Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in Medical Sciences
St Anne’s College
The Governing Body of St Anne's College invites applications for a Non-Stipendiary Research Fellowship in Medical Sciences. The post will be tenable from 1st July 2015 (or as soon as practicable before or after) for up to three years.
A key aim of the Fellowship is to foster the ongoing relationship between the College undergraduate and postgraduate student body and the Centre for Personalised Medicine, an innovative partnership between the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and St Anne’s College (http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/cpm/home). Applicants for this Fellowship should be able to demonstrate an interest in the work and direction of the Centre, as well as a willingness to engage current students at St Anne’s (undergraduate and postgraduate) in its work. CPM engagement is not expected to occupy more than a few hours each week and applications are welcome from across medical sciences. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to set out their interests in and ideas for CPM initiatives. The successful candidate may also contribute as Adviser to graduate members of St Anne’s.
Centre for Personalised Medicine
Rapid advances in scientific knowledge and the declining cost of new technologies are enabling research in genomics to have an impact on health and healthcare, through ‘personalised medicine’. The Centre aims to provide a focus for education, multi-disciplinary collaboration and dissemination of information, from basic science through to the clinic to help drive forward a more integrated approach to genomics in personalised medicine. The Steering Group for the Centre is co-chaired by Professor Peter Donnelly, Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Fellow of St Anne’s College, and Mr Tim Gardam, Principal of St Anne’s College. For more information please go to: http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/cpm/home
St Anne’s College
St Anne’s is a modern college both physically and in outlook, and is noted for its lively and unstuffy approach to teaching and research, a legacy of the pioneering spirits of the College's founders. It was founded in 1878 to promote the education of women within the University of Oxford. St Anne’s is committed to supporting initiatives that cross the boundaries of traditional disciplines and to integrating undergraduates, graduates and research and tutorial fellows in ‘Subject Families’. As well as the Centre for Personalised Medicine with the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, we also have a cluster of academics working in Digital Humanities; for example, the College hosts Professor Sally Shuttleworth’s £4m research projects on Science and Society in the 19th and 21st Centuries. Please visit our website: http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/home
Medical Sciences at St Anne’s
St Anne’s has long had a strong and growing commitment to Medical Sciences. We have an annual intake of sixteen undergraduates to the various Medical Sciences degree programmes and a robust cohort of doctoral students. We have two Fellows responsible for Pre-Clinical Medicine (Dr Helen Christian and Dr Francis Szele), one Fellow in Biochemistry (Dr David Harris) and one Fellow in Experimental Psychology (Professor Kate Watkins). For the benefit of the Pre-Clinical students, we have made a determined effort to retain our clinical students and attract others. With Professor Tim Lancaster (Professor in General Practice and Director of Clinical Studies) and Professor Paresh Vyas (WIMM - MRC Molecular Haematology Unit), the numbers of clinical students at St Anne’s have steadily grown.
It is expected that the Fellowship will be awarded to candidates who has recently completed their doctorate. Those candidates who have not completed their doctorate should provide evidence that they are likely to be in a position to submit their thesis before taking up the Fellowship.
The Fellowship will be awarded for one year in the first instance and will be renewed for a second and a third year provided that Governing Body is satisfied that the Fellow is fulfilling the academic and other requirements of the Fellowship. To this end, the Fellow will be asked to submit a written report at the end of the Easter vacation of the first and second years. It is a condition of the Fellowship that the Fellow will live in Oxford, if not in the College, and will take part in College life during term.
The Fellow will be a member of the Senior Common Room, and will be entitled to all meals free during term, and breakfast and one main meal a day during vacation except when the hall is closed.
How to Apply
Electronic applications only. The following documents should be sent, in Word format, or as a pdf, attached to an email, to Miss Amy Murray, Executive Assistant, St Anne’s College:
1) A completed Appointing Committee’s Form (see page 4)
2) A Curriculum Vitae
3) A statement (not more than 500 words) setting out your research interests.
4) Two academic references. Referees should be asked to write (in English please) directly to the Executive Assistant (email above), without waiting for a request from the College.
5) Candidates are also invited to complete the voluntary equal opportunities form and return it by post to St Anne’s College, or by email to . These forms are used for monitoring purposes and will not be seen by any member of the selection committee.
Please note
Written work should not be sent, but may be requested at a later date.
The deadline for receipt of applications, including ALL references, is noon on Wednesday 10th June 2015. The email subject line should be ‘NSJRF Med Sci’.
It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that all of the relevant materials, including references, are submitted by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will be discarded.
Candidates are advised that a personal interview will be essential. Interviews are expected to take place during June 2015. Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses will be considered.
Right to work in the UK
Appointees who are not European Union nationals, or permanent residents entitled to work without restriction in the UK, will require a UK work permit.
The appointment will be subject to satisfactory provision of proof of the right to work in the UK. Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK’s new points-based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient
points, and in particular that:
(i) they have sufficient English language skills (evidenced by having passed a test in basic English, or coming from a majority English-speaking country, or having taken a degree taught in English)
and
(ii) that they have sufficient funds to maintain themselves and any dependants
Further information is available at: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
Equal Opportunities
The policy and practice of St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, require that entry into employment with the College and progression within employment shall be determined only by personal merit and the application criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or hers gender, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In all cases, ability to do the job will be the primary consideration.
Queries about this post should be addressed to the Executive Assistant of St Anne’s College,
Miss Amy Murray ()
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Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in Medical Sciences
St Anne’s College
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Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that references are received by the deadline of noon on Wednesday 10th June 2015, as referees will not be approached by the College. Please do not send more than two referees; additional references will not be considered.
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