| Job Reference &
Title |
DIA0408/SB - Life Sciences
Co-ordinator |
| Type of post |
Scientific |
| Post details |
Permanent / full
time |
| Division |
Science
Division |
| Salary
information |
Circa £60k |
| Application
deadline |
13th June
2008 |
| Date of
interviews |
Early August
2008 |
| Description |
|
Diamond Light Source is a new synchrotron and a leading scientific
facility of its type in the world. Located on the Harwell Science and
Innovation Campus in South Oxfordshire, we will host research facilities
supporting cutting edge research in all fields of
science. |
| Duties |
|
To assist in the management, co-ordination, support and development of
delegated responsibilities and activities within Life Sciences.
To be responsible for the:
- Management of assigned resources e.g. budgets, teams, activities;
- Preparation of operational and annual scientific reports;
- Assistance to the Life Science Directors as required;
- Representation of Life Sciences requirements by attendance at
meetings as required;
- Coordination of the beamline design, construction and operation in
Life/Physical Sciences;
- Organisation of committees within the Scientific Division;
- Liaison with the Technical Division in relation to Life Sciences
requirements including attendance at the TDCC;
- Organisation of the beamline review meetings in Life Sciences;
- Leading of new initiatives in instrumentation development in Life
Sciences;
- Pursuit of own world-class research programme using synchrotron
radiation;
- Assistance in coordination of the science programme within Life
Sciences;
- Representation of Diamond at both national and international
scientific meetings as appropriate.
|
| Qualifications and
Experience: Essential |
- Appropriate PhD degree or equivalent qualification;
- Ability and initiative to get to the heart of the problem and take
it effectively through to completion;
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels;
- Self motivated;
- Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across a number of sites;
- Must be able to travel within the UK and overseas including
overnight absences;
- Significant scientific achievement in the Life Sciences at
international level;
- Substantial experience of synchrotron radiation research and beam
line design and delivering an excellent service to users;
- Knowledge of overseas synchrotron radiation facilities;
- Demonstrated relevant leadership and line management experience of a
synchrotron related project;
- Ability to encourage teamwork and innovation within the division;
- Ability to promote science and to communicate with other experts and
the wider public.
|
| Qualifications and
Experience: Desirable |
- Good knowledge of the UK scientific community with the ability to
inspire their confidence and represent Diamond to them;
- Experience of working with UK funding agencies with the ability to
work to deadlines and within funding constraints.
|
| Salary |
| Circa £60k |
| Further
Information |
- Must be able to travel within the UK and overseas including
overnight absences.
|
| Applying for
employment |
|
For further details on applying for employment at Diamond, please visit
our
'Application Form'
page. |
