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Dear all We have a public engagement vacancy at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research in Southampton that would suit someone with experience in both science communication and work with arts organisations. Full details at http://www.soton.ac.uk/jobs/index.shtml Reference 4513-10-E Steve Dorney Institute of Sound & Vibration Research University of Southampton SO17 1BJ 023 80593759 www.isvr.soton.ac.uk Summary from advert: Arts / Science Project Coordinator, £22,126 - 26,391 per annum (pro rata, 0.6 FTE for 21 months) Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) is one of the world’s foremost centres for research, teaching and consulting activities in acoustics. At the ISVR we are working with colleagues at the University of Salford and the artist Luke Jerram on an exciting project to engage the public with the science of acoustics. Aeolus, is a specially designed architectural space designed to resonate and sing with the wind. We are seeking to appoint a Project Coordinator to work with Luke Jerram (www.lukejerram.com) and the University team. Your main duties will be to research potential venues, negotiate with potential partner organisations, and subsequently to coordinate up to four installations of a substantial semi-permanent sculptural work in public spaces. You should be educated at least to NVQ3/ A-Levels / City and Guilds (or equivalent ) and preferably to degree level, or have equivalent relevant experience. You should be able to demonstrate a strong track record of working effectively with a wide range of arts organisations and you must be able to work both independently and in a team. Experience of, or a demonstrable interest in, arts/science crossover projects or public engagement with science will be advantageous. The position is available from 1 April 2010 and will be on a part time (60%), 21 month fixed term basis. There may be some flexibility in terms of the working hours at the appointment stage, however this will have to be in line with the requirements of the project and in agreement with the project manager. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Tim Waters on (023) 8059 4979. The closing date for applications is 12 February 2010 at 12.00 noon. Please quote reference number 4153-10-E in all correspondence. ********************************************************************** 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] **********************************************************************