme and it's management and day-to-day organisation. You will have or be about to obtain a PhD and have a solid background in Health Services Research. Strong interests in conducting multidisciplinary research, methodology and or health service improvement would be advantageous. You will have very strong planning and organisational skills in health research together with an ability to plan c...