Total 31 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 4LF

• Performs minor phases of a larger assignment pertaining to studies in marketing research, which includes data analysis, statistical modeling and query building, formatting, and programming skills to support sales and marketing efforts.
• Performs a variety of assignments in the areas of product research, market management and market research, using a knowledge of market research and marketing concepts, GSA's management processes, its organization, policies, functions and goals and those of its customers.
• Assists, higher level analysts in market research studies, performance planning efforts, market analyses, and other market research activities.
• Assists in preparation of less complex study plans or portions of plans that define moderately complex to complex study efforts. 
• Performs quantitative, cost/economic analyses and operations research studies requiring the application of such techniques as mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, linear and nonlinear programming, simulation, decision theory and probability theory in a new or creative approach.
• Prepares recommendations in various formats to audiences in formal and informal settings.

Starting at $59,966 Per Year (GS 09)

• Develop and apply statistical theories, methods, and techniques to analyze and interpret data, providing insights and recommendations to support data-driven decision and policy making processes within the organization.
• Design and implement data collection and processing methods, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and relevance to research objectives.
• Design, implement and maintain data pipelines to transform raw data into a common data model, annotate data and metadata with controlled vocabulary terms (indexing), and convert data to graph format.
• Contribute to the development of new methodologies and approaches in the field of semantic technology by sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
• Adhere to ethical guidelines and maintain data confidentiality, ensuring the responsible conduct of research and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Starting at $72,553 Per Year (GS 11-12)

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as a Personnel Research Psychologist.
Typical assignments include:

• The development, validation, and administration of cognitive and non-cognitive competency assessments for selection and diagnostic purposes. This includes job analysis, written and non-written tests, job knowledge tests, performance tests, and computer simulations.
• The development and administration of organizational assessments to assess climate and organizational outcomes, including employee climate, customer satisfaction, exit, and custom surveys.
• Responsible for conducting research and applying innovative assessment procedures and technologies to develop practical solutions to human resources management problems.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

The RSPB, in conjunction with BTO and Natural England, are running national surveys of the three key lowland heathland species in 2025 – Nightjar, Woodlark and Dartford Warbler.
We are looking to recruit four Research Assistants, on six-month contracts (from early February to the end of July) to undertake fieldwork for these surveys at various sites (primarily in England). What's the role about?
These posts require experience of conducting fieldwork on lowland heathland, moorland and in conifer plantations, by 1km-square. The post holders should have a good knowledge of the ecology of Nightjars, Woodlarks and Dartford Warblers and should be able to ensure the smooth running of the surveys by dealing diplomatically with all interested parties. Fieldwork will involve long and unsociable hours in the field and will be physically demanding over the contract period. Extensive travel to different sites may also be required. Applicants must be able to regularly travel to, from and within remote locations not served by public transport. If work from a home base is not possible the post holder will be responsible for finding their own accommodation, although the RSPB will be able to contribute towards costs. The successful candidates will be allocated to survey priority sites for each of the species, mainly in southern England, where additional coverage is needed. The surveys will follow the standard national survey methods for each species, with the following survey periods for each species: Woodlark - mid February to late May (2 visits to each square); Dartford Warbler - early April to late June (2 visits); Nightjar - June and July (2 visits). Additionally, surveyors will be asked to record numbers (or absence) of the other species listed in the JNCC heathland bird assemblage. The fieldwork will include a combination of early mornings, and survey work around dawn and dusk.
Key information:

This role will involve lone working.
This role will require early morning and evening working and may require regular weekend working.
The role may be based in a remote and rural location.
This role may require occasional travel within the UK.
This role may require occasional overnight stays away from home.
The RSPB works for a healthy environment for all and we therefore expect you to take action in accordance with our Environmental Policy and objectives. Together we can make positive difference for our world.
In the RSPB, volunteers are a major resource and make a vital contribution to the RSPB’s aim to take action for the conservation of wild birds and the environment. Employees are responsible for encouraging, developing and supporting volunteers in their work for the RSPB.

What we need from you:

Expected to have a degree or equivalent experience.
Demonstrable specialist knowledge in relevant taxonomic groups appropriate to the post.
Knowledge of conservation issues and scientific principles.
Knowledge of, and adherence to, legal and practical requirements for ensuring own health and safety, sometimes in challenging field conditions.
Demonstrable, specialist identification and practical field skills appropriate to the post.
Ability to use own initiative to solve day-to-day problems in the field
Ability to be self-motivated and work efficiently within a defined work plan.
Practical scientific skills of a standard that provides the highest quality data
Demonstrable experience of relevant research or survey techniques - Desirable
Skilled use of Microsoft Office - Desirable
Knowledge of conservation issues and practice, and conservation science - Desirable

Additional Information
These are full-time contract posts for 37.5 hours per week, for 6 months.
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 9th December 2024. For further information please contact andrew.stanbury@rspb.org.uk; fiona.burns@rspb.org.uk; simon.wotton@rspb.org.uk.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.

• Assist the Director and Senior Staff in coordinating, scheduling, and prioritizing meetings, visits, appointments, agendas, and travel requirements.
• Support planning and coordination of Directorate events, seminars, workshops, retreats; provide site coordination, including audio/visual equipment support, hybrid/virtual arrangements, documentation, and meeting announcements and communications.
• Coordinate with other administrative assistants within the Directorate to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent support for the Director and Senior Staff.
• Serve as the Directorate lead for records management. Identify, update, maintain, and catalog records for management systems. Provide retention schedules for records.
• Lead the implementation of administrative management policies. Interpret and provide advice to employees and managers on policies and regulations pertaining to administrative matters, including travel.
• Support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives in the Directorate and facilitate DEIA topic discussions with the Senior Staff.
• Manage Center access for foreign nationals, as required.
• Manage budget and purchasing of Directorate supplies and materials, maintain financial records.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Starting at $72,553 Per Year (GS 11)

HR & L&D Administrator
Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 8DE - Office BasedSalary: up to £25,000 per annum depending on skills & experienceWorking Hours: Monday - Friday Full Time
About us:
MGF is a privately owned independent company with a sense of family at the core of our culture. We specialise in the supply of temporary works solutions to the Construction Industry through hire and sale. Our strategy is to provide a comprehensive shoring service to our customers achieved through continuous investment in our products, infrastructure, processes and people to recognise long term sustainable growth. We currently have over 450 colleagues in our business and operate nationally across 12 depots, with an Engineering Centre in Manchester and our Head Office in Wigan.
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced HR/L&D Administrator who is passionate about delivering a first-class service, and who will support us on our journey to betterment. The role will be based at our Head Office in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan.
As HR/L&D Administrator you will be supporting the HR Team and wider business by:

Assisting in the recruitment and selection process ensuring accuracy and that timescales are met
Providing accurate administrative HR support, such as preparing contracts of employment, letters, taking notes and minutes, filing, scanning and research
Keeping employee records and files up to date, ensuring documents are stored effectively in the appropriate systems
Reviewing and responding to emails received
Organising meetings, interviews and other events as required
Accurately entering data into the HR/L&D Systems and producing reports as required
Dealing with telephone enquiries and routine correspondence
Gaining an awareness and understanding of current HR legislative requirements as well as any proposed or future changes that may affect the Company
To support the training administration process as well as the development and ongoing administration of the Learning Management System (LMS)


What we are looking for:
You will already have gained experience in HR/L&D Administration and pride yourself on meeting customer expectations. You will be a team player with a flexible work ethic and have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively. Your admin skills should be strong and efficient, with a focus on achieving best practice through continuous improvement.
Your interpersonal and communication skills should be second to none, and you will be willing to embrace change and take up new challenges. Strong IT skills particularly in Word and Excel are a must.
What’s on offer:

30 days holiday including public holidays
A company Christmas shutdown and the option to purchase additional days of annual leave
Life Assurance
Gym discount scheme
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to 24/7 private GP
Refer a friend scheme
The security of working for a national organisation with core family values at our heart
Learning & Development opportunities – we pride ourselves on developing our employees and believe in internal growth

This is a chance to join a growing company that values every team member. We offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career advancement and additional benefits to support your work-life balance.
We welcome applications from all sections of society and aim to be an equal opportunities employer.
Don't miss out on this opportunity – apply today!
All applicants will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

HR & L&D Administrator
Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 8DE - Office BasedSalary: up to £25,000 per annum depending on skills & experienceWorking Hours: Monday - Friday Full Time
About us:
MGF is a privately owned independent company with a sense of family at the core of our culture. We specialise in the supply of temporary works solutions to the Construction Industry through hire and sale. Our strategy is to provide a comprehensive shoring service to our customers achieved through continuous investment in our products, infrastructure, processes and people to recognise long term sustainable growth. We currently have over 450 colleagues in our business and operate nationally across 12 depots, with an Engineering Centre in Manchester and our Head Office in Wigan.
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced HR/L&D Administrator who is passionate about delivering a first-class service, and who will support us on our journey to betterment. The role will be based at our Head Office in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan.
As HR/L&D Administrator you will be supporting the HR Team and wider business by:

Assisting in the recruitment and selection process ensuring accuracy and that timescales are met
Providing accurate administrative HR support, such as preparing contracts of employment, letters, taking notes and minutes, filing, scanning and research
Keeping employee records and files up to date, ensuring documents are stored effectively in the appropriate systems
Reviewing and responding to emails received
Organising meetings, interviews and other events as required
Accurately entering data into the HR/L&D Systems and producing reports as required
Dealing with telephone enquiries and routine correspondence
Gaining an awareness and understanding of current HR legislative requirements as well as any proposed or future changes that may affect the Company
To support the training administration process as well as the development and ongoing administration of the Learning Management System (LMS)


What we are looking for:
You will already have gained experience in HR/L&D Administration and pride yourself on meeting customer expectations. You will be a team player with a flexible work ethic and have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively. Your admin skills should be strong and efficient, with a focus on achieving best practice through continuous improvement.
Your interpersonal and communication skills should be second to none, and you will be willing to embrace change and take up new challenges. Strong IT skills particularly in Word and Excel are a must.
What’s on offer:

30 days holiday including public holidays
A company Christmas shutdown and the option to purchase additional days of annual leave
Life Assurance
Gym discount scheme
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to 24/7 private GP
Refer a friend scheme
The security of working for a national organisation with core family values at our heart
Learning & Development opportunities – we pride ourselves on developing our employees and believe in internal growth

This is a chance to join a growing company that values every team member. We offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career advancement and additional benefits to support your work-life balance.
We welcome applications from all sections of society and aim to be an equal opportunities employer.
Don't miss out on this opportunity – apply today!
All applicants will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Data Scientist, you will be working on Digital Innovation projects leveraging 4IR and cutting-edge technologies. You will be collaborating with Data Science Team to design and build analytics tools/models/analytics to accelerate digital technologies adoption and unlock business value from data insights. You are required to constantly learn new front-tier technology and creatively apply/deliver solutions to support Global Ops Strategy and goals.

• Work with a team of data science professionals, and cross-functional teams to understand business problem, identify business opportunities, optimize business performance and/or improve KPIs.
• Leverage data mining techniques in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLM, GenAI visualization etc. to discover insightful patterns.
• Analyze large-scale structured and unstructured data to develop AI/ML models that enhance business value and KPIs, while deriving actionable insights and communicating them to leaders for product improvement.
• Develop/take an idea to create prototype AI/ML models with intuitive interfaces, integrating with existing systems and showcasing successful use cases.
• Prepare and deliver presentations with data visualizations and business conclusions.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thamesview school is currently expanding, with an increasing student PAN year on year. Therefore, the Science Team are seeking to appoint an inspirational and committed teacher who shares the same values; engaging, empowering and encouraging students to fulfil their fullest potential. We have recently opened a new purpose-built Science Block with state-of-the-art facilities, and offer a broad curriculum including a new GCSE in Astronomy and A level Biology.

Science Department Information:

• A supportive Science Department with varying levels of experience within the Science Team
• Collaborative approach in order to support workload and wellbeing of staff
• Capacity for Professional Promotion within the Science Department

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Is passionate about Science
• Is enthusiastic and able to demonstrate innovative and creative teaching practices
• Can work collaboratively as well as use personal initiative
• Be eager to inspire and motivate students to exceed expectations
• Has high aspirations for all students

Thamesview School Information:

Recognised as ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted Inspection (May 2024), Thamesview School is committed to providing high quality learning through high quality teaching.

We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences for our children and supporting our staff through excellent CPD opportunities and bespoke leadership pathways. We are looking for candidates with drive and wanting to progress quickly.

What the school offers its staff

What Can We Offer You?

• Opportunities for staff to progress quickly and develop into posts of responsibility at all levels up to SLT.
• The chance to deliver an exciting and evolving curriculum, including a new GCSE in Astronomy and A level Biology
• Active support with your career development including CPD opportunities such as NPQML, NPQSL and Coaching etc
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Team
• Access to Health and Wellbeing support via Occupational Health and access to free, confidential counselling services with the Staff Support Line Service.
• Positive union relations and a representative from the largest teaching union on the staff body.
• A friendly place to work holding the Gold Kent and Medway Staff Wellbeing Award

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Appointment to this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Failure analysis and characterize thin film.
• Model empirical thin film process and performance data
• Develop tools to automate the analysis of thin film characterization data such as from AFM, TEM, spectroscopy, etc.
• Aggregate and correlate material data with process parameters.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

We are looking for junior doctors with an interest in teaching to join our medical education team for our 4 TRF posts:
• 1 x with an interest in medicine;
• 1 x with an interest in surgery;
• 1 x with an interest in acute medicine / critical illness
• 1 x with an interest in T&O / rheumatology

The working week consists of 3 days per week teaching, 1 day per week based in the clinical area of your choice and 1 day per week for private directed study. The teaching fellow will also be expected to take part in the preparation of assessments and participate as an examiner, amongst other projects.



The posts will involve providing generic clinical skills teaching, but also have an interest in the specialities indicated above. As the teaching fellow you will be expected to be involved in the teaching of medical students based at Kings Mill Hospital for their clinical placements. The post holders will provide clinical demonstrations, small group tutorials and practical sessions together with supervised direct patient contact on the wards.

Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of
the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community
Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020
we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures
wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we
also care for you.
We would love you to join us.



The posts will involve providing generic clinical skills teaching, but also have an interest in the specialities indicated above. As the teaching fellow you will be expected to be involved in the teaching of medical students based at Kings Mill Hospital for their clinical placements. The post holders will provide clinical demonstrations, small group tutorials and practical sessions together with supervised direct patient contact on the wards.


This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Characterization of cloth cleanliness in the department
• Improvement to qualify bonding processes
• Prepare samples and send them to lab analysis
• Requires general supervision of all work
• Work is generally reviewed for completeness and accuracy