Forwarded message from the UAG (Universities Advertising Group) and University of Warwick
Jobs for the Academic Community
http://www.jobs.ac.uk
jobs.ac.uk is a an recruitment website owned and created by the academic community.
The service advertises job vacancies for academic institutions around the world. It is an example
of the academic community working together to create something of value and is a venture that
the community should be justly proud of.
In the 15 months since launch, jobs.ac.uk has gone from strength to strength. The website
receives more than 12 000 visitors a day and provides a free jobs-by-email alert service for
thousands of people around the world. Over 260 academic insitutions now regularly advertise
their academic and related vacancies on the site.
At just 40 pounds per advert, the website provides the academic community with a cost-effective
alternative to expensive methods of recruitment advertising. Indeed, one institution has reported
to us that by using jobs.ac.uk they have already saved 250 0000 pounds. This is money we hope
will be ploughed back into research and education.
As you can imagine, the majority of the traditional media are still hostile to us. We have,
however, had some success in persuading elements of the press to be more co-operative. This
is partly because they are aware of the huge support that jobs.ac.uk has within the academic
world and that the service is not just going to 'go away'.
Despite the success of jobs.ac.uk to date there is still much to be done. The more people
academia know about jobs.ac.uk, the more effective it will become and the more money academic
institutions will be able to save. Therefore, if you have not already done so, I would ask you to do
any or all of the following:
- please visit www.jobs.ac.uk and perhaps register with our jobs-by-email facility
- contact us at [log in to unmask] and we will provide you with promotional material for your
department or institution
- inform friends and colleagues about the service whether they are in the UK or overseas
- create a link to www.jobs.ac.uk from any webpages you are involved with
If have any comments or suggestions you would like to make about the service, please do not
hesitate to contact:
Alex Sproat
Director
Jobs in the Academic Community
University of Warwick Campus
Coventry
CV4 7AL
UK
Tel : +44 (0)1203 572606/572839
Fax : +44 (0)1203 527946
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.jobs.ac.uk
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