Your new company
You will be joining a world leading research institute based in the Cambridge area - who have a wide range of partnerships within academia and pharmaceutical & biotech companies - focusing on research within cancer.
The institution has invested heavily in equipment and lab upgrades and fosters a highly collaborative and friendly work environment, where you will be working with leading experts within cancer and biological research.They also offer very generous benefits, a flexible approach to working and make significant investment into the training and development of their staff, so there will be a number of opportunities to develop new and advance existing skills.


Your new role
You will be joining a prestigious research group working with some of the leading scientists in the genetics field carrying out research work to identify new approaches to tackle cancer.
Main responsibilities will include:

• Lead innovative research in molecular biology to uncover fundamental mechanisms related to genetic and protein functions in cancer.
• Investigate interactions between modified bases and proteins, focusing on their impact on genome functions like transcription and chromatin organisation.
• Develop new techniques to study the dynamics of modified bases and their binding proteins, utilising chemical and genetic approaches.
• Analyse genetic/genomic and other omics data sets to provide insights and use these to design future experiments.
• Explore genetic targets for synthetic lethality opportunities in cancer.
• Manage your own research projects while collaborating with others, ensuring meticulous record-keeping and resource management.
• Share your findings through presentations and publications, and help to mentor PhD students.

What you'll need to succeed
As well as strong communication and organisational skills, you should have:

• A PhD (or be nearing completion) in molecular biology, biochemistry, cancer genomics, or related fields, or significant equivalent experience
• Proficiency in molecular biology techniques, including RNA/DNA analysis, PCR, protein analysis, and western blotting.
• Advanced cloning skills, with experience in genetic engineering, vector construction, and CRISPR/Cas9 systems.
• Expertise in recombinant protein design and expression, utilising systems like E. coli, along with purification methods such as FPLC and mass spectrometry.
• Familiarity with genomic technologies like ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, and single-cell methods, preferably within oncology research, though this is not essential.

It would be an advantage to have good data analysis skills and experience using programming / scripting languages such as Python and/or R, along with tools like MATLAB and Bioconductor, however training can be provided.

What you'll get in return
An exciting opportunity to work with one of the leading research institutes in the country, excellent career and skills development, a great working atmosphere and the chance to make a real impact on cancer research.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call me on 0203 465 0057.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Are you looking for the next move in your career? Join CPM now as a Samsung Senior Trainer and benefit from great career prospects, first class training and development and a package up to £42550 DOE (incl 15% annual bonus + company car.

Ideal location: Egham, United Kingdom, TW20

Territory details: Horsham, Basingstoke, Brentford , Colliers Wood, Farnborough, Guilford, Reading, Weybridge

Working Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 - 5:30pm and will be required to work up to 2 weekends a month with the days given back in Lieu.

Why work for CPM:
£37K basic + 15% bonus
Company car
Perks at work (access to lots of discounts and benefits including travel/ gym discounts)
Yearly annual awards to celebrate team performance
Long service awards
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As the Senior Trainer, you will be part of a team of trainers in the TV and Audio division, reporting to the Training Team Manager. You will be responsible for delivering memorable and impactful training to both Internal and External partners across a range of environments including classroom, in-store, roadshows, events and live streaming via live online broadcasting.

This is a highly autonomous role that requires the individual to be well planned and organised with the ability to manage their own diary and planning within the business needs. You will be responsible for staff knowledge within a defined set of accounts but will also be expected to work closely with and support colleagues to cover National and Key Independent accounts, with the overall objective to increase advocacy and awareness, and ultimately drive sales of Samsung TV and audio products in retail stores.

Key Responsibilities:
* Product/sales training, coaching, and mentoring
* Delivery classroom and shop floor training session
* Maintaining and Managing Samsung Training centre
* Ensuring training centre is ready to train for all team members and ensuring all rooms are stocked and displaying correct models.
* Testing of equipment (TV, audio devices and related content) to ensure our products are at training readiness (technical TV and audio device training will be provided).
* To work with our Training Content Team to create courses
* Training needs analysis to identify and deliver learning opportunities.
* To compile business-level reporting and proposal documents.
* To ensure that all courses are delivered in-line with Samsung brand guidelines, tone of voice and strategy from the TV/AV Division.
* Autonomous timeline management for visibility and delivery of projects.
* To be considered a professional within your field & possess the desire to add value.
* Any other task within the scope of Senior Trainer
Apply today and be incredible in our Samsung team!

CPM are an equal opportunities employer, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities.

We work in a collaborative environment where great ideas and achievements are shared and celebrated.

We believe diversity brings new thinking, which is at the heart of everything we do.

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The House of Commons Learning & Careers Team delivers a strategic, impactful development offer aligned to the House Strategy, enabling all staff to adapt and thrive. This team provides development for managers, leaders, and teams enabling them to foster growth and drive high performance.

The team offers modern learning that is accessible for everyone working at the House of Commons and joint departments equipping people to perform at their best whatever their role.

The Role

The role of Senior Learning & Development Adviser is to work on commissioned L&D projects that are aligned with the House Administration strategy, the Learning strategy, the L&D offer and deliver measurable value to the House.

The House of Commons has an ambitious goal to create a truly inclusive organisation where all of us can thrive and you will have the opportunity to significantly contribute to that goal. You will effectively diagnose, and scope development needs and design interventions that align with the House, I&D, Learning and People strategies, by working with Senior Leaders, People Capability Leads, Managers and HR colleagues at a strategic level.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Deliver commissioned L&D Projects that are aligned to delivery of the House, I&D and People strategies.
• Develop clear project plans with agreed deliverables, milestones, measures of success and impact.
• Identify individual learning needs and ensure delivery of solutions maximising the Core Offer and other resources.
• Coach a limited number of clients as appropriate to maintain coaching skills, measuring impact and value to the House.
• Develop and use a proven methodology to measure all learning for value and impact and report via a set of L&D metrics.
• Provide advice to and share L&D knowledge with colleagues.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Professional expertise:

A professional qualification equivalent to Chartered Member level of CIPD (Profession Map) and equivalent work experience in learning design, facilitation, and coaching. Understanding of Organisational Development approaches is desirable.

• Learning design and delivery:

Experience of diagnosing, designing, delivering, and evaluating L&D interventions for a variety of audiences, using a variety of methods, for example, in-person and online delivery, eLearning, performance support tools, and coaching. Working with internal and external facilitators, subject matter experts and managing supplier relationships.

• Stakeholder engagement and influence:

Experience of applying the consulting cycle to effectively scope, diagnose, deliver, and evaluate development needs that achieve business benefits and deliver value for our customers. Using influencing skills, professional expertise and an understanding of people's needs to tailor advice and interventions to match.​

• Project management and delivery:

Ability to deliver learning projects from commission to conclusion, measuring value and impact using a data driven approach.

• Innovation:

Enthusiasm for researching, learning, and implementing new and emerging technology, digital learning, and modern workplace delivery methods and bringing the thinking to the House learning approaches.

• Inclusion:

Ability to work successfully with colleagues, suppliers, and with our staff population, ensuring that development is engaging, inclusive and accessible for all.

Next Steps and Additional Information

CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500-word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Please note that you may be asked to complete a test/presentation as part of this selection process. If these will take place, we will provide further information in due course.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

Contact Details (this is optional depending on Hiring Manager preference, but should be encouraged)

For more information about the role, or for an informal chat, please contact Judy Flaschmann ()

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House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Research & Information Team (R&I) provides information resources and research and enquiry services for Members of Parliament, their staff and other Parliamentary colleagues. It is composed of the House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).

The Research Information Service (RIS) is part of the Library Services directorate within the House of Commons Library. It provides a range of information services to support the Library's eight research teams and POST. This includes the selection of information resources, provision of current awareness reports, training and support on the discovery and use of information tools and resources, reference enquiries, literature searching and bibliographic assistance for the production of briefings and publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as Senior Research Librarian. This vital role oversees the daily work of a team of embedded research librarians who work with researchers to ensure they have access to the information needed to support a thriving Parliamentary democracy.

The Role

Are you a people-focused and service orientated individual looking to make a difference in a unique library environment? Then consider a role in Research and Information at the House of Commons. This post oversees the daily operations of the Research Information Service to ensure the effective and efficient use of information tools by researchers and wider Library users. A professional qualification in library and information management is essential to this post.

Comprising around twenty people, the Research Information Service is a team of highly skilled information professionals who connect the wider Research and Information research community with the resources (physical, digital and human) they need to complete their work. The Senior Research Librarian will work closely with the Head of Service to ensure high quality service delivery in line with strategic goals and take responsibility for a range of projects.

Line management and a coaching approach are essential to this role. The postholder will be responsible for the direct line management of a group of Research Librarians in addition to deputising for the Head of Service in their absence.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Oversight of the daily operations of the department, deputising for the Head of Service in their absence and at other times as necessary.
• Acting as Senior Records Officer for the wider team, ensuring that information is maintained, accessible and archived in accordance with local policy.
• Liaison with internal colleagues on matters where Research Information Service is involved, including participation in working groups and committees as needed.
• Taking the lead on specific projects including delivering services and contributions to events.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• You will hold a CILIP-accredited degree level Library or Information Management qualification or actively seeking to obtain such a qualification.
• You meet the key information needs of your customers by showing an aptitude for enquiry work using a range of information resources and tools, including using SharePoint and other tools to organise and retrieve digital information.
• You have the ability to lead and motivate colleagues and foster a supportive work environment.
• You can develop innovative services by monitoring trends in the information landscape and the needs of your user community to analyse where existing services can be adapted and where new services need to be created.
• You collaborate on a range of projects by establishing effective relationships with colleagues to deliver projects and services, taking a leadership approach where necessary.
• You have the ability to communicate complex issues to non-specialists and a range of different audiences.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 2-6 in the Job Description.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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Summary

Job Description for Senior Research Technologist:

NNL is where you'll experiment to help solve global challenges. As part of our Waste Management & Decommissioning capability, your work will impact the lives of generations. By finding new ways to avoid, reduce, store and treat nuclear waste, and drive down the cost of decommissioning, you'll help to deliver cleaner energy and influence our nation's energy future. You'll face new challenges every day, working in unique locations on ground-breaking projects. Whichever area you specialise in this is a place to do great science for a good cause.

A Senior Research Technologist (4A) with an extensive and diverse range of experience is required for the planning, execution, and supervision of experimental programmes performed under the Thermal Treatment R&D Portfolio, the Waste Vitrification Process Support portfolio, and on any associated wasteform development projects including those under the thermal core science theme. Chiefly the role involves developing experimental programmes to customer specification, acting as an authority on plant/experimental capabilities and suggesting additional work to the customer which may be of benefit to their operations. The role involves supervisory responsibility for junior Technologists working in these project areas in terms of technical safety and quality.

The role also involves contributing to the technical standards and skills development across NNL, such as engagement with companywide improvement programmes, involvement with the appropriate professional body and playing a direct active role in the supervision, coaching and development of supporting staff and new team members as well as acting as a champion for safety and technical quality.

The role may also involve the requirement to provide embedded support to external organisations such as customers, partners, and collaborator for a fixed period of time.

Main Responsibilities for Senior Research Technologist:

• Interfacing directly with customers and supporting them in identifying knowledge gaps and areas for further research.


• Development of experimental programmes to support the customer in achieving their waste management and disposal objectives.


• Fulfilling the role of Technical Lead to derive experiments aimed at investigating key research tasks.


• Specification, execution, and delivery of research projects including supervision of supporting team members.


• Identification of experimental analysis requirements and organising both internal analyses carried out by NNL, and external analysis carried out by the supply chain when necessary.


• Consulting with Operations and Laboratory Teams, ensuring that the aims and objectives of experiments are successfully being achieved.


• Performing on-line analysis of plant and laboratory produced data.


• Undertaking safety and quality audits on plant and in the laboratories.


• Investigation of experimental events occurring during rig or laboratory operations and conduct quick-time analysis, making changes where necessary.


• Collection of relevant data from rig and laboratory software systems and ensuring that QA aspects of data collection and retention from all projects are robust.


• Interpretation of results / data and production of technical reports.


• Presentation of results to the wider business area team and customers through Technical Committee meetings.


• Identification and recommendation of areas of future work for the business area.

Essential Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• Minimum Undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific subject; Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc.


• Experience in a technical capacity, ideally at lead or deputy lead level.


• Proven ability in experimental design, management, and reporting.


• Demonstrable customer focus with the ability to interact at all levels.


• Proven ability to analyse data, specifically data produced by plant trending software.


• Proven ability to communicate effectively and be a respected team member.


• Demonstrable positive attitude towards achieving high levels of safety and quality.


• Highly competent in Microsoft IT packages.


• Proven ability to interact with other departments and at higher level in, and outside of, own team.


• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant scientific subject; Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc.


• Technical knowledge and understanding of the HIP programme, VTR programme, glass and ceramic waste forms, and thermal treatment technologies.

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

Summary

Job Description for Senior Research Technologist:

NNL is where you'll experiment to help solve global challenges. As part of our Waste Management & Decommissioning capability, your work will impact the lives of generations. By finding new ways to avoid, reduce, store and treat nuclear waste, and drive down the cost of decommissioning, you'll help to deliver cleaner energy and influence our nation's energy future. You'll face new challenges every day, working in unique locations on ground-breaking projects. Whichever area you specialise in this is a place to do great science for a good cause.

A Senior Research Technologist with a rig scale experience is required to provide technical leadership for the delivery of programmes primarily for Sellafield Limited, leading smaller projects within larger programmes.

As part of our Waste Management & Decommissioning capability, your work will impact the lives of generations. By finding new ways to avoid, reduce, store and treat nuclear waste, and drive down the cost of decommissioning, you'll help to deliver cleaner energy and influence our nation's energy future. You'll face new challenges every day, working in unique locations on ground-breaking projects. Whichever area you specialise in this is a place to do great science for a good cause.

This role is to provide support to task and project delivery within the technical capability of Characterisation and Effluent Rig Operations at NNL's Workington Laboratory, with an emphasis on providing support to key plants across the Sellafield site. The individual will work closely with Technical Leads and other team members as well as with a range of internal and external customers and undertaking and supervising a range of non-active bench and rig scale experimental programmes. It includes operational leadership and guidance of others, solving complex problems, applying expertise in novel situations and working with Universities and PhD students.

Main Responsibilities for Senior Research Technologist:

• Operational and technical provision in the fields of effluent chemistry, materials characterisation and rig operations, working independently on difficult and complex projects with little additional support.


• Leads on the development of experimental work programmes and conducts a range of bench and rig scale experimental work, with a focus on troubleshooting during runs.


• Ensures technical quality of experimental work through best practice and regular consultation with Technical Leads, Engineering & Line / Project Managers.


• Takes responsibility for accurate records of work carried out and reporting of results as required.


• Establishes and develops strong collaborative relationships with customers, suppliers and other technical leads etc.


• Takes responsibility for training and development of self and other team members including the provision of coaching to develop the teams skills and abilities.


• Ensures all relevant safety and quality rules and procedures are applied by team members working on their projects.


• Leads by example and taking responsibility particularly with respect to safety and following up and escalating any issues.


• Actively contribute to the team's improvement and assurance activities, identifying improvements in ways of working and implementing as agreed.

Essential Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• BSc in relevant scientific subject, e.g. chemical engineering or chemistry, or equivalent industrial experience.


• Relevant experience working at rig scale including the planning of experiments and interpretation of results to consistently high standards of safety and quality.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• The ability to effectively train, mentor and coach others within the team.


• Flexibility in dealing with changing workloads and experience of being flexible and adapting the approach to experimental work and reporting, according to customer requirements.


• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Senior Research Technologist:

• Experience supervising others, leading on projects and programmes.


• Track record of successfully developing work programmes with customers.


• Pre-existing technical understanding of effluent management and waste characterisation in relation to nuclear applications.


• Demonstrates evidence of involvement with improvements in safety and lab operations.

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you'll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you'll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish - allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You'll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

1. Core activities - Learning and teaching (a) Prepare effective and original educational materials to deliver high quality teaching as evidenced by predominantly strong module feedback and high student success on taught modules, as appropriate, in the subject area. (b) Undertake module co-ordination/leadership, as appropriate, including contributing to the development of specified, high quality modules/courses which meet students needs as specified by the Executive Dean (or delegate)/Head of Division. (c) Prepare, invigilate, mark and moderate assessments, in accordance with University policies and procedures, providing provide timely and effective feedback to students. (d) Contribute to the practice based learning of students, fieldtrips, residentials and other student activities as required from time to time. (e) Provide personal tutoring to individual students in accordance with University policies and procedures as required from time to time. This can be under roles such as Link Lecturer, Personal tutors, Academic Assessors and other supportive roles. 2. Higher level activity examples - Learning and teaching (a) Produce innovative learning materials that can be shared across other institutions/disciplines; (b) Write and/ or contribute to publications, and disseminate research findings using appropriate academic media; (c) Contribute to conferences through lectures or poster presentations; (d) Prepare, scrutinise and contribute to educational entrepreneurial grants; (e) Receive educational awards; (e) Active and recognized contributor to internal or external learning and teaching networks/groups, and to relevant professional bodies; (f) UG/ Post Grad external examiner experience 3. Core activities - Research, knowledge transfer and professional impact (a) Remain abreast of the developments in the relevant academic discipline (b) Actively support School/University activities that promote or develop research, KT and professional practice 4. Higher level activity examples research (a) Achievements in some of the following areas, at a level consistent with national impact in the appointees discipline: (b) Publications (journals, books, chapters that are nationally leading/excellent); (c) Other high quality research outputs (e.g. exhibitions, compositions, direction/production of performances etc.); (d) Research grants as principal investigator; (e) MSc/ PhD supervision; (f) Research presentations at symposia and conferences; (g) To be able to conduct and project manage department research projects. a. Building research proposals b. Seeking ethical approval c. Database management d. Diagnostic screening of neurodevelopmental disorders e. Designing appropriate methodologies according to the study f. Analysing results g. Working with other researchers at LSBU and other academic centres to use and develop end product h. Applying for grants to continue research i. Disseminating research results through publication and public events 5. Higher level activity examples knowledge transfer (a) Win significant external funding in areas such as applied research with industry, or educational partnerships and collaborations, either as the lead applicant or jointly with colleagues; (b) Coordinate and/or deliver CPD; (c) Develop patents and spin out companies (d) Develop research to provide impact in society or in the economy 6. Higher level activity examples professional impact (a) Fellowship (or equivalent) of professional bodies; (b) Engagement with professional decision-making bodies; (c) Contribute to successful bids for commissioning of professional education, or contribute to major commissions; (d) Manage higher level CPD in the discipline; (e) Hold editorial positions (including Journal Editorial Boards); (f) Conference organisation (e.g. national conference/programme chairs and programme g) Committee (g) To work as an autonomous practitioner within a defined scope of professional practice, and effectively maintain and update skills to promote own area of credible leadership, within a chosen speciality field (i.e. mental health and learning disabilities) (h) To contribute to the development of partnership working with appropriate specialty practitioners and other health and social care personnel, patients and their families. (i) To enhance the quality of the student experience in the subject area through innovation in learning and teaching, course planning and development, subject review and external liaison, consistent with the post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer as specified by the Dean (or delegate)/Head of Department. (j) To contribute to the development of specified, high quality units/courses which understand and meet students needs as specified by the Dean (or delegate)/Head of Department. 7. Core activities - administration, management, leadership and citizenship (a) Support for the core business of the School, including participation in the processes for the recruitment, selection, enrolment, and induction of students, attendance at University recruitment events visits to partner schools and other marketing initiatives etc. (b) Administrative duties required for the smooth running of the School, including monitoring attendance, maintaining assessment records and carrying out module evaluations, in accordance with the regulations of the time. (c) Attendance and participation meetings related to the subject area delivery and development, including Course Boards. Examination Boards and other Divisional, School and University meetings. (d) External engagement as appropriate (with the professional discipline, local community, schools and colleges, employers, international partners) (e) Mentorship of colleagues (f) Commitment to all areas of activity including EDI and the LSBU Behavioural Framework. 8. Higher level examples administration, management, leadership and citizenship (a) Demonstrate successful academic leadership within the School; (b) Contribute to University committees or panels; (c) Contribute to and/or lead professional contributions and collaborations with charities/NGOs