Total 158 Others level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS18 2QU

• Performs analyses and develops reports on biomedical, scientific, and health policy issues.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative data analysis as well as literature reviews and prepares reports for presentation to leadership, professional and scientific organizations, and journals.
• Maintains awareness of scientific advances and legislative developments regarding the national health status and issues having implications for current and planned health research and research training programs.
• Prepares background materials for senior staff that capture the current state of knowledge in scientific and policy-areas, and provides staff support for special science policy, research program planning, or evaluation.

The Departments of Computer Science and Law at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor. This is a permanent position. We are seeking a talented researcher with expertise in AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP), particularly with a focus on AI and NLP applications in legal compliance control.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make an important contribution to the development of research in Computer Science (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/) and Law (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/research/). It supports the newly founded JusTN0W initiative (https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/csdlp/justn0w/), which takes place within the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy (https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/csdlp/). JusTN0W aims to develop a world-leading interdisciplinary work programme, to research sustainable and just solutions for accelerated decarbonisation of economies. The university has committed to invest £5M over four years in this groundbreaking project.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in the development of this new initiative, dedicating the first four years primarily to this work. They will benefit from a reduced teaching load and a startup travel budget to support high-quality research, grant applications, and initiatives to engage other staff in JusTN0W-related opportunities. After four years, the appointment will be reviewed based on grant income and may transition to a primarily research role or an Education and Research Track position with a standard teaching load.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally

excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career

in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages

at https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/

and https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/

The Department of Computer Science is one of the UK's leading Computer Science departments, with an outstanding reputation in research, teaching, and student employability. Our internationally recognised research covers Algorithms and Complexity, Artificial Intelligence and Human Systems, Networks, Scientific Computing and Vision, Imaging and Visualisation. There is a lively research culture with many visitors and events, and collaborations locally, nationally and internationally. In the recent UK research assessment exercise REF2021 we improved by six places in the ranking. The Department has recently grown rapidly, and now has more than 50 permanent members of academic staff. The Department has a proud tradition of excellence in its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award.

Durham Law School is a leading law school. Consistently ranked in the Top 10 nationally and Top 50 globally, it comprises a community of over 100 academics and professional support staff. It has an infrastructure of high-profile research centres that brings together colleagues for collaborative projects.  The School has an extensive network of leading international partner institutions and close ties with the City of London and the Inns of Court. Our top-ranked global law courses are very competitive with an excellent and diverse student population from across the world delivering a cutting-edge, research-led curriculum. Our Law School is also proud to hold the Athena Swan Bronze award. Athena SWAN is a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia.

The role is full-time, but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job

shares.

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Your new school
This is a super exciting opportunity to join one of our partnership schools for two terms from January 2025 to July 2025 as a teacher of Science. This school is a large school based in Stoke-on-Trent, and they are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of their students and young people. This role will commence in January 2025 and will run through for two terms, covering maternity leave.

Your new role
Our partner school is looking for an ambitious and passionate teacher of Science who will ensure the needs of their pupils are at the forefront. It's about ensuring that every pupil, whatever their level of ability, enjoys the support they need to achieve exceptional results. You will be joining this school on a full-time basis where you can experience teaching in a school that has high behaviour expectations to ensure the school's teachers can do their job as effectively as possible. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching all three science elements at both KS3 and KS4 level. However, this is not essential. ECTs are also welcome to apply for this position.

What you'll need to succeed
This school has a strong ethos and culture, so you will need to mirror their ambitious strategies. You will also need to hold QTS in the UK to be considered for this position.

What you'll get in return
You will experience working in a very positive working environment, have the support of a highly committed and professional staff team and will work alongside committed and collaborative colleagues.

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• Write and edit programs (R, SAS, SQL, or Python) to query relational database, organize and analyze data from IMPACII or other relational database.
• Share programming code (R, SAS, SQL or Python), document steps of analysis and collaborate with team to ensure transparent and reproducible results.
• Investigate and provide collaborative feedback to team and leadership in understanding and editing programs (R, SAS, SQL or Python) for data anomalies, data integrity, nuances and other unexpected patterns in the data.
• Apply statistical techniques, models and tests to gain insight into the data and inform direction of subsequent analysis and explanation of significance of differences observed in the data.
• Write narrative explanations and interpretations of data findings, results and create summaries of the data as part of larger comprehensive analysis.
• Utilize scientific research methodologies and approaches to develop testable hypotheses to answer questions pertaining to scientific portfolio analyses for program staff and leadership.

Job Title: Qualified Science Teacher

Location: Middlesbrough

Start Date: January 2025

Salary: £140 - £200 per day (depending on experience)

Can you inspire young minds with an engaging teaching style?

Do you love to support and focus on student’s success?

Do you aim to deliver the very best teaching to pupils?

TeacherActive are looking for a specialised Qualified Science Teacher in Middlesbrough. We have an amazing opportunity to work within a school in the Middlesbrough area. We create amazing rapport with our schools and support all our staff with the on-boarding process! The school has many ambitions to achieve including a strong focus on creating a culture of success and positivity towards learning. The school have proven records of an outstanding result with OFSTED.

We are currently looking for a Qualified Teacher to deliver a permanent position in education. You will have the guaranteed opportunity to support pupils and help them thrive towards success. The school embeds equality and diversity and ensures there are learning experiences to help students reflect on their own individuality. Students are given the opportunities to expand their knowledge and understanding on the different cultures and identities in relation to the subject being taught. The school ensures respect is honoured towards each member of staff and pupils.

A successful Qualified Teacher will have:

• QTS with Science specialism (ECTs are also welcomed)
• Experience of supporting and teaching children up to Key Stage 5.
• Experience working within a Secondary Setting
• A good understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection
• Excellent classroom management
• Behavioural Management experience

In return you can expect excellent benefits and rewards:

• A dedicated team of consultants available to help you with the on-boarding process.
• Guaranteed Payment Scheme *Terms and Conditions apply*
• CPD Courses and Certificates as part of the MyProgression Channel.
• Referral Scheme when recommending a friend of up to £200*
• Market leading rates of pay.

Our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of TAX and National Insurance and there’s no messing around with admin charges coming out of your heard-earned cash. If you are interested in this position, then click ‘APPLY NOW’ and I will be in touch regarding this fantastic opportunity.

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0191 580 7888

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