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Research Midwife
University of Birmingham –School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
Fixed Term – 1 year post
Salary from £27,854 to £38,522 a year.
Applications are invited for a 1 yr Research Midwife post in the School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s Hospital.
The successful applicant(s) will be a registered midwife with a primary degree, who has experience in setting up research studies, clinical trials co-ordination, recruitment into research projects and show good understanding of R&D procedures. Applicants are expected to have worked previously clinically (eg: Band 6-7, F/G grade) and is computer-literate. Recent or current experience of clinical research is advantageous.
The aim of this post is to act as a co-ordinator for the Reproductive Health and Childbirth network (REACH) of the Birmingham and Black Country CLRN providing support for researchers and facilitating recruitment into portfolio studies. The successful candidate will be expected to provide this support to all the units participating in the REACH network. The post holder will have senior academic support to enable them to develop this role by exploring barriers and facilitators to patient recruitment into research studies.
The research midwife will work primarily at UoB, based in the Academic Unit of Birmingham Women’s Hospital but will also be expected to support research staff at other hospitals in the West Midlands network to recruit patients to the same studies if requested.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Khaled Ismail via k.ismail@bham.ac.uk or telephone 0121 627 2775
Closing date: 10 May 2013
Reference: 49831
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Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Global Ethics/Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics
University of Birmingham -School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion
The Lecturer salary range will be £37,382 to £44,607. With potential progression once in post to £50,186 a year
The Senior Lecturer salary range will be in the range £45,941 to £53,233. With potential progression once in post to £69,412 a year.
The Department of Philosophy is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Global Ethics (start date September 2013 or as near as possible after). The successful candidate will be the Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics and will work with Professor Heather Widdows, the Director of the Centre to develop and promote the Centre with regard to research, policy work and teaching. Accordingly the successful candidate must have a willingness and enthusiasm for multidisciplinary work – particularly with regard to research grants and teaching – and also a desire to influence policy and practice and to work with policy-makers, practitioners and activists to this end.
The successful candidate is likely to specialise in applied ethics, moral philosophy, or political philosophy. However, as long as their area of research falls within Philosophy (understood as submittable to the philosophy sub-panel in the REF) they are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching in the Department, and in particular we are seeking to appoint a candidate who can teach in the areas of bioethics, global justice and human rights, as well as contribute to ethics teaching in the core Philosophy undergraduate degree. The candidate will be expected to be involved in examining within the department and play their part in administration and innovation as required.
Informal enquiries about the position may be made to Dr Iain Law, Head of the Philosophy Department (i.law@bham.ac.uk).
Closing date: 7 June 2013
To download the details and submit an electronic application online please click the Apply online below. Alternatively information can be obtained from 0121 415 9000.
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Research Fellow
University of Birmingham –College of Medical and Dental Sciences, School of Cancer Sciences
Salary from £27,854 to £38,522 a year
Fixed term for 12 months
We are looking for a highly motivated post-doctoral research fellow to work on a project involved in understanding how conserved and structural portions of the cancer predisposition gene BRCA1 maintain genomic integrity. The applicant must have experience with mammalian cell biology and molecular biology. The post is funded for 1 year by the College of Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Jo Morris, J.Morris.3@bham.ac.uk
Closing date: 12 April 2013
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Research Fellow
University of Birmingham –School of Mechanical Engineering
Starting salary £27,854 a year in the range of £27,854 to £36,298 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to £38,522 a year).
Post is available for up to 27 months.
Applications are invited for a position of postdoctoral Research Fellow with the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham. The post will be initially for up to 27 months with a possibility an extension subject to further funding becoming available. The post holder will work in the Future Engines and Fuels Lab and will be engaged in the research of combustion performance and fuel economy of automotive engines. The work aims to investigate various engine design and operating parameters and their effects on the combustion quality and emissions of direct injection spark ignition engines with boosting. He/she will be working on a dedicated single cylinder thermal engine in collaboration with a dedicated engine technician
for a project sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover and also with several PhD students devoted to the research area using an optical engine and combustion vessels. He/she will play a key role in interacting with industry partners/suppliers and will contribute to writing research proposals and generate reports and publications.
The successful candidate will have first degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, or Physics and PhD degree in the research of engine combustion. He/she should possess sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline and research methods and techniques. Significant research experience in the area of gasoline or diesel engine combustion is essential. Essential skills/ability required are: (1) LabView or MATLAB or visual C/BASIC; (2) Good presentation skills (in both oral and writing).
Enquiries about the project and applicant’s full CV should be sent to Prof Hongming Xu (Tel: 0121 414 4153 , email: h.m.xu@bham.ac.uk).
Closing date: 11 April 2013
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Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology with a Specialist Interest in Bladder and Prostate Cancer
University of Birmingham –College of Medical and Dental Sciences, School of Cancer Sciences
Salary from £74,504 to £100,446 a year
This is an excellent opportunity for a Medical Oncologist to take a substantive academic position in a major centre for Uro-Oncology research. The multi-disciplinary Uro-Oncology team is fully integrated into the School of Cancer Sciences, is an important part of the Birmingham Cancer Research UK Centre, and has a central role in the College stratified medicine programme
As the result of the expansion of our research activity in prostate and balder cancer, we wish to appoint a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Uro-Oncology. This newly created post will be part of a multi-disciplinary team operating at the highest level in translational research, teaching, and clinical trials
The successful candidate would be expected to make a significant contribution to the translational and clinical research programmes being undertaken in the School. If appointed, you will be on the specialist register and will undertake honorary consultant duties within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Nick James: n.d.james@bham.ac.uk or 0121 414 4474.
Closing date: 17 April 2013
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Analyst Programmer
University of Birmingham –College of Medical and Dental Sciences, School of Cancer Sciences
Salary from £24,766 to £30,424 a year
The Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) at the University of Birmingham is one of the largest cancer specialist clinical trials units in the UK.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an analyst programmer to join our expanding programming team to play an important role in developing trial data and management systems.
Applicants must have a degree in computer science, a related discipline or equivalent professional qualifications and 1-2 years’ experience developing ASP.NET systems (using either VB.NET or C#) with MS SQL server. Applicants must be able to display an understanding of object oriented analysis and design techniques.
We are looking for a reliable and energetic analyst programmer who can demonstrate discipline, self reliance, initiative and good communication skills.
The successful candidate will be working at the Robert Aitken building which has been refurbished by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) through Birmingham Science City: Translational Medicine Clinical Research Infrastructure and Trials Platform.
Informal enquiries can be made to Paul Mason (p.mason.2@bham.ac.uk or telephone: 0121 414 3290 ).
Closing date: 18 March 2013
Reference: 49784
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Research Fellow in Gravitational-Wave Physics Astrophysics
University of Birmingham -School of Physics and Astronomy
REFERENCE NO: 43560
Starting salary £27,854 a year, in a range up to £36,298 a year, with potential progression to £38,522 a year
The post is available from 1st October 2013 and is a fixed term contract for 2 years.
The School of Physics and Astronomy has a vacancy for a post-doctoral research fellow in gravitational-wave astrophysics. Applicants are sought to further strengthen the existing active research programme in the area of gravitational-wave astrophysics, observations and data analysis.
The candidate is expected to have a strong background in gravitational-wave physics and/or compact object astrophysics and/or data analysis, and a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy or mathematics. Experience with high-performance computing is a plus.
The Birmingham Gravitational-wave Group consists of faculty members Will Farr (from 1st October 2013), Andreas Freise, Ilya Mandel and Alberto Vecchio, four postdoctoral research associates and nine post-graduate students. The group has a broad range of research interests including compact object astrophysics, gravitational-wave observations and data analysis, instrumentation and advanced interferometry. The group is member of the GEO Collaboration, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the European Pulsar Timing Array Collaboration. The group has excellent laboratory and computer facilities.
The School of Physics and Astronomy is one of the largest in the UK and was awarded Grade 5 for the excellence of its research in the last HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise. It takes in around 200 undergraduates a year and has over 100 academic and research staff, 120 graduate students and 35 technical support staff.
Potential applicants can obtain further information about the post from:
Dr Ilya Mandel Tel: (+44) 0121 414 7434 Email: imandel@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Prof Alberto Vecchio Tel: (+44) 0121 414 4614 Email: av@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
To download the details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the Apply Online button below, please quote Job Ref 43560 in all enquiries. Alternatively information can be obtained from 0121 415 9000 .
For full consideration, candidates must also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent by the closing date to: Ms Joanne Cox, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Email: postdoc-gwastro@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: 27 February 2013
AHRC-funded PhD
University of Birmingham -Law and Culture in Birmingham & Manchester
This is a fully AHRC-funded PhD, which will pay UK/EU fees as well as a stipend of approximately £13,590 a year for three years (subject to satisfactory progress). The PhD project is part of a large research project on Cultural Intermediation and the Creative Economy, led by the Department of Geography at the University of Birmingham. More information about the project can be found here “http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2012/02/21Feb-35million-funding-grant-awarded-to-Creative-Community-projects.aspx and https://culturalintermediation.wordpress.com/outputs/
The successful candidate will write a thesis that builds upon the research themes of the wider project, focusing on how law and legal practices affect museums, radio stations or arts projects in Birmingham and Manchester. As well as being an exciting ‘real world’ project, this PhD project will draw on an understanding of contract law, licensing, property and planning as well as intellectual property law, working within both UK and the EU legal frameworks. Within this broad outline there is scope for the successful candidate to shape the project to reflect their own skills, interests and questions. Appropriate research training will be provided to the student to complement their existing skills and expertise.
The successful applicant will have the advantage of being part of a large multi-disciplinary team, which will provide a range of opportunities for supervision and learning (under the supervision of Prof Layard). The student will be working within a large, interdisciplinary team and with arts communities in Birmingham and Manchester. This will put the PhD student in an excellent position in terms of writing publications from their PhD, networking and gaining a job on completion in a related field. In addition to being part of the Cultural Intermediation research team, the successful candidate will join a thriving community of doctoral students in Birmingham Law School.
Any potential doctoral student with a 2:1 or above in Law or a closely related discipline, wishing to write a PhD in this area can apply. For informal advice about developing a doctoral research project in this area, please contact Antonia Layard at a.layard@bham.ac.uk in the first instance, attaching an up-to-date CV and a brief description of your research interests in this area.
The closing date for formal applications is 4pm on Monday 29 April 2013.
Research Fellow
University of Birmingham -Birmingham Business School
Fixed-term for nine months
Ranked amongst the world’s top 100 institutions, the University of Birmingham is an elite institution that offers an inspirational research and learning environment. The University is in the second year of a new five year strategic plan designed to establish it firmly as one of the leading global universities by capitalising on its academic range and financial strength.
The Department of Management within the Birmingham Business School is looking to recruit a Research Fellow to support the work on an NIHR funded project entitled “Towards a framework for enhancing procurement and supply chain management practice in the NHS: lesson for managers and clinicians from a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature”. The successful candidate will contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities focused on drawing out lessons for the NHS from the extant literature on procurement and supply chain management.
Applicants should have a first degree in the area of specialism (management and organisation theory) and normally, a higher degree or equivalent qualifications relevant to the research area (public services commissioning, procurement and contract management and supply chain management); high level analytical capability; the ability to communicate complex information clearly; fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods in areas of public services commissioning, procurement and contract management and supply chain management, and ability to contribute to developing new ones; the ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively; and an understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
Salary from £27,854 to £38,522 a year.
Informal Enquiries – please contact Dr Joe Sanderson, Email: j.r.sanderson@bham.ac.uk, 0121 414 7489
Closing date: 15th February 2013
Reference: 50026
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Research Fellow
University of Birmingham – GSDRC
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Duration of Post: 1 year
Grade: 7
Salary: Starting salary is normally in the range £27,854 to £36,298. With potential progression once in post to £38,522 a year.
The position of GSDRC researcher is exciting and unusual, providing a bridge between academic experts and people working in donor agencies and government policy departments. It offers experience in and exposure to development policy and research at the highest level. It may be of particular interest to those considering a career in policy-based research, development agencies, or non-governmental organisations. The researchers are based in three partner organisations (University of Birmingham, IDS, and University of Manchester) but collaborate closely as a team with each other, with other GSDRC staff, and with the staff of the organisations where they are based.
One of the main services offered by the GSDRC is the “helpdesk” rapid-response research service. DFID and AusAID staff members can submit research questions on governance, social development, conflict, or humanitarian topics, and researchers are responsible for delivering high quality, policy relevant responses within very short timeframes. This involves quickly coming to grips with new subjects and issues, understanding and clarifying client needs, consulting external experts, carrying out Internet and library searches and compiling clear, comprehensive responses. Longer issues papers and literature reviews can also be commissioned by our clients on any subject within the remit of the resource centre.
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Closing Date: 14 Jan 2013