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The following job opportunity has arisen within the Interactive Education Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research. The advert is on The Institute's website (www.icr.ac.uk) and will be appearing online in the New Scientist and Guardian job sections. THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH NEW MEDIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Sutton, Surrey The Institute of Cancer Research (a College of the University of London) is a world-class cancer research organisation with HEFCE RAE ratings of international excellence across all of its research programmes. In partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, dedicated to research that extends from epidemiology, genetics and molecular biology, through drug discovery and development, to cancer diagnosis and patient treatment. This makes us uniquely placed to work towards our vision that people may live their lives free from the fear of cancer as a life threatening disease. Applications are invited for the post of New Media Development Officer within The Interactive Education Unit (www.ieu.icr.ac.uk). The Unit develops Web- and CD ROM-based resources for students, scientists, healthcare professionals and patients. We are seeking someone to provide research, writing and administrative support to the Manager in developing the IEU at The Institute, with an emphasis on researching and writing content for and managing our projects. The successful applicant must hold a degree in a biological or physical science and have at least one year’s writing experience in a medical / scientific communications environment. He or she will possess excellent research, writing and editing skills, together with experience of project management. They must also be familiar with the use of, and have experience of developing, interactive media, ideally in a teaching and learning context. Meticulous attention to detail, strong proofreading and organisational skills, and the ability to extract and summarise information from a variety of sources are essential. The post is offered for a fixed-term of one year with a starting salary in the range £24,302 - £29,637 p.a. inclusive dependant upon skills and experience, plus benefits. Informal enquiries may be made to Ms. Catherine Dunbar, by e-mail at: [log in to unmask] Please DO NOT send your application to Catherine Dunbar; CVs, together with the names and addresses of two referees, must be submitted in line with the instructions below. For further particulars and details of how to apply, please visit our website at: www.icr.ac.uk. Alternatively you may call our 24 hour recruitment line on 020 7153 5475 quoting reference number C85. Closing date for applications: 14 December 2007 ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the 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 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************