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(Fixed-term period of 12 months) Ref: 2ABUSIM52 Salary: Grade 7 £30,728 to £36,661 Closing Date: There will be regular reviews of applications received and it is anticipated that short-listed candidates will be invited for interview in early January 2014. The University may, however, call for interview, within a much shorter time frame, an individual candidate whose experience and areas of expertise precisely match our requirements. Liverpool Hope Business School (LHBS) is an ambitious international business school with a strong collegiate environment renowned for educational excellence in Business Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Accounting and Finance, Business Ethics, Emergency Services, Social Enterprise, Leadership and Law. We deliver innovative research-informed programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels with a focus on responsible sustainable management. At postgraduate level LHBS has pioneered a new International MBA. Our aim is to inspire ...

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 5 POSTS £31,644 - £36,661 pa We are seeking to recruit a number of Postdoctoral Science Innovators to join the Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Industry and the University. You will be instrumental in specific research and knowledge transfer activities in order to establish advanced, cross-disciplinary scientific platforms in antimicrobial surfaces; develop smart antimicrobial strategies that inhibit spread and proliferation of hazardous microbes on surfaces in industry and healthcare; stimulate growth and support business driven innovation in the regional and UK economy; deliver sustainable antimicrobial innovation that has global societal impact and provide cross-disciplinary skills training to innovators in industry as well as infection prevention and control practitioners in the NHS. You sho...

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 marketing including c...

High Wycombe Salary: £39.93 per hour At Buckinghamshire New University we regularly invite professional, passionate individuals to teach our students. Accordingly the School is looking for applicants for the following subject: Delivering the Primary Education Curriculum at Level 6 The students are mainly working in primary schools and have the intention of subsequently training as teachers. Therefore focus will be directed toward the 'core' subjects of the National curriculum of English, Maths and Science. Your commitment would initially be for 3 hours on a Tuesday for a 15 week semester, with the potential to deliver further teaching across the Primary Education and Early Years portfolio. Please send your CV and covering letter, to susan.leddington@bucks.ac.uk (Head of Academic Department-Applied Education, by Friday 13th December 2013   Interviews will be held week commencing 6th January 2014 for selected applicants If you are a foreign national you will be required to prov...

  As a member of the TECHNE Doctoral Training Partnership, the University of Surrey invites applications for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships (stipend and fee waiver). TECHNE (http://www.techne-research.co.uk/ ) is a consortium of seven universities in London and the South East offering a rich and diverse training programme for doctoral students with a focus on interdisciplinarity and developing career potential both in and beyond higher education.  Fully funded doctoral awards are available at the University of Surrey in Linguistics (Theoretical and Applied).     For more detail on this subject area please see our website: www.surrey.ac.uk/fahs/study/studentships Deadline for studentship applications: 19 February 2014 Applicants must have applied for a place on the appropriate PGR programme before applying for a studentship Normal AHRC eligibility criteria apply. Contact information: Studentships: Professor Bran Nicol (tel: +44 (0)1483 682822, email: b.nicol@s...

The Vision of the University is “Leadership through Excellence in Education” Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position at the University of Swaziland: Professor/Associate Professor in Electrical Machines and/or Power Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:   At least a MSc in a relevant areaMust already be Professor/Associate Professor at a recognized universityUniversity teaching experience at Senior Lecturer for appointment as Senior Lecturer DUTIES: Teach undergraduate courses in Electrical Machines, Power Systems and related areas.Carry out research and development work in his or her discipline. LOCAL CANDIDATES Permanent and Pensionable service after successful completion of two years on probation; Recruitment and Retention Allowance, Housing Allowance and a Medical Aid. EXPATRIATE CANDIDATES A two-year contract which will attract Gratuity, recruitment Allowance a ...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to coordinate and effectively deliver the Myerscough Cricket programme at Lancashire County Cricket Club. The role will involve delivering cricket and sport related topics in both Further and Higher Education programmes.  BA (Hons) or BSc (Hons) in a sport related discipline or equivalent essential, teaching qualification desirable. Salary: £17,680 – £28,806 per annum relating to qualifications and experience (minimum starting salary for qualified Lecturers £21,496 per annum). Ref: LIC Closing Date: Thursday 19 December 2013 For further information regarding the above position and to download an application form, please visit our website by clicking the “Apply” button below. Subscribe to Current Government Vacancy by Email

The Vision of the University is “Leadership through Excellence in Education” Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position at the University of Swaziland: Lecturer in the Department of Crop Production   QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:   A Master’s Degree in Crop Breeding. A PhD Degree in Crop Breeding would be an added advantage.Should have experience in teaching at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.  DUTIES: To teach Crop Breeding, Botany and Biometrics to both undergraduate and post-graduate students.To supervise Research Projects for undergraduate students.To supervise Thesis/dissertation for. post-graduate students.To conduct research in Crop Breeding.To perform community service in Crop Breeding and related areas. LOCAL CANDIDATES Permanent and Pensionable service after successful completion of two years on probation; Recruitment and Retention Allowance, Housing Allowance and a Medical Aid. EXPATRIATE CANDIDATES A two-yea...

(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...

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...

Salary is in the range £32,862 to £34,724 per annum inclusive of London Allowance The ISG is seeking to recruit a post-doctoral research assistant to work in the area of “Multilinear Maps in Cryptography”.  The position is available from January 31st 2014 and will run for three years. The PDRA will work alongside Prof. Kenny Paterson and the Visiting Researcher Prof. Dennis Hofheinz (TU Karlsruhe) on the development of cryptographic schemes making use of multilinear maps, and formal security analyses of these schemes. The PDRA will also work with Prof. Paterson, a second Visiting Researcher Prof. Steven Galbraith (University of Auckland) and Dr. Martin Albrecht (who will also be a PDRA on the project) on the problem of developing sound abstractions of current and future proposals for multilinear maps that are suitable for use by cryptographers. Applicants should have already completed, or be close to completing, a PhD in a relevant discipline. Applicants should have an outstanding res...

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 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...

Salary: £27,854 - £29,541, with progression to £36,298 Closing Date: 3 January 2014 You will be based in the Life Course, Development and Ageing theme group within the Institute of Health & Society, you will work on a study exploring barriers to the diagnosis and management of Lewy body dementias funded by an NIHR programme grant for applied research. You will have a first degree in social sciences or health-related discipline with experience in qualitative methods. Previous research experience with health professionals and people with dementia and/or people with Parkinson’s disease is also desirable. You will be a self-starter, able to travel, work independently and contribute to the wider activities of the Institute. The position is offered either full or part-time for 12 months from May 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. You should indicate on their application their preferred %FTE. Informal approaches can be made to Claire Bamford at about:/jadmin/claire.bamford@ncl.ac.uk...

New College, Oxford and the Faculty of Music, the University of Oxford from 1 September 2014 New College, Oxford, in association with The Faculty of Music in the University of Oxford, proposes to appoint a Tutorial Fellow in Music and Organist at New College, with a University Lectureship in Music, with effect from 1 September 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter. The combined University and College salary will be on a scale from £43,312 to £58,157 per annum (as at 1 August 2012). Additional allowances are provided by the College. Applications are welcome from candidates with expertise in any period of music history or discipline of musical study, but who should be able to teach in one or more of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Music, particularly in the areas of performance studies, historical musicology, or music theory and analysis. Candidates will have, or be able to demonstrate the promise of, a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching in any musical field at...

Salary Range £45,040 - £50,190 per annum Applications are invited for the post of Non Clinical Lecturer in Cell Biology/Physiology within the Section of Cell Biology of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism based at the College’s South Kensington campus. You will perform research into the molecular mechanisms by which pancreatic b- and other islet cells sense glucose, and how these mechanisms may become defective in type 2 diabetes or obesity. You will have a PhD in Biochemistry, Cell Biology or Physiology, extensive research experience and high technical knowledge in an already relevant to cell biology /physiology and/or metabolism. You will have a significant publication record, have experience of presenting research results at national and international levels and supervising experience of research staff and students. The post is full-time and will be funded for three years and is based at our South Kensington Campus. Our preferred method of application is online ...

Ref: A729R Salary: £31,331 - £36,298 Closing date: 5 December 2013 We are seeking to appoint a senior research associate to work on the European Future Internet PPP project FI-CONTENT2. Within this project, Lancaster University & BBC R&D will be designing, implementing and deploying a series of Social Connected TV services onto our IP-enabled TV platform. More specifically, these services will investigate the strategy and methodology to track usage statistics and explore how such statistics can be visualised for each user and exploited for personalised content services (e.g. tailored content recommendation). These social/interactive TV applications will be implemented by Lancaster University and deployed onto our existing IPTV platform within the student campus and our wider Living Lab infrastructure. Within FI-CONTENT2 we will be working closely with the BBC to conduct experiments to track user interaction with live and on-demand streams. The experiments will analyse how pat...

Salary (£) 30424 per annum Durham University is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work with Professor David Wall on an academic research project in the field of cybersecurity (Changing Cyber-Threat Landscape and Public Confidence in the Criminal Justice System) The contract will last for 24 months. The successful candidate will be based on the Durham City site in Old Elvet and will be a member of the Board of Studies of the School of Applied Social Sciences (SASS), a leading inter-disciplinary centre for social research that had 90 per cent of its research being ranked as world leading or internationally significant in the last Research Assessment Exercise. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University. Reference Number: 3171 Closing Date: 4th January 2014 Further details of the post are available on our website (http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/) or by clicking on...

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences HSS284184A Full Time Permanent Grade 8 - £39,649 to £45,947 We are investing in our academic provision and are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer to join our team of experienced academic staff.  We are looking for an inspiring and enthusiastic academic to make a key contribution to our academic provision through teaching, research and enterprise. You will have a doctoral qualification and will demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality teaching. You will also have a good record of leadership and achievement in scholarship and research in Occupational Therapy. Applications are invited from candidates with expertise and teaching experience in Occupational Therapy and a profile that complements existing research strengths of the school. The School of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences also includes the subject areas of Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy, Osteopathy and Biomedical Sciences. For an informal discussion, please contact the Head of...

Faculty / Organisational unit : Medical & Human Sciences School / Directorate : Manchester Pharmacy School Duration : 01 January 2014 to 30 April 2014 Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £29,541 to £32,267 per annum You will work on a Cancer Research UK funded project examining the impact of the impact of inhibiting the function and expression of the monocarboxylate transporter, MCT4, on tumour growth and response to therapy. You should have a PhD in cancer biology, pharmacology or related research area. Previous experience of working in the area of tumour metabolism, working with experimental tumour models and assessing responses to therapy will be beneficial. Ideally you will hold a personal animal license issued by the Home Office. Subject to confirmation of renewal of funding from Cancer Research UK, it is anticipated that this post may be extended for a further 6 months. Informal enquiries Informal enquiries can be made to Ian Stratford, Email: ian.stratford@manchest...