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List members or their colleagues may be interested in the following vacancy at BBSRC. The ad appears in today's MediaGuardian. Kind regards, Matt Matt Goode Head of Media BBSRC External Relations Unit Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1UH Tel: 01793 413299 Mobile: 07766 423 372 For the latest news from BBSRC please visit: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/media Media Officer (Initial six months maternity cover, possibility of extension) BBSRC, Swindon £24,700 - £27,700 + excellent benefits package Swindon BBSRC is the UK's principal public funder for research across the biological sciences and needs a first-rate Media Officer to cover an initial six months maternity absence in its busy and proactive Media Office. In this varied role, you'll have the opportunity to get involved with publicising cutting edge science. You don't necessarily need a science background, but you will be expected to promote exciting advances in areas such as genomics and brain science. Preparing first drafts of press releases and taking responsibility for our cuttings and information database, you'll also find yourself liaising with the national media on a weekly basis, so you'll have ample opportunity to grow your existing one or more years' media relations experience. Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will contribute to BBSRC's media and communications training programmes. You'll need to be able to cover the press office in the absence of the Head of Media and experience of dealing with complex material would be an advantage. As well as a competitive salary, you'll also benefit from a final salary pension scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working hours and excellent on-site facilities including a subsidised coffee shop and restaurant. For an application form and further details, please contact: Cecilia Perkins, Joint Recruitment Unit on 01793 444468 (24 hours), fax 01793 301102 or e-mail: [log in to unmask] quoting the reference number JRU 46/07. Alternatively all our documents are available on our website http://jru.rcuk.ac.uk Closing date for applications: Tuesday 10 April 2007. The BBSRC welcomes applications from all sections of the community irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or gender. -- Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) to whom they are addressed. If you have received it in error, please destroy all copies and inform the sender. This email and any attachments are believed to be free from viruses but BBSRC accepts no liability in connection therewith. ********************************************************************** 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.ac.uk **********************************************************************