this is an exciting post that will help usw understand the lived experiences and impact on a range of stakeholders of usw’s pedagogic response to the covid-19 pandemic: the usw digitally enabled active learning (deal) principles and framework. your research, supported by a pan-university steering group, will inform usw’s ongoing work to build on lessons learnt to inform future learning, teaching and digital strategies and implementation. as an experienced researcher well-versed in the design, execution, and analysis of mixed method research projects, and experienced in operationalising and reporting on detailed projects to a set of outcomes and in a set timeline, you will be able to contribute significantly to this area of work. as a highly motivated individual you will be able to demonstrate an appropriate use of personal initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision. excellent communication skills in english, both orally and in writing, will enable you to work sensitively with participants. based in pontypridd, this full-time, fixed term, one-year post will be based in our centre of enhancement in learning and teaching (celt). travel to our other campuses in cardiff and newport may be required from time to time. if you are a successful external candidate for this position, you will be employed by professional and support services limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the university of south wales, which provides services to the university and colleges. if you are an internal candidate, you will continue to be employed by the university of south wales. for an informal conversation about this post please contact dr clare kell, director of celt: clare.kell@southwales.ac.uk

a post-graduate research assistant is sought to contribute to a participatory/ethnographic filmmaking research project exploring equine wellbeing in nepal by; collating data emerging from fieldwork (undertaken by others), contributing to the analysis and presentation of results, contributing to the writing of papers and journal articles documenting the research project, and placing journal articles in relevant uk, nepali and international journals. we are currently working home so you will liaise via electronic communication platforms (including email, zoom, and teams) with dr michael brown, principal investigator (based in liverpool screen school) and the research partners in nepal. the minimum requirements for the post are: a degree in a relevant field of social sciences, such as development studies, sociology. experience of collating and analysing quantitative and qualitative data. experience of writing academic standard papers and journal articles ready for publication. the ability to identify relevant academic journals and submit articles for publication. ljmu values diversity and provides a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can fulfil their potential. please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.

an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced vascular scientist to join imperial college healthcare nhs trust in the role of principal vascular scientist, leading a large team of scientists and trainee scientists in the vascular ultrasound department. the imperial vascular unit is a tertiary vascular centre in all aspects of arterial and venous disease, with a busy clinical service, an extensive range of research studies and an active training and education programme, hosting a number of trainee scientists and medical students. therefore we are looking for someone with expert clinical skills, and a real interest in research and education.this is a key clinical leadership role in the department which provides vascular ultrasound across the three main imperial sites and requires close working relationships internally within vascular surgery, with other departments at imperial such as stroke services,renal medicine, paediatrics and urgent and emergency care, and externally to the trust with our network sites. we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to be involved in the strategic development of vascular surgery at imperial whilst balancing the day to day operational management of the department.informal discussions are encouraged, please contact tom connolly, general manager for general and vascular surgery via email on tom.connolly@nhs.netthe trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early should we receive 50 applications prior to the advertised closing date. please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.we are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will aim to consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need. « return to the search results

this post is part of a three-year historic environment scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of 1970s excavation in an important pictish/norse cemetery at newark, orkney; the appointee will work with the project team which is based university of the highlands and islands archaeology institute in kirkwall, orkney.the appointee will be required to undertake an osteo-archaeological study of an assemblage of human remains; they will record and analyse the human remains of circa 300 individuals. radio-carbon dating and isotopic analysis will inform the production of a report. the assemblage is located partly in orkney and partly in london and given the recent advances in working remotely the appointee could work in orkney, london, or a third location.the appointee will possess a doctorate relevant to human osteoarchaeology and be able to demonstrate experience in research organisation and management. knowledge of the human osteo-archaeology of orkney would be an advantage. good verbal and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability work effectively both alone and as part of a team.a detailed job description and person specification for the post are attached.applicants are encouraged to contact pete higgins (senior project manager) with informal questions by email at pete.higgins@uhi.ac.uk. « return to the search results

you will be part of a well established team in an interesting, exciting and varied role. we are on the look out for motivated and enthusiastic experienced chemist who will hopefully be the right spark in our works. you can expect to be “hands on” .product development: you will be involved in development of new products to fit in with the bcb range, as well as improving the quality and production process of current goods, including the firedragon fuel range, hand sanitiser and camouflage creams. you will appreciate the current and potential future requirements of clients. you will also explore new avenues for firedragon fuels and dr. browne’s hand sanitiser, liaising with charities, universities, or other organisations to work collaboratively, wherever appropriate.manufacturing: you will be involved in the production of both the firedragon fuel range and dr browne’s hand sanitiser produced at the llanelli factory. this will involve work with large volumes of flammable materials, safe use of fine particulate gelation polymers and other powders as well as mixing on an industrial production scale. quality control: you will be responsible for recording appropriate data and monitoring the quality of the firedragon fuel range and hand sanitiser produced in llanelli by bcb. you will be involved in troubleshooting any manufacturing or product issues that may arise. you will be required to network with, and advise to, 3rd-party test facilities where outsourcing testing is required. you will be required to respond quickly and professionally to internal and external technical queries, accounting for the recipients’ technical level in each instance.health and safety/regulatory compliance: you will be required to use your chemical knowledge to advise on safety related issues arising from your own research, and products being manufactured by bcb. this will include coshh, safety data sheets (including generation thereof), classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures (clp) regulations 2008, biocidal product regulations, cosmetic product regulations and with an understanding of dsear. you will understand occupational health and safety in a factory environment, with the ability to conduct risk assessments where appropriate. you will advise on transport of dangerous goods, when required.whilst primarily reporting to the factory manager, this role will involve you being able to effectively build working relations with various factions of the business. skills and competencies: - an ability to design experiments, collect data, and draw conclusions from the results.- perform administrative activities e.g. maintain/develop record systems using ms office.- good written and verbal communication skills through writing reports, technical documents, and providing support to colleagues and customers.- ability to stay up-to-date with current regulations.- ability to maintain good h&s practices, conduct risk assessments and coshh assessments.- ability to generate and give presentations using ms powerpoint.- ability to organise, plan and prioritise your own time and manage multiple tasks concurrently.- ability to manage your own research projects and collaborative projects.- ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.- ability to work independently and as a team.the requirements:• degree qualification in chemistry or a related discipline (2:1 or higher). • proven ability to undertake and run research projects.• knowledge of handling hazardous chemicals safely, especially flammable liquids.• knowledge of formulation/cosmetics/gelation chemistry would be advantageous.• health and safety qualification e.g. iosh, nebosh.• competent use of computers and software e.g. ms office.• ability to travel regularly (between cardiff headquarters and factory in llanelli, with some travel further afield required where necessary). « return to the search results

the rolewe invite applications from data scientists, computer scientists, or geographers/economists specialised in machine learning and computer vision for a post-doctoral position at the university of bristol (2 years, starting between april and august 2021). the post holder will work on the maphis project (mapping history--what historical maps can tell us about urban development) which intends to develop novel, interdisciplinary methods that facilitate the extraction of information from historical maps to study the evolution of land use patterns and urban growth. one output will be the digitisation of exceptional cartographic resources (e.g., the well-known os maps covering england and wales from 1880-1960).specifically, the proposed research will use visual recognition algorithms to:detect points of interest, street names and labels on manuscript maps from the late 19th century/20th century, which will help draw a uniquely detailed picture of changes in the socio-economic structure and organisation of cities during the structural transformation of the economy.classify colour-coded information from fire insurance maps and study the horizontal/vertical growth of large cities.the project is an international collaboration of economists with a strong interest in quantitative methods involving: yanos zylberberg (bristol, pi), laurent gobillon (pse-cnrs, france pi), stephan heblich (toronto, canada pi), pierre-philippe combes (ens lyon, co-i), marcel fortin (toronto, co-i), steve redding (princeton), gilles duranton (wharton upenn).the project is funded by open research area for the social sciences anr-dfg-esrc-sshrc.what will you be doing?the post-doctoral researcher would be expected to support the research project “maphis: mapping history--what historical maps can tell us about urban development”, an international collaboration between researchers in the uk, france, canada and the united states (see description below). the position would be hosted by the school of economics at the university of bristol, where the candidate would benefit from an interdisciplinary, international research environment, and would be able to pursue own research interests.you should apply ifthe ideal candidate will hold a phd—or be close to completion—in a relevant field (computer science, data science, or economics/economic geography) and should have experience working in the following area: developing machine-learning or deep-learning classification techniques for visual recognition.additional informationcontract type: open ended with fixed funding for 2 years with the possibility of a contract extension based on further fundingwork pattern: full or part timegrade: jsalary: £38,017 - £42,792 per annumschool/unit: school of economics. for informal inquiries please contact yanos zylberberg yanos.zylberberg:bristol.ac.uk. please also refer to the attached additional information document.this advert will close at 23:59 gmt on sunday 28 march 2021we welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the lgbt+ and bame communities, to join us. « return to the search results

the rolewe have an exciting opportunity for a talented postdoctoral medical statistician to join the mrc integrative epidemiology unit (mrc ieu) at the university of bristol to develop and apply statistical methods for the analysis of data with a non-trivial proportion of missing values. the two-year project will resolve key outstanding questions about the use of the statistical method of multiple imputation for addressing missing data issues in large observational data sets, and then go on to program an automated expert system to carry out multiple imputation.the post holder will work with professor kate tilling, dr jon heron, and dr rosie cornish (university of bristol) and professor james carpenter (department of medical statistics, london school of hygiene and tropical medicine and mrc clinical trials unit, university college london). what will you be doing?investigate methodological questions in multiple imputation (mi) using real datasets and simulation studies.investigate and evaluate diagnostic tools for mi.incorporate current knowledge and insights from the analyses above into an expert mi system (developed in r) and to evaluate this system using existing datasets.contribute to writing manuscripts for publication and to present findings at research conferences and other internal or external meetings.thoroughly document and version control all code.you should apply ifyou have a strong background in medical or applied statistics, or other relevant quantitative disciplineyou have experience of carrying out multiple imputation.you have experience of evaluating and comparing statistical methods using simulationsyou have proficiency in r, for both statistical analysis and programmingyou have experience of applied statistical analysis using large datasetsyou are proficient in unix-like platforms and high-performance computingadditional informationcontract type: open ended, with funding until 31st march 2023work pattern: full time (part time considered)grade: jsalary: £38,017 to £42,792 per annum (pro rata if applicable)school/unit: faculty of health sciences, mrc integrative epidemiology unitshift pattern: nothis advert will close at 23:59 gmt on wednesday 10th march 2021.we welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the lgbt+ and bame communities, to join us. « return to the search results

the rolewe are seeking an experienced post-doctoral researcher to drive forward a research program examining the role of the il-23 pathway in inflammatory eye disease, working primarily with dr dave copland and professor andrew dick in bristol, as part of a wider collaboration involving academic and industrial partners.uveitis as the leading cause of blindness in working age adults in the developed world is characterised by immune-mediated inflammation of the uvea; the layer of tissue that lies between the outer layer of the eye (the sclera) and the light sensitive retina. as part of the recently established orbit consortium (a collabo­ration between oxford, bristol, birmingham and liverpool universities) we have identified a novel t cell population resident in the anterior region of the human uvea. analogous to il-23r+ cells that mediate systemic inflammatory diseases (including ibd, psoriasis and spondyloarthropathy), these are considered potential drivers for human uveitis. using an il-23 driven mouse model of uveitis we have demonstrated the requirement of this novel t cell population to elicit ocular inflammation.as the successful applicant, you will take a lead role in this project, and using a combination in vivo assessment (clinical imaging of the mouse eye) and ex vivo cell and tissue techniques (multi-parameter flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, single cell transcriptional profiling) to characterize the spatial localization and tissue stromal interactions of this novel t cell population. this pharma-funded research programme runs in parallel with our partners at the kennedy institute, who are undertaking similar assessment in post-mortem human uveal tissue samples. enhanced understanding of how this population contributes to ocular inflammation will inform future therapeutic development and evaluation of novel inhibitors of the il-23 pathway.as the successful candidate you will join the wider academic community of the ophthalmology research group at the university of bristol which has diverse interests including in ocular immunology, gene therapy and clinical links to the bristol eye hospital.what will you be doing?over the next 36 months you will:organise, co-ordinate and perform laboratory research experiments. with support from the wider team this will include in vivo characterization (mouse models of ocular inflammation), multi-parameter flow cytometry (analyzer and cell sorting platforms), molecular biology (next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics), and fluorescence imaging (confocal and lightsheet microscopy)contribute/lead writing articles that will be published in high quality peer reviewed journalsliaison with related external collaborations (academic and industrial partners)provide support to other studies and members of staff. this includes day-to-day issues and give help or guidance to any support staff and/or research students as required, contributing to upkeep of the laboratory groupcontribute to the life of the unit, school and university. for instance, by speaking at events and participating in groups as appropriatebe responsible for the day-to-day management of the project you will establish a robust system for project management that addresses all aspects of the researchprovide regular progress reports and assist in the production of study report you will use your project management to keep the project to time and budget and your analytic skills in helping to prepare reports based on the study’s findingsyou should apply ifyou have an active interest in immunology and immune pathobiologyyou are excited about undertaking research that can ultimately help patients with sight lossyou have a track record of excellence in research and strong project management skillsyou have demonstrable experience in at least two of the following research areas: 1. working independently with experimental in vivo disease models. 2. multi-parameter flow cytometry (cell sorting and analyzer platforms). 3. working experience of fluorescence-based microscopy, including confocal and lightsheet platforms. 4. molecular biology experience including the use of next-generation sequencing technology and bioinformatic analysesyou can build strong, effective relationships with a range of people from different sectors and levels of seniorityyou have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate verbally and in writingyou are someone who can get up to speed quickly, thrives on digesting lots of information, is mindful of competing priorities, and can drive activity forward in a sustainable manneradditional informationcontract type: open-ended with funding until 01/09/2024 work pattern: full time / 100% time - 1ftegrade: j - pathway 2, level bsalary: £38,017 - £42,792 per annumschool/unit: bristol medical schoolthis advert will close at 23:59 gmt on 07/03/2021for informal enquiries or further information please contact dr dave copland (dave.copland@bristol.ac.uk) we welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the lgbt+ and bame communities, to join us. « return to the search results

the roleapplications are invited for the role of research associate in the experimental mechanics of advanced materials group (emam) at the school of physics, university of bristol, to contribute to the micro-mechanical and microstructural characterisation of a range of materials from aerospace ceramic-matrix composites (oxide cmcs and sic cmcs) to nuclear accident tolerant fuel cladding materials (coated zircaloy and sic-based ceramic claddings). this project is a 12-month contract funded by uk epsrc and us department of energy.what will you be doing?this position requires expertise or interest in the characterisation of the local microstructure, mechanical properties and the residual stresses in the relevant materials as the process parameter changes. candidates with relevant experience in ceramic composites, accident tolerant fuels, and experimental skills in fib/sem in situ or ex situ micro-mechanical testing will be considered with priority.this project represents a great opportunity to work with key research and industrial partners both inside and outside the uk. locally in bristol you will be working closely with two phd students and another postdoc in the research group and will be delivering milestones along timelinesyou should apply ifapplicants should have postgraduate (phd) experience in materials science, physics, engineering or a related field.only online applications will be considered, and you will be required to upload a cover letter, a cv with publication list.and three reference contacts during the application process. full reference letters will be requested if you are short listedthe closing date for applications is 30th march, 2021. interviews will be arranged during mid-april. start date for the project is flexible, preferably 01 august 2021, but an earlier or later start date can be discussed.we welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the lgbt+ and bame communities, to join us. « return to the search results

the successful candidate will be responsible for supervising a team carrying out chemical and physical analysis of environmental samples in our leeds laboratory.as a technical lead within your department you will be responsible for improving existing methods and developing new ones when required. you will use your knowledge and problem solving skills to identify root causes and to rectify technical issues.you will need to work as part of a team helping to motivate and develop staff to provide a world class service to our internal and external customers.you will provide the delivery of specific technical and scientific activities in line with defined plans while ensuring work is consistently delivered to required standards and service levels.you will actively promote health, safety and wellbeing matters ensuring the provision of safe working practices in line with ea guidance. you'll be part of the monitoring laboratories team that provides analytical services to the environment agency and external customers. you will be based at the laboratory in leeds where there is around 35 analytical staff and around 12 customer services staff. the team in leeds carry out analysis of sediments, soils, biota and waters from england and around the coastline. the leeds laboratory also delivers the bespoke forensic waste service. experience and knowledge of the environment agency's chemical and physical analysis programme is an advantage but not essential.experience of working in an analytical laboratory with an in depth knowledge of analytical techniques and instrumentation, preferably in the field of environmental analysis. experience of using, troubleshooting and developing methods on icpms and icpoes instrumentation is desirable.you will supervise a team to deliver work within tight timescales and to strict quality criteria.you will preferably have experience of working within a quality standard or within a ukas accredited laboratory.ideally you will be educated to at least degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject. « return to the search results