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Hi All, Apologies for the short notice, but list members may be interested in the following vacancy: Grants Adviser - Medicine, Society and History The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, with the aim of improving human and animal health. We currently have a vacancy for a Grants Adviser in our Medicine, Society and History group within the Grants Management department. You will have responsibility for grants and awards in the area of Public Engagement, which supports the Trust’s objective of engaging the public with biomedical science and the issues it raises. The role will involve handling a portfolio of Public Engagement grant applications and awards and managing the processes associated with the Trust’s grant-giving activities, including inputting information to the relevant databases and preparing papers for the Funding Committees. In addition, you will liaise with the external community and develop positive relationships with applicants, grantholders and reviewers, as well as colleagues within the Trust. You will therefore need to possess: a relevant degree and experience of working in the Public Engagement arena proven administrative experience plus a strong desire to develop and apply business process skills to Public Engagement-related work an ability to work to deadlines while ensuring excellent attention to detail excellent written and verbal communication skills excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a small group flexibility, as you may be asked to cover for colleagues in the group. This job is currently being offered on a contract of up to one year and the salary will be on a scale from £28 000 p.a. plus benefits. Job description can be downloaded here: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About- us/Jobs/WTX051292.htm How to apply Please write with your full CV, explaining how you feel you meet the criteria, including current salary details and daytime telephone number, to: HR Department Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building 215 Euston Road London NW1 2BE, UK F +44 (0)20 7611 8629 E [log in to unmask] Your application should include the following: a covering letter explaining why you consider your background and experience make you a suitable candidate for this post your curriculum vitae details of your current salary a daytime telephone number a contact address. Application deadline: 7 November 2008. ********************************************************************** 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 -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 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] **********************************************************************