Half Sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowship Opportunity at the Open University

Applications are invited for a Sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowship that will be hosted and half sponsored by the Open University for research in those areas of physical and biological sciences pursued by the Open University’s Faculty of Science (http://www.open.ac.uk/science/main/research). In 2013-14 priority will be given to those wishing to conduct research in the remit area of NERC.

The Daphne Jackson Trust will find another suitable sponsor to match the half sponsorship. 

Daphne Jackson fellowships are unique and quite unlike any other academic fellowships.

They are intended for those wishing to return to research in a STEM area after a career break of two years or more. Fellowships are normally two years, half time and involve a challenging research project and an individually tailored retraining programme.

The Daphne Jackson Trust is the only charitable organisation in the UK solely dedicated to returning scientists, engineers or technologists to their careers following a break. The Trust offers flexible, part-time, paid fellowships to returners who have taken a career break of two or more years for family, caring or health reasons. 

To be eligible for a Daphne Jackson Fellowship you must meet at least the following criteria:

·         A career break of at least two years’ duration taken for family, caring or health reasons

·         A good first degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) or related disciplines

·         At least 3 years in research prior to career break and / or PhD qualification

·         Resident in the UK with the right to remain in the UK indefinitely

·         Good command of English (spoken and written)

·         Computer skills

For full details about the Trust, please see the website www.daphnejackson.org  For further information before submitting an application please ring the Trust office on 01483 689166, or email [log in to unmask]

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your CV along with a personal statement explaining your career break and future career plans to the Daphne Jackson Trust office [log in to unmask] .  

Closing date for this opportunity is Friday 26th July 2013.

Elaine Hunt

Administrator

The Daphne Jackson Trust

Department of Physics

University of Surrey

Guildford

GU2 7XH

Tel: 01483 689166

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The Daphne Jackson Trust is the only charitable organisation in the United Kingdom dedicated to returning scientists, engineers and technologists to their careers following a break. The Trust has a 96% success rate of returning its Fellows to SET based careers.