Life Sciences Initiative Postdoctoral Researcher (Focusing on Business development and communications – Centre for Computational Biology (CCB))
Health and Medical,Medicine and Dentistry,Biological Sciences,Biology,Computer Science,Computer Science
Short info about job
Company: Queen Mary University of London
Department: Strategic Planning Office
Salary: £32,956 per annum incl. London allowance (grade 4).
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1490 6987823
Fax: +44-1496 9144165
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Detail information about job Life Sciences Initiative Postdoctoral Researcher (Focusing on Business development and communications – Centre for Computational Biology (CCB)). Terms and conditions vacancy
Queen Mary University of London's (QMUL) ambitious Life Sciences Initiative (LSI) aims to form a life sciences presence across its campuses in line with the wider regeneration agenda for East London, attracting partners from Higher Education, the NHS and industry. The academic focal point will be a new-build Life Sciences Institute in Whitechapel, encompassing research, education and public engagement, bringing together academics from across the College’s three faculties (Medicine & Dentistry, Science & Engineering and Humanities & Social Science) to help address the marked health inequalities in the local population in London’s East End and beyond.
The LSI has recently launched four new interdisciplinary centres to help realise the research aims of the initiative and applications are invited for one full time Business Development and Communications Officer position in the Centre for Computational Biology (Leads: Claude Chelala and Conrad Bessant).
The Centre aims to develop QMUL’s diffuse computational biology activities into a focused cross-faculty endeavour that will raise the profile of computational biology at QMUL, and provide an organisational framework to build infrastructure and research/education capability in LSI.
The initial focus of the Centre will be on growing perception of computational activities, promoting internal and external visibility enabling the computational related activities in the College to be better coordinated to bid for large research grants and Doctoral Training College (DTC).
The post requires experience in working with multidisciplinary teams of researchers, with a particular emphasis on computational biology. The ideal candidate should have completed (or be close to having) a PhD or MSc in a relevant discipline (e.g. computational biology, bioinformatics, health/biomedical informatics) before taking up the post. The successful candidate will develop and organize the centre website content, collate information on CCB members, identify funding opportunities, develop teaching portfolio, engage industrial partners, and prepare the CCB official launch/meetings/workshops events.
The post is available for 6 months full time or 1 year on a part time basis in the first instance (full or part time) extending to 1 year subject to funding), with a view to start as soon as possible.
The starting salary will be in the range of £32,956 per annum inclusive of London allowance.
For QMUL secondees, this will be paid as buy-out time to your main department.
Benefits include 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.
Application enquiries should be directed to Prof Chelala and Prof Bessant ([email protected] and [email protected])
To apply for the post, please press the apply button below.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date above.
The post-holder will be expected to take up the post in late September 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.
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