Lecture in Department Of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

Departmental Lecturership
Civil Engineering
Department Of Engineering Science

Grade 7: Salary £28,839 - £35,469 with a discretionary range to £38,757 p.a.

Applications are invited for the above post, tenable from 1 October 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is for a fixed period of four years. It offers a candidate with high potential the scope to develop a research programme in collaboration with a strong research group. The successful candidate will also assist in the teaching of the department, the expected teaching load being about half that of a tenured University lecturer. Applicants should have research experience and interests in the field of civil engineering (structures, geotechnics, fluids or applications to sustainable energy).

Further particulars and details of how to apply are available from www.eng.ox.ac.uk, or by emailing: head@eng.ox.ac.uk.

Please quote reference number DF09024 in all correspondence.

Applications are to arrive no later than August 14th 2009

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Research Fellow in Science and Technology Studies, Oxford University

Research Fellow in Science and Technology Studies – OeSS project
Saïd Business School

Grade 7: Salary £28,839 - £35,469 p.a.

The Saïd Business School is one of Europe’s fastest-growing and most prestigious management schools. It boasts a record of outstanding research across a wide range of social sciences and areas of business and management. Further information about the School is available at http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk.

We are now seeking to recruit a research fellow with a background (or interest) in Science and Technology Studies (STS) or a cognate social science discipline to work on a project exploring the legal, ethical and institutional issues associated with grid enabled e-Sciences. The focus for the research fellow is to investigate the genesis of new knowledge from the application and development of advanced Internet and grid technologies. In particular, the focus is to examine the ways in which new modes of visualisation and of data sharing are implicated in the production of scientific knowledge.

The researcher should have a PhD in science and technology studies or relevant cognate discipline or a higher degree and considerable relevant experience, especially in fieldwork, demonstrated research record, experience of, or familiarity with, ethnographic research methods, ability to work both independently and as part or a team and excellent communications skills, both oral and in writing.

This is a fixed-term position for three years.

Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK’s new points-based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient points.

This position is based at Saïd Business School, Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HP. Further information about this opportunity is available at http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about/vacancies, by telephoning 01865 422769 or emailing vacancies@sbs.ox.ac.uk. A full covering letter indicating how you fulfil the requirements of the post together with a detailed curriculum vitae including a list of research publications and the names and complete contact details (including email addresses if possible) of two referees, should be sent to the Human Resources Department at the Saïd Business School, Egrove Park, Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5NY or vacancies@sbs.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date is 10.00 a.m. on Monday 1 June 2009.

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Head of Advocacy and Communications - Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University

Head of Advocacy and Communications
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network

Grade 9: Salary £42,351 - £49,096 p.a.

More than 500 million become severely ill with malaria every year and more than 1 million die from the effects of the disease. The Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will set up a global drug resistance information resource so that more of the right drugs can get to the right people at the right time, and the drugs will last longer. Details can be found at http://www.wwarn.org/.

The Head of Advocacy and Communications is a new role within the new WWARN office in Oxford. The postholder will develop communications, advocacy, and fundraising strategies and implement these across the network. They will lead the drive to advocate WWARN’s activities globally and raise new funds to support these activities.

You will have significant experience of promoting health or science related activities to a broad audience and developing strategies for advocacy and fundraising. Strong diplomatic skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of people from different cultures is essential, as is the availability to travel. You will have creative flair and the ability to motivate others. Fluency in French, Spanish or Portuguese is highly desirable.

The post is available for four years in the first instance.

An application form and a job description are available from the Senior Personnel and Finance Officer at CCVTM, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LJ (tel: 01865 857413; email: bethany.valentine@ndm.ox.ac.uk), or from the website: http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/ndmjr/about/jobvacancies. Please quote reference HB-09-035-CM. The closing date for applications is 8 May 2009.

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