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Hello all Some of you may be interested in the following vacancy at the BHF. Copy of the job ad below but go to https://jobs.bhf.org.uk/BHF/Vacancies/VacancyDetails.asp?VacancyID=411 for a full job spec and details about how to apply. Please contact our recruitment team (Rebecca Birs <[log in to unmask]> or Melissa Francois <[log in to unmask]>) if you have any queries about the application. Thanks Ben Kolb Media Officer (Research) British Heart Foundation [log in to unmask] 0207 554 0188 -- *Research Communications Officer* *Location:* *London* * ** * *Salary:* *c£27,000 + benefits* *Hours:* *35* *Date Posted:* *02 April 2012* *Closing Date:* *16 April 2012* *Type:* *Fixed Term Contract* A rare opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative Research Communications Officer (RCO) to join an award-winning team and play a key role bringing science to life in ways that are relevant to the public and heart patients. The BHF is the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK, which helps save lives by advancing prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases. The RCO plays a vital role as the link between BHF researchers and the public and as such should be a fluent/natural writer, skilled at tailoring information for a range of audiences. Thriving in a fast-paced environment, you will be talented at identifying great research stories and bringing these to life for the media, our website and our supporters. This varied role would suit an enthusiastic science writer/communicator with superb interpersonal skills and, ideally, press office experience. You will be able to juggle tasks and work under pressure to deliver a first class service within the charity, assisting colleagues across the organisation, You will also play a key role in providing research information to support fundraising programmes, especially in the field of regenerative medicine helping to drive communications for our most ambitious fundraising appeal ever Mending Broken Hearts. You'll get to work with diverse teams across the charity, as well as some of the top cardiovascular scientists in the UK and journalists to promote BHF research in local and national media. This role requires handling of research information, so a degree in a biomedical science and work experience in a related field is essential, and a communication qualification is also desirable. *Please note this role is a 9 month FTC.* ********************************************************************** 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 You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from the web site. Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail'. It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html Email commands: 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] Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate. Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address that you used to register on psci-com. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] **********************************************************************