Water jobs
July 31, 2009
Have you heard of Veolia Water? Me neither. They are a Water management company working for municipal and industrial clients. They have a graduate scheme covering a wide range of business and technical postions. Currently recruiting.
Researcher Writer interested consumer Healthcare
July 30, 2009
Nicholas Hall – Southend based Marketing consultancy. Must be fluent in German and English
Application details in Prospects.ac.uk
Pharma Business Research
July 30, 2009
Research Associate
Decision Resources
£24,000-£26,000
This entry-level position offers an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated graduate to work in market analysis and forecasting while developing an understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Based in our London office, the successful candidate will assist analysts in the construction of market forecasts and syndicated reports within the cardiovascular and metabolic disease areas.
Essential
•Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
•Microsoft Word, Excel, database, and internet research skills.
•Be comfortable with numerical data.
•Strong attention to detail.
Preferred
•Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
•Prior experience with medical or business writing.
•Familiarity with drug pipelines, patent expiry, and disease databases.
•Market research and market forecasting knowledge.
•Facility with Microsoft PowerPoint.
•Ability to work independently and in teams.
Closing date 17/08/2009
If you fulfill our criteria, please send a C.V. and covering letter via post or email to Laura Maxwell-Smith.
Email: lmsmith@decisionresources.co.uk
Website: http://www.decisionresources.com
Laura Maxwell-Smith
Decision Resources International 3rd & 4th Floors 50-51 Russell Square London WC1B 4JP U
Tel: 02076128201
Science Placements
July 30, 2009
The ORBIS (Overcome Recession: Bioscience Investment in Skills) programme is seeking talented graduate, masters and postdoctoral level individuals to take up paid 26-week internship projects within leading bioscience and healthcare companies. As well as developing workplace skills within a hi-tech company environment, interns will also receive 12-days of bio-business training.
The ORBIS (Overcome Recession: Bioscience Investment in Skills) bio-business skills training programme sets out to respond to two distinct bioscience sector needs:
- To provide affordable, relevant and responsive bio-business skills training to help companies tackle the current economic downturn more effectively.
- To allow talented graduate-level interns to work within bioscience related companies on key projects, to increase company productivity, and to up-skill the interns.
Graduate-level bioscientists – specifically recent graduates with limited workplace experience or unemployed sector specialists – will benefit from paid internships with host companies from the bioscience sector. They will also receive a programme of high quality bio-business training. The training and workplace experience will allow graduates to develop new technical and commercial skills that will enhance their employment prospects and allow the sector as a whole to thrive.
There are 60 internship placements available.
The project will be delivered by The London BioScience Innovation Centre (LBIC) and The Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Project funding comes from the Economic Challenge Investment Fund (ECIF) managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The programme will run from April 2009 to September 2010.
The closing date is Monday 2nd November 2009 but early applications are encouraged.
For further information please email orbis@rvc.ac.uk, call 020 7691 1122 or visit http://www.rvc.ac.uk/enterprise/orbis
Love Science – but not the lab?
July 29, 2009
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Carpmaels & Ransford annually employs up to six trainee patent attorneys. Further information on the firm and Open Days visit our website www.carpmaels.com. Next open day – 1st October – apply now! |
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Bi-lingual Spanish to English Freelance Translator
July 28, 2009
CSP Today, the leading conference organiser and information provider to the Concentrated Solar Power industry is looking for a bi-lingual Spanish to English translator.
The job will involve translating news pieces from English into Spanish and uploading them onto the website. Please note that due to the nature of the industry, the language tends to be technical.
The ideal candidate would be a native Spanish speaker with fluent English. Also note that the majority of our readership is in Spain, so the candidate should be careful to use the vocabulary that is most common in mainland Spain (e.g. inversores over inversionistas, contable over contador, etc).
The salary is paid monthly – £400 – regardless of the volume of work. During busy periods the translator will be tasked with 10 articles (500 words each) plus 2 features (1000 words each) per week. The volume of work may be lower at other times.
Please send your CV and a covering letter to: sandra5@firstconf.com
Archaeological Research Placement
July 27, 2009
UNESCO Workplace Learning Bursary
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The project, which is funded by UNESCO Cymru-Wales, will assist in promoting the understanding and transmission of the value of inscribed or potential world Heritage Sites in Wales. The project will be managed by the Head of Survey and Investigation at the Royal Commission and will be monitored and evaluated by the Royal Commission and its partner organisations: UNESCO Cymru-Wales, Wrexham County Borough Council and British Waterways.
The 6 months placement is aimed at new entrants to research, heritage or education and will provide practical experience in a professional working environment dedicated to the study and interpretation of heritage. The placement holder will work in a team of established Royal Commission staff dedicated to the study and interpretation of heritage. She/he will receive training and support in carrying out documentary research to identify and abstract primary source information related to the history and construction of the Poncysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site in order to resolve some of the present gaps in the knowledge about the canal. This will involve visiting the National Archives at Kew, the Denbighshire Record Office and the Poncysyllte Aqueduct.
Applicants must be permitted to work in the UK by being either a UK National, a British protect person, an Irish or Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the EEA (European Economic Area).
Written particulars including the person specification and details on how to apply can be obtained from:
Jane Durbin 01970 621234
To discuss any aspects of the placement contact either:
Stephen Hughes 01970 621215 or
Peter Wakelin 01970 621201
Making your application:
Application for the bursary is by CV and covering letter, which should clearly show how you meet the personal specification criteria for the placement. You may find it useful to use the person specification criteria as mini headings so that they are clearly addressed in your covering letter. Please try and give relevant actual examples wherever possible.
Please mark your applications for the attention of the Human Resources Officer by post to RCAHMW, Plas Crug, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. SY23 1NJ or electronically to sue.billingsley@rcahmw.gov.uk by no later than 17 August 2009. If you are applying by email, please ensure that you request a read receipt.
Research Poster Competition
July 24, 2009
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The innovative new network website for early-career researchers, Graduate Junction is launching it’s first International Online Research Poster Competition and researchers at King’s have the opportunity to be involved. The free-to-enter online poster competition is aimed to encourage researchers to practise key skills such as clear, concise presentation of their ideas and findings as well as communication of their research to a non subject specific audience. Dr. Loughlin from Durham University’s Graduate School will chair a panel of international academic and non-academic judges; including Dr. Vielder from Vitae. Entrants will also have the opportunity to have their research poster viewed by an international online community as well as the chance to win one of 6 great prizes! |
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Graduate Junction was established by two early-career researchers to facilitate and increase the engagement of all Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral researchers in the wider context of their research project, promoting interdisciplinary and international communications and provide access to previously underexplored relevant opportunities available to them. Again please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like a poster or further information about the research development opportunities Graduate Junction offers. |
Commercial awareness
July 17, 2009
How does a PhD student demonstrate comercial awareness? Its an important question – but even if you stay in academe you need to develop it – just ask your PI how much time s/he spends on seeking finance and managing budgets.
On recent visit to City Law firm Herbert Smith I came across a booklet with some excellent tips on this.
CA – what is it?
The ability to view situations from a business perspective. To step back and think: who are the key stakeholders in this situation. What would they be concerned about and what questions would they ask. Stakeholders could include customers / clients, employees, owners of companies, investors -and the public.
How do you demonstrate it?
Work experience – a shop or service environment
Have you ever improved a current service or product? How did you go about it?
Roles: Did you have a key role in any society?
Have you ever raised money for charity, secured sponsorship for an event. What process did you go through to secure the funds?
Consultancy Jobs
July 17, 2009
Currently being advertised at Datamonitor International
