Jobs notified to the BCA in October/November 1999
Applications are invited for a Research Officer position in X-ray crystallography within the Centre for Molecular Design (CMD) of the Department of Chemistry of the Wits University. The Structural Chemistry group, a division of the CMD, has an established regional facility for X-ray crystallography and acts as the national Affiliated Centre for the Cambridge Database. The CMD is a research structure focusing on overlapping research interests of several groups within the Department dealing with organic and inorganic synthesis, structure elucidation, thermodynamic and kinetic studies and computational chemistry. The X-ray laboratory is equipped with a Bruker-AXS SMART system, an Enraf-Nonius four-circle and a Philips powder diffractometer.
The candidate should have a broad interest and knowledge in structural chemistry and documented experience in single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Duties would include the operation and maintenance of the Centre's crystallography laboratory, data analyses and preparation of data for publication and administrative activities related to the distribution of the Cambridge Database in Africa.
The successful candidate will possess an earned M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in the physical or chemical sciences and effective communication skills. It is also desirable that he or she be familiar with program packages for structure solution and refinement, preferably with the SHELX system, and have experience in computer networking. A complete job description is available upon request.
Application, consisting of a letter, a resume and the names and contact information for three professional references, will be accepted through January, 2000.
The application deadline may be extended.
Please address applications to
Prof. Tibor Koritsanszky or Prof. Demi Levendis
Centre for Molecular Design
Department of Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
Private bag 3 WITS 2050
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: +27-11-716-4322
Fax: +27-11-716-3826
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Further details are on the WWW about
the University of the Witwatersrand and the
Chemistry Department.
Fellowships are available at doctorate-level for up to two years at Toshiba's Research and Development Center in Japan. The priority research themes this year are in the following fields: Network Computing; Multimedia Processing; Human Interface; Advanced Materials & Devices; Environmental Technology; and Power Engineering.
Details are given on Toshiba UK's website at http://www.toshiba.co.uk/fellowship
Up to seven scholarships, tenable in Japan for twenty months, will be awarded in April 2000. Successful candidates will take up their scholarships in Japan in Sept 2000 and complete them on 30 April 2002. The first year will be spent at a Japanese Language School and will be followed by a combination of language study and work placement. In addition to free language tuition and free travel to Japan, scholars will receive grants at an annual rate of not less than 3,000,000 Japanese Yen to cover accommodation and living costs.
Candidates must be UK citizens, 20 or over on 1 January 2000 and have completed their first degree by the summer of 2000. Candidates already engaged in research may also apply, but graduates in Japanese or candidates who already have an equivalent proficiency in Japanese will not be considered. Preliminary selection will be in January and February 2000.
Further information and application forms from:
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Ref DS2000
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QP
Fax: 0171 486 2914
email: [email protected]
Please note that the CLOSING DATE FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS IS 16 DECEMBER
(Temporary three year post)
An excellent research opportunity is available for a post-doctoral
candidates with a background in Engineering, Physicalor Computational
Science.
The post is a three-year appointment, funded by the EPSRC as part of a 2.5 million pound program to design and build ENGIN-X a next-generation engineering stress neutron diffractometer. This instrument is expected to provide 10 times the performance of presently available machines. The large increase in data acquisition rate inherent in the ENGIN-X design means that it is vitally important that innovative data handling improvements are also made to enable experimentalists to keep pace with their measurements. The primary responsibility of this position will be to develop the software to enable the true potential of ENGIN-X to be realised. The post will be based within the Instrument Development team at ISIS, the world's premiere spallation neutron source which is located at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot in Oxfordshire. Details of ISIS can be obtained from ww.isis.rl.ac.uk.
The appointment will be made on the Research Staff Grade 1A scale, within the salary range �16,286 - �24,479 p.a. depending on qualifications and experience. Appointment as a Research Fellow requires a PhD or three years equivalent in quality of achievement.
Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Dr Lyndon Edwards on (01908) 653385 or Dr Michael Fitzpatrick on (01908) 653100.
Further particulars, an application form and access details for disabled applicants are available from Miss J. Hegarty, e-mail [email protected], or telephone 01908 652833. There is a 24-hour answering service on 01908 654144. Further particulars are also available from www-tec.open.ac.uk/deanery/recruit.html.
Closing date for applications: 16 December 1999.
Disabled applicants whose skills and experience meet the requirements of the job will be interviewed. Please let us know if you need your copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or on audio cassette tape. Hearing impaired persons may make enquiries on Milton Keynes (01908) 654901 (Minicom answerphone).
The University offers a wide range of jobs with excellent training and career development opportunities. We actively promote equal opportunities in education and employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Two positions are available from 1st January 2000 to study the structure of the different molecular forms of human immunoglobulin A. The project will build on the close collaboration between the two sites at UCL and Dundee, with one researcher based at each site.
In Dundee, the work involves genetic engineering of antibodies, expression in mammalian cell systems, isolation of different IgA species, and their biochemical and functional analysis, all in newly refurbished laboratories in the Medical Sch. Experience in biochemistry, immunology or a related field is required. Informal inquiries should be addressed to Dr Jenny Woof (tel: 01382-660111 ext 33540; email [email protected]) or Professor Michael Kerr (tel: 01382-632535; email [email protected]).
In London, a novel multidisciplinary approach based on homology modelling, neutron and X-ray scattering, and analytical ultracentrifugation will be used to determine medium-resolution structures for a range of different forms of IgA antibodies. Algorithms for rapid structure determinations will be developed using an OCTANE Workstation. Experience in bioinformatics, protein structures, physics or a related field is required. Informal inquiries should be addressed to Professor Steve Perkins (email [email protected]). Both posts are Wellcome Trust-funded for three years, with a starting salary for the London based post of up to 22,579 pounds according to age and experience (plus 2,134 pounds London Allowance). The starting salary for the Dundee based post will be up to 20,811 pounds. Applicants should have a PhD or shortly obtain one.
Applications (3 copies of letter, CV, and full contact details for two referees)
should be sent to both sites, stating clearly which post is being
applied for:
Personnel Services, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN
(citing reference: EST/434/90)
Ms Mila Bruger, Dept Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill St,
London NW3 2PF
(tel: 020-7830-2254 email [email protected]).
The closing date for applications is Monday, 6th December 1999.
The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is seeking qualified candidates for an anticipated opening as a Neutron Spin Echo Spectrometer (NSE) Instrument Scientist. A recent Ph.D. in experimental Condensed Matter or Materials Physics--or in Materials Science or Chemical Physics--who has studied dynamical phenomena in soft matter using scattering techniques or nuclear magnetic resonance is sought to share the responsibilities associated with the operation of the NCNR NSE. These responsibilities include helping visiting researchers conduct experiments and reduce data; testing, calibrating, and maintaining the spectrometer; and participating in instrument and equipment development projects, including software development. These duties are intended to occupy no more than two-thirds of the instrument scientist's time, allowing him/her to conduct independent or collaborative research using the NSE and other facilities at the NCNR.
The initial appointment will be for two years with the possibility of a one- or two-year extension. The salary may range from $45,000 to $55,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
Send expressions of interest and a resume to:
Dr. Nicholas Rosov
Building 235/E151
NIST Center for Neutron Research
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8562
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8562
USA
Tel: 301-975-5254 Fax: 301-921-9847 email: [email protected]
Additional information about the NIST Center for Neutron Research is
available on the Web at
http://www.ncnr.nist.gov
The Open University is looking for new part-time staff to tutor a new course in the Technology Faculty, called T171: You, your computer and the Net. The pilot presentation has just finished, and the course is expanding dramatically with over 10,000 students registered for next year.
To quote from the OU's publicity material at http://t171.open.ac.uk/pres/:
"T171 is a new kind of course which is designed to bring to the World Wide Web the supported open learning for which the Open University is famous. The course is taught entirely on-line - there is no face-to-face tuition. Each student has a personal tutor available via e-mail, and is a member of both a tutorial group and a team working on collaborative assignments. Studying the course involves communications with your tutor and fellow students via e-mail and conferencing. At the core of the course is a dynamic World Wide Web site to which only registered students have access. All of the specially prepared teaching, extension and assessment material is published on this site, which grows and develops as the course progresses."
If you are interested in and enthusiastic about using of the Internet, and familiar with email and electronic conferencing, please have a look at http://www.armlink.ndirect.co.uk/ou/t171tut.htm or http://oufcnt2.open.ac.uk/~john_woodthorpe/t171tut.htm, which describes the vacancies that exist to tutor on this new course as it grows over the next few months. Paradoxically for an Internet-based course, tutors do currently need to be based in the UK. That's because there is an introductory face to face meeting, and the possibility of others if the students need extra help. There may be a limited number of tutor vacancies in continental Europe.
The advert is on my personal Web space as I enjoyed the tutoring so much that I've now found myself as an Assistant Staff Tutor in the West Midlands Region, with the task of helping recruit and support new tutors as the course expands.
I'm happy to talk informally about my experiences in tutoring the course
if people want to email me as [email protected]
John Woodthorpe - on behalf of the T171 Course Team
Dear Colleagues,
Please may we bring to your attention two postdoc positions in molecular and
biomolecular nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge, UK. Details are
available on our web site
http://www.sp.phy.cam.ac.uk/SPWeb/ads
Applicants should have a PhD, and have interests spanning both physics and chemistry or molecular biology, and a strong research background with formal training in at least one of the following disciplines: surface chemistry, synthetic chemistry, nanofabrication, scanning-probe microscopy, molecular biology, DNA synthesis, and (bio)physics.
Yours sincerely, Chris Ford and Giles Davies.
--
Dr C.J.B. Ford, [email protected], tel. +44 1223 337486, fax +44 1223 337271
Postdoctoral Position available from Jan 1, 2000, for up to 2 years, to refine and implement newly funded, joint experimental and computational project on the ice / solution interface, including electrical properties. Ph.D. student (E. Smith) and undergraduate assistants already at work. Highly competitive salary, stimulating environment, and established laboratory.
Experience with molecular dynamics simulations, and ice, highly desirable.
Application, CV and three letters of recommendation to:
Prof. A. Haymet,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Houston,
Houston Texas 77204 USA
,
preferably by e-mail: [email protected]
Applications are invited for a PostDoctoral Research Fellowship to work with Professor Keith McEwen at UCL on magnetism in novel heavy fermion, non-Fermi liquid and related systems.
The project will involve the preparation of samples and measurements of their electrical, magnetic and thermodynamic properties at UCL, and neutron scattering experiments at ISIS, ILL and other facilities.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in condensed matter physics, and experience in some relevant experimental techniques. Expertise in neutron scattering is desirable, but not essential. The ability to work creatively and independently, but within a team environment, is important.
The post is based in London and is funded for 2 years. Salary will be on the RA1A scale (� 18420 to �26613 p.a, depending on age and experience). The starting date will be 4 January 2000 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Further information about UCL, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and
condensed matter and materials physics research at UCL may be found at the
following web sites:
Applicants should send a full CV, with list of publications, and the names
(and email addresses) of 2 referees to:
Prof. K A McEwen, Department of
Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, UK.
(fax: +44 20 7679 1360, email: [email protected]),
by 30 November 1999. Informal enquiries are welcomed.
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Project invites applications for Postdoctoral Positions in the Neutron Scattering Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). SNS is a next-generation 2-MW neutron source dedicated to materials science, and is a collaborative project involving five DOE laboratories (Argonne, Brookhaven, Los Alamos, Lawrence Berkeley, and Oak Ridge). When completed in 2005, the SNS will produce the most powerful pulsed neutron beams in the world for neutron scattering R&D.
Openings are available to work in close collaboration with SNS instrument scientists on research projects in each of the following fields:
Successful candidates will have a recently finished Ph.D. in a materials-related discipline. Excellent candidates from other fields are also encouraged to apply. Depending on the research field, positions are available at ORNL (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) as well as at ANL (Chicago, Illinois). Appointments are offered through the ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates Program which is jointly administered by ORNL's Office of University and Science Education and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Qualified candidates should submit a resume (preferably via email) to the following:
P. H. Miller
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Spallation Neutron Source Project
104 Union Valley Rd., SNS Building, Dept. MRS-PD
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
email: [email protected]
ORNL, a multipurpose research facility managed by Lockheed Martin Energy
Research Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy, is an equal
opportunity employer
committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce.
ISIS is the world's most intense source of pulsed neutrons and muons, providing research facilities for condensed matter science. PRISMA is a crystal-analyser spectrometer designed to measure coherent structural and magnetic excitations in single crystals. It also offers a diffraction capability for studies of diffuse and critical scattering.
An enthusiastic and highly motivated scientist is required for a staff position on the PRISMA neutron spectrometer at the ISIS Facility. The post entails:
A PhD in one of the relevant physical sciences is essential, and experience of postdoctoral research and/or inelastic neutron scattering is desirable. A flexible approach to working hours will be required.
The post will be available for up to 5 years in the first instance, with the possibility of becoming a longer term appointment.
For further
details contact Dr R S Eccleston
(Tel. +44 (0)1235 445409, e-mail:[email protected]).
More information about ISIS and PRISMA can be found
at http://www.isis.rl.ac.uk
The salary range is between �18,620 & �28,246, depending on experience. Progression within the salary range is dependent upon performance. A non-contributory pension scheme and a generous leave allowance are also offered.
Application forms can be obtained from: Operations Office, Human Resources Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX. Telephone (01235) 445435 (answerphone) or email [email protected] quoting reference 1876/99.
More information about CLRC is available from CCLRC's World Wide Web pages at http://www.cclrc.ac.uk
All applications must be returned by 12 November 1999.
The CCLRC is committed to Equal Opportunities and to achieving the
Investors In People standard. A no smoking policy is in operation.
Applications are invited from women graduates of any university for two Research Fellowships at Newnham College, Cambridge:
Application forms and full particulars may be obtained from:
The Principal, Newnham College, Cambridge CB3 9DF.
The closing date for applications is 1 February 2000.
Selected candidates will be invited in mid-February to submit 3 copies of a
dissertation or other written work by 1 March 2000.
The College expects to reach a decision in April.
Please quote REP/SCI in all correspondence.
Please write to the College for all information.
Applications are invited for the above research fellowships, tenable at the University of Oxford, in the fields of Plant Sciences, Chemistry (Inorganic, Organic or Physical), Engineering, Mathematics, Metallurgy, and Physics. The fellowships will be tenable for one year with a possibility of renewal for up to two further years. The awards will be available from 1 October 2000 or as soon as possible thereafter.
There is one fellowship for men and one fellowship for women. These are supported from the Glasstone Fund for Men and the Glasstone Fund for Women respectively. The salary will be on the RSIA scale (�16,286 - �24,479). The number of awards to be made will depend on the value of the funds in 2000 (in 1999 two fellowships were awarded, one from the fund for men and one from the fund for women). Additional travel and research support grants may be available.
There is no age limit for applicants, but candidates will normally be expected to have completed their doctorate by the time of applying. Applicants should not normally have had more than five years of post-doctoral research experience.
Application forms and further particulars can be obtained from:
Mrs J. Brown, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD,
telephone 01865 270213
or e-mail, [email protected]
They are also available at
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 January 2000.
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