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£37,756 - £45,053 This is an exciting opportunity to work within the expanding statistics team at the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU). Based within the University of Edinburgh, ECTU is a close collaboration between the clinical academic community affiliated to the University and NHS Lothian. ECTU supports the development and delivery of research proposals which answer important questions that will influence treatment and service delivery within the NHS. ECTU’s aim is to ensure the delivery of high quality regulated and non-regulated randomised controlled trials. Working alongside a group of statisticians in ECTU, you will provide senior level statistical expertise in clinical trials. This role will require close communication with other statisticians, other Trials Unit staff, and clinical colleagues. You will work closely with experienced clinical trials methodologists in the University of Edinburgh. You should have a PhD in medical statistics plus significant relevant experienc...

Fixed-term for 24 months Salary £20,000 to £25,000 per annum, dependent on experience KTP is one of the UK's largest graduate recruitment Schemes. www.ktponline.org.uk This position with a pioneering company and a leading university department is an opportunity for you to make your mark. Panel Systems Ltd. have joined forces with Sheffield Hallam University on this KTP project to enable them to develop innovative composite panels with enhanced thermal and acoustic properties for the construction and automobile (caravan/truck) industries. Panel Systems Ltd. (www.panelsystems.co.uk) based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire has over thirty years of experience of supplying insulated panel products into a diverse range of markets including building, caravan, education and leisure.  We have a very exciting opportunity for a graduate or post graduate to "fast track" their career by leading a high profile and strategically important project to a successful conclusion. Job Requirement...

£28,000 per annum + benefits The company Part of Kaplan Inc., Kaplan International Colleges offers university preparation in partnership with leading universities in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Brighton, Bournemouth, Bristol 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. KIC is also operating a partnership academy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) preparing students for entry to higher education programmes in the UAE. Sheffield International College The college is operated in partnership with the University of Sheffield, located on the University’s North Campus and offers programmes designed to prepare international students for entry to the University of Sheffield. The first students were admitte...

South Kensington Campus A fixed term post for up to 36 months Salary in the range of £32,750 to £33,590 per annum Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join a multidisciplinary research group in the Earth Science & Engineering Department at Imperial College, investigating pore-scale mechanisms and upscaling of reactive transport in the subsurface. This is a cutting-edge joint project with Magnetic Resonance Research Centre (MRRC) group at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge sponsored by EPSRC, and aimed at a better understanding of physicochemical processes during enhanced oil recovery, carbon storage and contaminant transport in aquifers and oil & gas reservoirs. Over the last twelve years the Imperial College Consortium on Pore-Scale Modelling has developed a suite of software to predict transport, reaction and multi-phase flow properties for geological porous media.  We now have a validated workflow that s...

Closing Date of vacancy : 2 January 2014 Division : Molecular Pathology Team : Systems and Precision Cancer Medicine Type of Contract : Fixed Term Length of Contract : 3 years Salary Range : £28,425 p.a. to £40,628 p.a. inclusive Work Location : Sutton (Surrey) 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.  The ICR was ranked as the UK’s top academic research centre in the 2008 Higher ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Ref: 398 Permanent, full time Salary range: Professorial salary is determined by negotiation.  (The minimum salary for a newly promoted professor is £54,826 per annum.) Expected start date: September 2014 The Department of Economics at the University of Sussex invites applications for a Professor of Economics.  Over the past five years faculty numbers in the Department of Economics at Sussex have increased almost threefold as a direct result of a strategic programme of targeted recruitment aimed at intensifying the quality and depth of our established strengths in applied policy-relevant research. Building on this rapid expansion we are continuing to invest in our research and teaching capability as part of the University’s strategy of investment into the School of Business, Management and Economics. We are looking for researchers with outstanding potential to provide leadership in a dynamic economics department which attracts high quality postgraduate and undergraduate students.  Can...

From £31,226 to 36,684 pa inclusive London, UK A 3 year postdoctoral position is available at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and Imperial College London to work in the Molecular Systems group headed by Dr Tobias Warnecke. The group focuses on the evolutionary analysis of genome-scale biological sequence data to understand how various aspects of cellular biology affect evolutionary processes (for further information please visit http://www.csc.mrc.ac.uk/Research/Groups/IB/MolecularSystems/ or contact Dr Warnecke for an informal discussion about the post). We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative postdoctoral scientist, preferably with a background in functional or evolutionary computational genomics and experience in analyzing genome-wide data, particularly of the kind generated by next generation sequencing experiments (e.g. ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq). The candidate should have a strong publication record in the field, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a track reco...

Faculty of Engineering Job Reference Number:  UOS007604 Salary:  Grade 7 £28,972 - £36,661 per annum. Potential to progress to £40,046 per annum. Closing Date: 6 January 2014 Summary: This post offers an exciting opportunity for a well-motivated individual with excellent teaching skills to join the team responsible for the development and delivery of the Faculty of Engineering’s Foundation Year programme (approximately 50 students). Working closely with the Foundation Year Course Director and staff in the Interdisciplinary Programmes Office (IPO) in the Faculty of Engineering, the successful candidate will play a fundamental role in enhancing the Foundation Year student experience, through innovative curriculum development and the delivery of engaging teaching to the highest standard. With colleagues, they will provide effective academic and pastoral support to students during the Foundation Year, and will contribute to activities for the recruitment and induction of Foundation Year s...

Job No.  517576 Faculty / Portfolio:  Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology Location:  Clayton campus Employment Type:  Full-time Duration:  Continuing appointment Remuneration:  $98,108 - $116,506 pa Level B or $120,181 - $138,578 pa Level C (includes 17% employer superannuation) Be brilliant at a world top 100 university Excellent employee benefits on offer Exciting and rewarding environment If you're after a brilliant career, Monash University can help make it happen. With leading academics and world-class resources, combined with a ranking in the top 100 universities worldwide, we offer all you need to build a brighter future. The Opportunity The Department of Physiology invites applications for a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer. In this role you will be expected to: be a leader in an area of research that is within the discipline of physiology;attract and maintain research funding and output through high quality p...

Full time, 3 year fixed term post Starting salary of £32,862 per annum inclusive of London Allowance Applications are invited for the post of Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the School of Biological Sciences. A post-doctoral scientist position is available to study the production of high value industrial and nutritional non-food oils/compounds in Solanaceae. The applicant should have or is just finishing their PhD in Plant or Microbial Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. Have a good or potential for a good publication record; be able to work as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team especially working in EU networks. This is a full time post, immediately available or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed term period of 36 months. This post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Paul Frase...

The South University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) invites applications and nominations for all ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty members in the Division of Engineering. 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. The Division of Engineering wishes to hire faculty members at all ranks . Key areas include but are not limited to: Biology and Gene Engineering, Control and Modification of Materials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Large-Scale Computational Research, Robotics...

Starting salary £27,854 a year, in a range up to £36,298 a year, with potential progression to £38,522 a year. Post is available for a period of 2 years, starting between 1st March and 1st October 2014. Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position to work with Professor Deryk Osthus on an ERC-funded project in Extremal and Probabilistic Graph Theory. Applicants will be expected to hold a first degree in an area of Mathematics and hold or be close to finishing a PhD degree in Combinatorics or equivalent qualifications. In addition they should also possess a proven research track record in Graph Theory. The successful candidate will join the Combinatorics Group in the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham. The profile and research interests of this group may be found at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mathematics/pure-maths/combinatorics.aspx Informal enquiries about this position should be directed to Professor Deryk Osthus ( d.osthus@bham.ac....

£29,541 - £44,607 per annum (pay award pending) Ref: 3984 Great people, original thinking, inspiring individuals - changing lives. Here at the University of Derby we are in the business of creating opportunities to transform lives - we aim to be the ambitious student’s natural choice for quality, support and achievement – would you like to help us achieve this? This post is an opportunity for an outstanding human rights or public lawyer, who can communicate that passion to undergraduates. The School is looking for talented individuals with experience of legal practice in this area to create an exciting new undergraduate syllabus in this area. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of the LLB, LLM and on other programmes, as appropriate. While the focus of the post is teaching and student support, there are significant opportunities for practice, research and consultancy. Law operates an holistic approach to student support and the successful candid...

Salary Range: £28,770 - £31,880 per annum Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant in the Section of Investigative Medicine based at the Hammersmith Campus of Imperial College London. The post is to investigate the use of peptide therapeutics for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. The research programme in obesity is led by Professor Sir Stephen Bloom. The successful candidate will join the established drug discovery research team within the department. This post is to support the Head of Section and project manager with screening of novel compounds and investigating their mechanism of action. You must have a strong technical background, experience with radioimmunoassay, immunohistochemistry, ELISA and cell culture is essential. You will have a qualification in a relevant biological discipline and laboratory based experience. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 3 years, commencing in January 2014. The post is funded by the section of Investigative Medicine...

Language:  English (UK) Job number:  ACAD100611 Contract Type:  Open ended contract staff Work Hours:  35.0 Hours per Week Job Type:  Research and Teaching Division / School:  School of Humanities The University of Bristol invites applications to a permanent Lectureship (Lecturer B) in History (1400-1700). Candidates who can demonstrate excellence in research and teaching (specialising in the period 1400-1700) are invited to apply. The successful candidate will have a PhD (or completion by August 2014), a record of publication or well-developed plans for publication, and clear potential to achieve international excellence in research. S/he will be expected to develop further an established research profile through publication, bidding for external research funding, and presentations at national and international conferences in order to play an active role in maintaining and enhancing the research profile of the department of Historical Studies. S/he will also be expected to supervise ...

UK INDEMAND RESEARCH CENTRE Applications are invited for up to two fully funded research studentships to be based at Nottingham Trent University in the new £11m UK INDEMAND research centre, a RCUK-funded collaboration with the universities of Cambridge, Bath and Leeds. Increased product longevity provides an important means of achieving reductions in materials and energy consumption. In its latest Waste Policy review the Government proposed an economy in which resources are used sustainably ‘through design for longer life, upgrading, re-use or repair’ and encouraged companies to ‘design and manufacture goods that are more efficient, durable, repairable and recyclable.’ In a rapidly expanding research programme Nottingham Trent University is working with designers, engineers, marketers, economists, sociologists and others to explore the challenge of increasing product lifetimes. Our aim is to enhance knowledge and understanding in order to develop credible proposals for change. The pro...