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The University of Sheffield

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND RELATED RESEARCH

Applications are invited for the following senior posts in the School
of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) which is a vigorous, large
multi-disciplinary Department in the Faculty of Medicine with
a task-oriented approach to research, teaching, training,
consultancy, health services development and clinical liaison. It is a new and
exciting development embracing the sections of Health Economics, Operational
Research, Health Policy and Management, Management Development, Nursing
Research, Information Resources, Public Health, General Practice, the Centre for
Ageing and Rehabilitation Studies and the Medical Care Research Unit. It also
houses both the Sheffield Unit and the Core Unit of the Trent Institute for Health
Services Research.

CHAIR IN PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH
- SECTION OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(Ref R1035A)

This newly-established Chair in Primary Care Research based in the
Section of General Practice would ideally suit clinicians or non-clinical scientists
with an appropriate background. The remit will  be to pursue a programme of
high quality personal research within the field of primary care, facilitate the
establishment of national and international research networks and supervise
graduate research students. The postholder will draw together the large number
of individuals in the School who have strong interests and a track record of
substantial research in primary care.

Applicants will have extensive experience of primary care and a
multi-disciplinary orientation and should have demonstrated achievement in
research of international standing within the field of primary care. A higher
research degree (MD or PhD) would be highly desirable.

The salary will be on the scale for Professorial Staff.

CLINICAL CHAIR IN PUBLIC HEALTH
- SECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(Ref R1035B)

The successful applicant will be the Head of the Section of Public
Health and will provide leadership in research, teaching, training, and clinical
liaison in public health, within the collaborative framework provided by the
School. As a minimum, the Chair will be supported by four Senior Lecturers, a
Senior Researcher and by several associate and honorary academic posts. The
Chair will be expected to contribute to the further expansion of the Section, and
will work closely with a new Chair in Public Health, in the emerging Asean
Medical College, which has its programmes taught in Sheffield  and Ipoh,
Malaysia.

Applicants should have demonstrated achievement in research of
international standing and have experience in administration in teaching and
training in public health. A higher research degree (MD or PhD) would be highly
desirable.

The salary will be on the scale for Clinical Professorial Staff.

CLINICAL SENIOR LECTURER IN PUBLIC HEALTH
- TRENT INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(Ref R1035C)

This is a new post in the Sheffield Unit of the Trent Institute for
Health Services Research, which links closely with the Units in Leicester and
Nottingham. As a working base, the successful applicant will be located within
the Section of Public Health of the School of Health and Related Research.

The postholder will have three main duties:

To strengthen the research training function within the Trent
Institute, working with the Senior Research Fellow (Training) and staff from the
Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield Units of the Institute on the development
of a modular Masters degree across the Institute.

To lead on the work of the Working Group on Acute Purchasing,
developing guidance for use by Purchasers in the Trent Region.

To undertake research of high quality within the field of public
health.

Applicants should be able to show substantial experience and
achievement either in health services research or within the NHS. A higher
research degree (MD or PhD) would be desirable.

The salary will be on the Clinical Senior Lecturer Scale for staff
holding honorary contracts (stlg40,620 - stlg52,440).

Informal enquiries for post A) may be made to: Dr Nigel Mathers,
Acting Head of General Practice (Tel: 0114 271 4312),
or
Professor Brian Edwards, Dean of ScHARR (Tel: 0114 222 5454), for posts
A and  B).
Enquiries about all three posts may be made to Professor Ron
Akehurst, Institute Co-ordinator and Deputy Dean of ScHARR
(Tel: 0114 222 5454) or Professor Ian Philp, Medical Director of ScHARR
(Tel: 0114 271 5124).

Closing dates for all posts will be 17 January 1997.

An equal opportunity employer.

Further particulars, quoting the appropriate reference number, from
the Director of Human Resource Management, The University of Sheffield,
Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, Tel: 0114 279 9800. (24 hour) or e-mail:
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http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs/







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