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PSCI-COM members may be interested in the following vacancy ad, which has a closing date of 18 November. Job Vacancy - UCL Media Relations Manager £31,778 - £38,441 per annum UCL is rarely out of the media spotlight, whether it's the University's Provost giving an interview on higher education policy on the evening news or the latest innovative discovery by one of its world class team of scientists making headlines around the globe. Founded in 1826, we are one of the world's most highly respected research institutions and were rated fourth in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009. We are now looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced media relations manager and are especially interested in hearing from PR professionals with a track record of success in communicating science. The media relations managers are responsible for planning and implementing media relations strategies on a diverse range of issues, and working to deliver positive coverage of the University. The successful applicant will work with the appropriate international, national, regional and local media to ensure that UCL's key messages are delivered to its range of audiences. They will be expected to respond to a variety of calls on a daily basis, write and edit news releases and press statements, update web pages, organise media briefings and develop and maintain excellent relationships with the media and the UCL community, using expertise and creativity to advise on appropriate media handling whenever necessary. Further details of the post can be found at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/development/documentation/vacancies ********************************************************************** 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] **********************************************************************