Science Jobs Website

This Came to my attention recently. It looks quite good -it gaathers science jobs from a range of sites.

www.careerjet.co.uk/science-jobs.html

Credit Suisse Quantitative Workshop

Credit Suisse Quantitative Workshop 11 November 2009 12pm – 7pm Credit Suisse, 20 Columbus Courtyard, London E14 4DA

Looking to leverage your mathematical or algorithmic skills? Enjoy developing effective solutions to challenging problems? Want your work to make an impact in the real world?

Discover how Credit Suisse models the next generation of financial instruments and apply your technical and interpersonal skills in a credit derivatives workshop. You will gain an insight into the real world of credit derivatives, and learn how we trade these products around the globe. The best way to get a feel for our business is by meeting us, gaining a first hand insight into what it is really like to work here.

Employees from Structuring, Research or Trading will be available to discuss the opportunities we have on offer for quantitative Masters and PhD students in our Global Modelling and Analytics Group (GMAG). To apply to attend this event please email your CV and cover letter to graduate.recruitment@credit-suisse.com before 3 November. Take a closer look at www.credit-suisse.com/careers

R U Cre8ive?

Apologies for the textspeak – and this will probably only interest you if you are interested in the advertising Industry. The professional association of Advertising -the IPA –  has launched a ‘diagnostic tool’ to help people assess if they are creative. Apparently it takes 90 minutes to complete and can be used as part of an application to get into advertising. Its called Diagonal Thinking.

www.diagonalthinking.co.uk

www.creative-choices.co.uk

If anyone has a yen to try it – do let me know how you get on by commenting on this post.

Religion and Social Activism Post

Post Title: Program Manager, Nyon Process on Religion and Social Activism

Reporting to: Director of Forward Thinking

Salary:  £30,000 -£35,000 per annum depending on Experience)

Hours:  35 per week

Place:  84-86 Regent Street, London SE16 5RR UK

Closing Date for Applications: 30^th September 2009

 

Position Description

The individual who would succeed in this position would require excellent cross-cultural dialogue and networking skills, including full comfort with and an ability to develop relationships of trust and respect with members of each of the main constituencies involved in the Nyon Process.  A deep understanding of the areas of political and religious sensitivity as well as areas of opportunity to foster understanding and possibly cooperative action would also be required.  Finally, the ability and work ethic needed to ensure timely follow-up on meetings of the Nyon Process, to develop funding proposals, and to manage – in coordination with partner organizations – the implementation of projects that may result from the Nyon Process.  One project that requires priority attention is the establishment of a password-protected blog that would allow for intellectual and policy-oriented dialogue between members of the Nyon Process and their constituencies in the months between their regular meetings.

 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain contacts and relationships of trust with the main participants in the Nyon Process through regular visits, phone conversations, and e-mail communication

 

• Facilitate on-going communication between Nyon Process participants, including exchange of op-ed articles and publications, support for facilitated dialogue and/or cooperative action involving sub-sets of the participants in reaction to events and opportunities that develop on an ad hoc basis, and issuance of periodic updates to Nyon Process participants as appropriate

 

• Take the lead role in organizing Nyon Process meetings, beginning with the next meeting to be held in Istanbul, Turkey in late Summer 2009.  Meeting organization includes: working with a core group of the Nyon Process to determine the agenda and participant list, working with the host Government to issue invitations and to ensure that all necessary arrangements are made (travel, accommodations, meeting space conducive to frank, open, and discrete dialogue, interpretation, etc.), and ensuring that all programmatic and logistical requirements are in place to support successful meetings.

 

• Ensure timely issuance of meeting reports and other follow-up from meetings

 

• Manage implementation of projects that arise from the Nyon Process with priority emphasis on those that may have policy-oriented results, including:

 

• Develop a strategy and clarify respective roles and responsibilities of diverse partner institutions’;
• Develop concept papers and fundraising proposals for projects;   
• Facilitate and manage implementation for projects;
• Maintain any reporting requirements for Nyon Process participants and/or donors.

 

n       As a first project, establish – in cooperation with think tanks and NGOs participating in the Nyon Process or otherwise identified as relevant to the process – a policy-oriented blog, including: developing a system to ensure regular contributions and dialogue from diverse perspectives, including from members of the N yon Process directly; a system for bringing insights from the blog to the attention of relevant policy-advisors and policy-makers as appropriate; and a system to manage the technical aspects of the blog.

 

 

 

 

Skills and qualifications

Required

• 5 or more years experience in facilitating or supporting international or cross-cultural conflict resolution projects or dialogue processes, including with high-level officials
• 5 or more years experience in international program development and management, including fundraising (proposal writing and reporting) and program implementation and management
• Demonstrated cross-cultural communications and networking ability, preferably including the Middle East, Europe, and/or the United States and including high-level officials
• Ability to work with multiple implementing partners
• Fully bilingual (Arabic and English) speaking and writing ability
• Experience in dealing with both religious and secular worldviews

Preferred

• Advanced degree in conflict resolution or related field (political science, religion & politics, etc.)
• Technical capacity to develop and manage a website and blog

Biomed Postgrads into IP – in Japan?

Message ( and a compliment) from a Japanese IP firm to our word class ‘Biomedical Graduate Programme’

“I am the hiring attorney of a progressive & international full service
patent law firm in Osaka, Japan. Our Firm has been reported by Nature
437:1061 (October 2005) as “a leading biotechnology intellectual
property firm” in Osaka.

We have a growing global patent practice representing major Japanese &
Foreign MNCs in the worldwide protection and enforcement of patents &
trademarks. We represent cutting edge healthcare companies like Amgen,
Biogen-IDEC and Novartis.

It is widely known that your Biomedical graduate program has an
unequaled reputation as one of the best in the field, which is
why we would like  to recruit suitable masters/PhD graduates your
institute for Biotech Specialists to be based in Osaka for three years.

International graduates are also especially welcome to apply for the
position.

We are seeking candidates who are your alumni or final year graduating
students to take up the entry level position of Biotech Specialists to
commence employment in Osaka before end 2009.

Please feel free to circulate to graduating students who may be
interested in working overseas and being exposed to the cutting-edge
healthcare technologies.

Thank you very much for your kind assistance and co-operation.”

John A. Tessensohn, Esq.
SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO
15th FLOOR CRYSTAL TOWER, 1-2-27 SHIROMI
OSAKA, 540-6015 JAPAN
EMAIL: jtessensohn@shupat.gr.jp
HOMEPAGE: http://www.shupat.gr.jp/career/index.html

War Studies PhDs ?

Intelligence Analysts

Closing date: 4 September 2009.

To apply, visit www.intelligentquestions.co.uk

Consulting Insight – one day course

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Credit Crunch and Postdocs

Request from a journalist

“I am researching an article for NatureJobs about how the current economic crisis impacts postdocs’ prospects for employment. I am wondering if you might be able to help me get a better understanding of what’s going on in the UK.

 

   I am interested in speaking with:

 

   postdocs having trouble finding work–either in academia or the    private sector–because of the economy.

 

career advisors and/or faculty who advise postdocs about employment.

 

I am really focusing on postdocs prospects for getting jobs over    the next few months. As such, I would sincerely appreciate any insight you can share about what’s happening in the UK, as well as suggestions of other people to talk with.

 Genevive Bjorn, MS

 Email: genevive@nasw.org”