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Job Reference & Title DIA0408/SB - Life Sciences Co-ordinator
Type of post Scientific
Post details Permanent / full time
Division Science Division
Salary information Circa £60k
Application deadline 13th June 2008
Date of interviews Early August 2008
Description
Diamond Light Source is a new synchrotron and a leading scientific facility of
its type in the world. Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in
South Oxfordshire, we will host research facilities supporting cutting edge
research in all fields of science.
Duties
To assist in the management, co-ordination, support and development of
delegated responsibilities and activities within Life Sciences.
To be responsible for the:
* Management of assigned resources e.g. budgets, teams, activities;
* Preparation of operational and annual scientific reports;
* Assistance to the Life Science Directors as required;
* Representation of Life Sciences requirements by attendance at meetings
as required;
* Coordination of the beamline design, construction and operation in
Life/Physical Sciences;
* Organisation of committees within the Scientific Division;
* Liaison with the Technical Division in relation to Life Sciences
requirements including attendance at the TDCC;
* Organisation of the beamline review meetings in Life Sciences;
* Leading of new initiatives in instrumentation development in Life
Sciences;
* Pursuit of own world-class research programme using synchrotron
radiation;
* Assistance in coordination of the science programme within Life
Sciences;
* Representation of Diamond at both national and international scientific
meetings as appropriate.
Qualifications and Experience: Essential
* Appropriate PhD degree or equivalent qualification;
* Ability and initiative to get to the heart of the problem and take it
effectively through to completion;
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
* Ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels;
* Self motivated;
* Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across a number of sites;
* Must be able to travel within the UK and overseas including overnight
absences;
* Significant scientific achievement in the Life Sciences at
international level;
* Substantial experience of synchrotron radiation research and beam line
design and delivering an excellent service to users;
* Knowledge of overseas synchrotron radiation facilities;
* Demonstrated relevant leadership and line management experience of a
synchrotron related project;
* Ability to encourage teamwork and innovation within the division;
* Ability to promote science and to communicate with other experts and
the wider public.
Qualifications and Experience: Desirable
* Good knowledge of the UK scientific community with the ability to
inspire their confidence and represent Diamond to them;
* Experience of working with UK funding agencies with the ability to work
to deadlines and within funding constraints.
Salary
Circa £60k
Further Information
* Must be able to travel within the UK and overseas including overnight
absences.
Applying for employment
For further details on applying for employment at Diamond, please visit our
'Application Form'
<http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Jobs/How+to+apply/ApplicationForm.htm> page.
Dr Gwyndaf Evans
Principal Beamline Scientist
Microfocus Macromolecular Crystallography
Diamond Light Source, UK.
Tel: +44-1235-778164 Fax: +44-1235-778448
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