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Job vacancy: Press Assistant - the BA Festival of Science The BA Festival of Science will take place in Norwich from 2 - 9 September 2006, bringing over 300 of the UK's top scientists and engineers to discuss the latest developments in science with the public. In addition to talks and debates at Trinity College, there will be a host of events throughout the city as part of the Festival in the City programme. For further information, visit www.the-ba.net/festivalofscience. The Festival generates a great deal of press interest, and the BA runs a strong press operation, providing journalists with speakers' papers, holding press conferences and running the Festival Press Centre. The BA is recruiting for a Press Assistant to assist in the run-up to, during and immediately after the Festival. Your duties are likely to include assisting with: * Collating press papers * Identifying newsworthy stories * Promoting the Festival * Co-ordinating a team of student helpers at the Festival * Setting up press conferences * Answering media registration and enquiries * Media evaluation post-Festival It is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of working with the press in a scientific context and in a fun but hectic environment. The Press Assistant will ideally begin work in early July and will work until at least mid-September. The role is offered at a salary of £16,000 per annum (pro-rata). For more information about this position, and for details of how to apply, please visit the BA website at www.the-ba.net/jobs or call Fai Lee on 020 7019 4947. Closing date for applications Friday 26 May, interviews Monday 12 June. The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) is a charity which exists to advance the understanding, accessibility and accountability of the sciences and engineering. To subscribe and receive regular updates on events, activities and news from the BA email 'subscribe' to [log in to unmask] or click here: subscribe to free e-news <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . Mr Fai Lee Press Officer the BA Wellcome Wolfson Building 165 Queen's Gate London SW7 5HD T: +44 (0)20 7019 4947 F: +44 (0)870 770 7102 Website: www.the-ba.net Registered charity no: 212479 ________________________________________________________________________ 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 **********************************************************************