SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME Leeds

Fast-Track permanent career opportunities

Are you developing a career as an independent researcher?  This could
be your opportunity to progress rapidly towards a high level,
permanent Academic position as part of a world-leading research team
at the University of Leeds.

The University places high value on its status as a Research
University and, in order to enhance research quality and assist in
the development of a research culture, has established a Research
Fellowships Programme aimed at attracting dynamic and promising
researchers on the threshold of an outstanding academic career to
work with research groups of international quality.  If you have
already gained substantial post doctoral (or equivalent) experience
and established a track record of achievement employed on high
quality research projects, these posts offer the opportunity to build
on this and develop your skills as an independent researcher,
progressing towards a career as a permanent member of the Academic
staff. This is the seventh year of recruitment to the Programme, with
over 60 appointments having been made in earlier years, many of whom
have progressed to become Readers or Professors within, or shortly
after the Fellowship period.  In 2004 seven faculties are
participating in the scheme.  Some have selected specific fields of
study for this year's programme; others invite applications from
across the field of research interests as follows:

The following posts are available with effect from October 2004:

URF022931       Biological Sciences - Any area of Biological Sciences

URF023031       Environment: Social science-based environmental
analysis for sustainability

URF023131       Institute for Transport Studies: Traffic and the
Environment or Transport and Society

URF023231       Computing: Multidisciplinary Computing: Computational
and Biological Systems, Energy and the Environment or Spatial
Cognition

URF023331       Electronic and Electrical Engineering: Electronic Engineering

URF023431       Mechanical Engineering: Human Factors Allied to
Product Design or Smart Interfaces in Engine Tribology

URF023531       Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering:
Areas related to Multifunctional Materials, Multi-scale Modelling of
Materials, or Bio-photonics

URF023631       Law: Laws, Social Norms and Public Policy

URF023731       Politics and International Studies: Politics,
development and international relations of Southeast Asia

URF023831       Business School: International Strategy

URF023931       Mathematics: Any aspect of Mathematical Physics

URF024031       Physics and Astronomy: Galactic and extra-galactic
diffuse matter

URF024131       Dentistry - Oral Sciences Research: Tissue Engineering

URF024231       Healthcare Studies: To lead a programme on effective
Interventions to improve health or reduce inequalities in people with
chronic illness

URF024331       Molecular Vascular Medicine: Proteomics in relation
to health and complex diseases

URF024431       Medicine -Oncology and Haematology: Biostatistical
model development for analysis of complex proteomic, transcriptomic
and genomic data


University Research Fellowships are:

… normally offered on Research Grade II (£25,451 - £33,679  pay award
pending.), but may be more senior for particularly outstanding
applicants;

… permanent appointments which concentrate on research for five
years, followed by a transfer to a full academic appointment;

… exempt from teaching and administrative duties in the early stages.

… supported by development grants of up to £30,000

Appointees will have already established an excellent record of
research achievement and will be expected to make a significant
contribution to the research profile of their department and the
University. Full support for career development will be provided.

Closing date for applications is noon on 27th February 2004.  For
further information and details of how to apply see
http://wwwnotes2.leeds.ac.uk/jobs/unijob.nsf/Jobs , or e-mail:
[log in to unmask], or telephone: 0113 343 4153, or contact Human
Resources (Research Fellows), University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT, UK.
Please quote the appropriate reference number for the area(s) you are
interested in (see above).

We welcome applications from all sections of the community,
regardless of gender, ethnic origin or disability.

Textphone for deaf applicants only: 0113 343 4353.
All information is available in alternative formats - please contact
0113 343 5771.

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