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Fixed-term until 31/08/2014 Full time Salary £31,644 to £35,597 per annum, dependent on experience Sheffield Hallam is an innovative and responsive University, committed to the belief that high quality teaching and research can transform individuals, organisations and communities. The Faculty of Development and Society brings together a diverse range of subjects with a focus on social and economic transformation and multidisciplinary working. We achieve this by delivering cutting-edge teaching, research and knowledge transfer and building strong partnerships in the public, voluntary and private sectors. The Department of Teacher Education is committed to continuous improvement and to being the preferred accredited provider in the region for initial teacher education. With the implementation of government policy resulting in a move towards increasing the role of school and college partners in teacher education and our on-going commitment to widening participation, we are seeking to app...

£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...

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...

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, funded by the MRC, to commence in October 2014, in the Nutrition and Bone Health Research Group. The Group undertakes research into nutrition and lifestyle factors for the optimisation of bone health and the reduction of osteoporosis and rickets risk within the wider context of nutrition policy for calcium and vitamin D in developed and developing countries. Pregnancy is associated with unique changes in vitamin D-related metabolism. The drivers of these changes and their possible role in maternal and neonatal health outcomes are unclear. This PhD project aims to better understand pregnancy-related changes in vitamin D metabolism, the relationships between maternal and neonatal vitamin D status, and their determinants.  The PhD will use mass spectrometry and other biochemical methods to investigate vitamin D metabolites and metabolism during pregnancy and early life in different populations. This project will suit an individual with a ba...

New call open! A recent review of fellowship provision at Arthritis Research UK has highlighted the key role that we play in supporting clinical research careers in musculoskeletal science, and as part of this our Clinical Research Fellowships have been identified as a priority area for funding. We are pleased to announce the launch of our Clinical Research Fellowship scheme for 2014. These are competitive fellowships to encourage clinicians into an academic research career in any field concerned with the treatment of arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases (including general practice and surgery). These awards are open to medical graduates, usually during speciality training, and aim to provide an opportunity for training in clinical and/or laboratory research techniques leading to a higher degree (usually a PhD). The project must demonstrate clear relevance to the aims of Arthritis Research UK. Awards are normally for 3 years and are not renewable.  We also encourage applicat...

The Department of English Language and Literature at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, invites applications for a one-semester position at the level of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in English Literature. Initially the appointment will run from February 1st to June 10th 2014, and the successful candidate will be expected to teach three or four undergraduate courses, possibly including Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Criticism (second year), Shakespeare, and/or Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Literature (third year). There is a possibility that the contract may be extended by mutual agreement.  Minimum Requirements:  PhD in English Literature, a good teaching and publication record, and a clearly defined research agenda.  The English Language and Literature Department currently consists of six full-time faculty members, teaching an undergraduate programme that covers British, Irish and postcolonial literature, and ranges from the Anglo-Saxons to the present day. We ha...

£30,732 - £37,761 per annum pro-rata Ref No: REQ002310 Part-time, fixed-term for 6 months (1st April 2014 – 30th September 2014) Coventry has been named the Modern University of the Year and was shortlisted for this year’s University of the Year award in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014. Coventry University leapt up 10 places in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014 , placing the University 45th in the overall rankings. This is the highest ranking for a modern university in the history of the guides, sealing the University’s title as the UK’s Modern University of the Year. In the Guardian League Table 2014 Business and Management Studies at Coventry University came 12th out of 114. Coventry Business School at Coventry University, one of the largest in Europe, is expanding significantly. We are currently looking to appoint two members of staff on a fixed term contract basis for the additional teaching and supervision cover required during the ...

Salary: £37,382-£47,314 Reference: LG01786 Closing date: 09 December 2013 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 5 years in the first instance. The Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge, (West Cambridge) is offering one senior research fellowship. The Kavli Institute Fellowship will be for five years, and is expected to become available from October 2014. Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy or a related field, have at least three years postdoctoral experience by the start date of the fellowship and a proven track record of independent research relevant to the scientific theme of the Kavli Institute 'The Universe at High Redshift' (see www.ast.cam.ac.uk/kavli/). The fellowship is targeted at researchers (observers, instrumentalists or theorists) who have the potential to become leaders in their fields. Salary will be on the same scale as University Lecturers, within the range £37,382 - £47,314 pa. depending on experience plus superannuati...

The Role Free-thinking. Collaborative. Innovative. Kingston University is yours to inspire. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in a well-established and innovative school with a strong geological and geographical tradition. We’ll look to you to participate in the development, planning and administration of curricula and teach undergraduate and postgraduate students. You’ll also contribute to the research of the Centre for Earth and Environmental Sciences Research, an interdisciplinary group comprised of staff from the Schools of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Life Sciences, Computing, and Engineering. The Person To succeed, you will need to be an enthusiastic, early career researcher in applied geoscience – hydrogeology, hydrocarbon geology, sedimentology, ore geology. With or working towards a PhD or equivalent, you will bring core skills in geology or geography together with relevant teaching and research experience gained during the course of your post...

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...

(73508-113) Vacancy Type/Job category: Academic Department: Politics & International Studies Salary: £46,400-£53,765 pa Location: University of Warwick, Coventry Vacancy Overview Applications are invited for an Associate 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, broadly ...

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...

Closing date : 22/01/2014 Reference : E&PS-03728 Employment type : Permanent Location : Sackville Street, Manchester Salary : (Grade 6) £33,230 to £36,298 p.a or (Grade 7) £37,382 to £45,941 p.a Hours per week : Full time The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Sustainable Chemical Engineering. You will be based in the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading, and the largest, department of Chemical Engineering in the UK, benefitting from a state-of-the-art new building and recognised internationally for outstanding research and teaching. The University of Manchester has a bold and exciting plan to be one of the top 25 Universities in the world by 2020, backed by an on-going £1 billion investment in facilities, staff and buildings. As a part of this plan, significant investment is being made in the School, including this post, specifically created to support further development of sustainable che...

Closing Date - 12 December 2013 About Anglia Ruskin University: Help us continue to gain prominence both nationally and internationally. The facts speak for themselves; in the past four years our student numbers have grown from about 24,000 to around 30,000; the number of taught postgraduate students has increased by more than 1,000 and we earn more than £10 million a year from our work with industry. We are facing the future with great confidence and ambition and would like you to join us. About the role: The Department of Education at Anglia Ruskin has campuses in the cities of Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough. We were one of the first Universities to develop a Foundation Degree in Early Years, and continue to offer the Early Years Teacher Status for the Eastern Region. We are committed to achieving excellence in education and research. You will join a well qualified, enthusiastic and friendly team with a national and regional reputation in the area of Early Childhood educatio...

Closing Date - 12 December 2013 About Anglia Ruskin University: Help us continue to gain prominence both nationally and internationally. The facts speak for themselves; in the past four years our student numbers have grown from about 24,000 to around 30,000; the number of taught postgraduate students has increased by more than 1,000 and we earn more than £10 million a year from our work with industry. We are facing the future with great confidence and ambition and would like you to join us. About the role: The Department of Education at Anglia Ruskin has campuses in the cities of Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough. We were one of the first Universities to develop a Foundation Degree in Early Years, and continue to offer the Early Years Teacher Status for the Eastern Region. We are committed to achieving excellence in education and research. You will join a well qualified, enthusiastic and friendly team with a national and regional reputation in the area of Early Childhood educatio...

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...

Roskilde University's Department of Psychology and Educational Research (PAES) is advertising a professorship (MSO) in Social Psychology of Everyday Life related to the department's strategy and professional development plan. The post is a fixed 5-year full-time position with the possibility of a 3-year prolongation. The professorship is advertised in order to further develop and strengthen the department's research and training activities in the field of Social Psychology of Everyday Life. Applicants are expected to have specialised academically at an international level in a partial area of the advertisment’s overall profile. The professor must be able to teach students in the bachelor, candidate, master and ph.d. programmes in both Danish and English. The position involves collaboration with external partners regarding research and training. It is expected that applicants have a background in research into Social Psychology of Everyday Life. Appointment to the position ...

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...

The Department of Computer Science and Technology at the South University of Science and Technology invites applications for full-time faculty positions at the rank of tenure-track Assistant, Associate or tenured Full professor in the area of Computer Software and Theory of Computation (including but not limited to operation system, basic application software, computability theory, and computational complexity theory), High Performance Computing and System Architecture (including but not limited to high performance computing platform, parallel algorithm, parallel programming, and quantum computer and optical computer architecture), and Network Application and Data Science (including but not limited to network security, future network technology, and large-Scale data processing and application). Applicants should have a PhD with demonstrated potential in research and a commitment to teaching. Successful candidates are expected to pursue an active research program, to teach both graduat...

The Role Free-thinking. Collaborative. Innovative. Kingston University is yours to innovate. Join one of the largest research groups in the university, and you will work on a Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) funded by European Union's Framework 7. The project’s main goal is to design, implement and evaluate a next generation communication network for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) agencies, supported by network operators and industry. Liaising closely with the Principal Investigator, research partners, and WMN research group colleagues, you will implement end-to-end security mechanisms for peer to peer services in PPDR communication systems. The Person After gaining a PhD or MSc in electronic and electrical engineering, computer science or a related area you will have developed a strong track record of high quality publications in the field of wireless communications. Direct experience of developing and testing security, mobility and routing algorithms for ...