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Colleagues may be interested in the following post, advertised in today's Guardian: Press Officer Salary circa £25,000 (depending on experience) plus benefits South Kensington, London The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) is a registered charity which exists to advance the understanding, accessibility and accountability of the sciences and engineering. The Press Officer is an exciting role that provides a complete press and PR service to the BA. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and self motivated individual to work on two of the highest profile media events in the science calendar: National Science Week and the BA Festival of Science. You will be required to research, write and distribute high quality press releases to tight deadlines and build and maintain relationships with media contacts. You will have at least two years experience of working in media relations. You will understand the importance of proactive media relations work and have sound knowledge of broadcast and print media. With outstanding verbal and written communication skills and excellent organisational skills you will be capable of producing top quality work to tight deadlines. You will have the ability to remain calm under pressure and have excellent attention to detail. Please note that as this position may involve direct and indirect contact with children and young adults, successful appointment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory disclosure obtained through the Criminal Records Bureau. Please find a full job description and person specification on www.the-ba.net/jobs. To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter stating how you best meet the requirements of the person specification to: Rachel McVickers, HR Officer, the BA, Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD or by email to [log in to unmask] Closing date: 15th March 2006 Interview date: 23rd March 2006 If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. The BA aims to be an equal opportunities employer. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System on behalf of the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) ________________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.org.uk **********************************************************************