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The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

We have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.

The role

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is looking to recruit a full time postdoctoral researcher for a 3 year EPSRC-funded project. The project is led by Lancaster University who are looking at developing new Terahertz-based methods for probing the states of water in ion-exchange membranes; the Lancaster team will also conduct solid-state NMR experiments. The University of Surrey team's role is to synthesise and characterise a wide range of radiation-grafted ion-exchange membranes with a diversity of water contents and states that will then be supplied to Lancaster for testing.

A public summary of the grant can be found at https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/Z534237/1

The successful candidate will be joining a small and friendly research team led by Prof John Varcoe and will be supported by a team of specialist technicians. This is an on-site laboratory-based role and the bulk of the work will be conducted in the school's synthesis and characterisation laboratories, including a brand new energy research lab. The primary activities include: membrane synthesis; measuring ion-exchange capacities using auto-titration techniques; Raman microscopic mapping; and measuring physical properties such as ionic conductivities and water uptakes. The candidate will be expected to liaise with external partners including Lancaster University, commercial project partners (membrane suppliers), and other academic researchers who can conduct advanced characterisations such as X-ray, electron, and neutron scattering and imaging experiments.

Due to the timing of activities and the need to quickly supply materials to Lancaster University, the candidate must be able to start laboratory work at the start of January 2025.

About you

The candidate must hold (or be close to completion of) a PhD or EngD involving Polymer Chemistry. It is essential that the candidate has several years of experience of both polymer synthesis and characterisation and ideally will have direct experience of the radiation-grafting process and high-resolution Raman microscopy. Applicants are expected to be self-reliant and have a track record of: safe laboratory working and hazardous substances risk assessments; publications; problem solving and statistical skills; proactive engagement with a range of stakeholders (beyond academia); and innovation processes such as patenting (we anticipate foreground IP that will need protecting). The candidate must be willing to help supervise undergraduate final year project students on related projects, as well as demonstrating on an undergraduate practical involving the group's auto-titrators in Oct/Nov of each year (1 day per week for 3 weeks).

How to apply Only applications via the University of Surrey Website (jobs.surrey.ac.uk) will be accepted.

If shortlisted, interviews will be held on the 2nd Dec 2024 (Microsoft Teams or in person).

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University of Surrey

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

We are recruiting a Cyber Assurance Lead to provide a focal point for Information Security Assurance, providing guidance and support to colleagues within IT Services and across the business.

As a senior risk professional, you will be leading on information security assurance, working with other security disciplines, technical teams and architects to overlay good practice and security controls in support of business activities. Using your business acumen, you will apply appropriate risk analysis principles to support the University mission.

What you’ll be doing:


	Working with the Head of Information Security to develop the University’s security and compliance frameworks, maintaining and developing accreditation for IT Services’ service catalogue
	Managing the PCI-DSS certification process, supporting all faculties / departments to ensure that their payment solutions are compliant
	Managing the annual certification activities associated with NHS DSP Toolkit 
	Managing the annual certification activities associated with Cyber Essentials+
	As lead for governance within Cyber Security team, operate and continuously improve the cyber risk registers and management information, supporting the successful communication of business risk within the institutional risk framework and University committee structure
	Provide product ownership for OneTrust (GRC platform) and Bitsight (Security Performance Management; Third Party Risk)


What you’ll have:


	Substantial vocational and relevant management experience, and success in similar or related roles, supported by evidence of significant appropriate specialist knowledge
	Experience of administering vendor risk management processes, and prior experience of risk assessment
	Experience of working with external parties in relation to their specific information security assurance requirements, such as NHS England (NHS DSP Toolkit); ONS (ONS Secure Research Service)
	Experience of developing workflows in support of information governance and information security assurance; particularly any service development involving GRC processes and tooling (such as OneTrust)
	Appropriate IT Security/risk certifications (such as one or more of: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC)
	Ability to work flexibly, including working outside of regular office hours upon occasion where incidents arise


What’s in it for you?

We think Surrey is an amazing place to work, and we are carefully crafting a dynamic, flexible, and fun place to work and thrive.

Our campus is a beautiful, leafy environment with carefully designed gardens, vibrant green playing fields, and a picturesque lake. With the buzz of student life and superb working facilities, the University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research in an inspiring, innovative and diverse environment.

Alongside our gorgeous campus setting, collegiate on-site atmosphere and plentiful development opportunities, we also offer:


	Competitive Salary
	20 Days annual leave rising by 1 day per year of service + 7 University Days + Bank Holidays
	Travel & Family benefits including subsidised rail fare, cycle to work scheme and on-site childcare
	Access to on site world-class leisure facilities at discounted rates


For more information or to be considered for the role, please apply via the University of Surrey Website.

The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.

The role

An exciting opportunity for a part-time research assistant to work on a Dunhill Medical Trust funded project developing materials to train a link worker to work with middle-aged and older adults with cerebral palsy has arisen. As part of this role you will work closely with our project partners UP – The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement (https://upmovement.org.uk/) and a team of clinicians and researchers based at UCLH, Brunel University London, and The University of Sussex.

The role involves mapping literature on ageing with cerebral palsy and searching for community organisations who could support people with cerebral palsy in North Central London. You will also support with the co-designing of training materials for a specialised link worker, helping draft an ethics application and assist in developing engaging materials to share our project outcomes with the public. Finally, you will support with the analysis of interview data. You will also work closely with expert advisory groups and stakeholders to ensure an impactful project. 

The position is available starting January 2025 at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, under the supervision of Dr Kimberley Smith and Dr Erica Ranzato.

About you

A BSc in psychology, gerontology, disability studies, sociology or health sciences is desirable, though we would consider other relevant backgrounds. We actively encourage applications from candidates who are from under-represented groups (particularly those living with a disability or long-term condition). We are looking for someone with:


	An interest in developing their research on ageing with a lifelong disability
	Excellent research skills that will support with literature searching and mapping community support organisations
	Excellent written and oral communication skills
	The ability to work collaboratively with people from a range of backgrounds
	The ability to work independently
	Experience in qualitative research
	Experience in applying for research ethics
	Experience in social media managing


How to apply

Please apply through the online portal at the University of Surrey (please note only applications submitted through the portal will be considered). For any informal queries please contact Dr Kimberley Smith: kimberley.j.smith@surrey.ac.uk 

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 11th December

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Austria, Vienna Danubepier Hov

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Full Professor of Theatre and Media Cultures of the Modern Period

The position:

The professorship is dedicated to correlations between theatrical and media practices from a global perspective. In research and teaching, it focuses on theoretically innovative, knowledge-historical and historiographical aspects of corresponding interconnections and demarcations since the modern era.

For this professorship in the field of theatre, film and media studies, an expertise is desired that, on the one hand, captures larger temporal and spatial contexts and, on the other hand, focuses on specific traditions of artistic-performative practices. Teaching is oriented towards the requirements of the degree courses in theatre, film and media studies (BA, MA, doctorate).

Your academic profile:


	Doctoral degree/PhD
	Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
	Proven leadership qualities
	Gender and diversity competence
	Experience in designing and managing large research projects
	Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
	Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University


The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer: 


	a dynamic research environment
	a wide range of research and teaching support services
	attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
	an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
	a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
	comprehensive relocation support


Application documents:

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English (additionally, in German is possible) via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Müller (dekanat.philkult@univie.ac.at):


	Letter of motivation
	Academic curriculum vitae
	
		education and training
		positions held to date
		relevant parental, family or other care times
		awards and honors
		commissions of trust
		previous and current cooperation partners
		list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
		list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
		teaching and mentoring
		supervision experience (Master and PhD)
	
	
	List of publications and a link to your ORCID record
	Research statement         
	
		most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
		synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised
	
	
	Teaching and supervision statement          
	
		teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
	
	


Appendices to application document:


	Five key publications as electronic full text version
	Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)
	Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file)


The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365.

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Reference no.: 151-2024
Application deadline: 10 January 2025


University of Vienna

China, Suzhou

School: School of Advanced Technology
Department: Department of Intelligent Science
Position: Faculty [Open Rank]
Location: Suzhou, China
Contract Type: Fixed-term, renewable. 3rd contract is open-ended

ABOUT XJTLU

In 2006 Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) was created by the University of Liverpool and Xi’an Jiaotong University – a top ten university in China. Offering a unique international education experience, XJTLU brings together excellent research practice and expertise from both institutions and gives students the skills and knowledge they need to secure careers in a global marketplace. XJTLU now has over 25,000 enrolled students in both Suzhou and Liverpool in the UK, with plans to grow to about 28,000 students by 2025. There are currently about 2,000 staff, among which about 1,000 academic staff, with an almost even split between citizens of the People’s Republic of China and international passport holders. XJTLU offers our undergraduates and postgraduates over 100 programmes with a diverse spectrum of courses.

XJTLU is entering a new and exciting phase of its development as part of its strategic priorities for the next ten years. Adopting a new higher education model based on the concept of Syntegrative Education (SE), XJTLU is currently opening a new Entrepreneurial Education site in Taicang, part of wider Suzhou, where the Entrepreneur College (Taicang) is located. The Taicang site will be a pioneer of, and educational model for, the future campus in addressing challenges arising from the 4th Industrial Revolution. Other new initiatives include new working partnerships with Xi’an Jiaotong University, the continued development of the four new Academies, and exploration of further potential locations to develop the SE model.

With a focus on innovative learning and teaching, and research, XJTLU draws on the strengths of its parent universities, and plays a pivotal role in facilitating access to China for UK and other institutional partners. At same time, XJTLU is exploring future education by blending the educational theory, best practice and culture from west and east.

For detailed information about the university, please visit www.xjtlu.edu.cn.

ABOUT SCHOOL OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

The School of Advanced Technology has five departments (intelligent Science, Computing, Mechatronics and Robotics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Communications and networking). As a research and practice-led school our faculty and staff are committed to providing our students with a challenging and stimulating environment, as well as unlocking their full potential. Upon graduation, students will become highly-sought-after candidates with strong academic knowledge as well as extensive transferable skills in communication, team-work and project management.

Areas of expertise in Department of Intelligent Science: Natural language processing, Machine translation, Information extraction, Machine learning, Computer vision, Pattern recognition.

Informal enquiries about the positions and the Department may be addressed to Head of the Department, Dr. Qiufeng Wang at Qiufeng.Wang@xjtlu.edu.cn.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Applicants will have extensive teaching experience, have published high quality papers in their area of expertise, have been successful in obtaining research grants, and have substantial experience in the supervision of research students. The successful candidate, in addition to teaching typically two modules/courses per year (i.e. one per semester), will provide leadership in curriculum development and enhancing our research profile at the international level. They are expected to assume administrative responsibilities based on their experience.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES


	Self-motivated and being able to motivate others;
	Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
	Strong team player;
	Proactive and flexible but with good respect for deadlines;
	Able to work in an environment where diversity and inclusiveness is appreciated


ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCES


	A PhD in computer science or a closely aligned area and PG Cert HE or equivalent;
	Ideally few years of teaching/research experience at a university or equivalent after completion of PhD degree;
	PhD supervision capacity;
	Strong publications record in an area of expertise;
	Evidence of success in obtaining research grants;
	Fluency in English.


Successful applicants to more senior professorial ranks are expected to also show:


	A significant record of high-quality academic publications,
	A number of external research grants awards,
	Experience in PhD supervision.


Desirable Qualifications/Experience


	Professional memberships such as BCS, IET, ACM, IEE and HEA;
	Strong knowledge / experience in international higher education


CITIZENSHIP AND VISA REGULATIONS

Employment at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is regulated by Chinese Labour Laws, and must comply with the regulations of the provincial government. These regulations stipulate who is eligible for legal employment with regard to obtaining work permits and visas.  Please be advised candidates over 65 may be not eligible for a work visa in the P.R. China.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT


	Clear career development path with annual review.
	Professional development trainings are provided.


RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT

The university provides every new faculty members with Research Development Fund to encourage them to initiate research projects, and Research Engagement Fund provided to support their continuous research activities. 

The university will also support all faculty members to apply for national, province and city level programs. These programs aim to support excellent scientists, both Chinese and non-Chinese-citizen, to work and carry out research in China. 

Some of the programs are listed in the table below. Successful applications are based on the applicant’s educational background, academic/research field, research achievements, working experience, etc. The university will provide full support on the applications. 

Talent/Research Program - Fund


	Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Project (Overseas)
	
		RMB 1-3 Million
	
	
	Innovation Leading Talent
	
		up to RMB 2 Million
	
	
	Outstanding  Leading Talent of International Discipline
	
		50% of Annual Package
	
	
	Young Leading Talent of International Discipline
	
		50% of Annual Package
	
	


COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

SALARY: Competitive salary in the market

BENEFITS


	Allowance: XJTLU provide various month/annual/one-off allowances as 

	
		Housing allowance
		Travel allowance
		Relocation allowance
		Etc.
	
	
	Commercial insurance: international insurance plans customized for XJTLU staff and family members. (details refer to the University Policy)   
	Paid holidays: 
	
		Statutory Holidays (11 days)
		Annual Leave (36 days)
		Family Matters Leave
		Paid Sick Leave
		Marriage Leave
		Paternity Leave
		Parental Leave
		Etc.
	
	
	.Working visa and residence permit in China: XJTLU sponsors working visa and residence permit in China for the staff.


HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted in a single pdf file that includes 3 parts in the order of:


	A cover letter
	A current CV, including date of birth, country of citizenship, and highest degree level
	Contact Details for Three References


For specific enquiries relating to the position, please email Mengyi.Wang@xjtlu.edu.cn.


University of Mannheim

Rankings

World University Rankings 2025=199^th

Arts and Humanities 2024251-300^th

Business and Economics 202437^th

Computer Science 2024151-175^th

Education 2024176-200^th

Physical Sciences 2024601-800^th

Psychology 202472^nd

Social Sciences 202454^th

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Subjects Taught at the University of Mannheim

Social Sciences54^th

Psychology72^nd

Physical Sciences601–800^th

Education176–200^th

Computer Science151–175^th

Arts and Humanities251–300^th

Business and Economics37^th

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University of Mannheim

Rankings

Arts and Humanities 2024251-300th

Business and Economics 202437th

Computer Science 2024151-175th

Education 2024176-200th

Physical Sciences 2024601-800th

Psychology 202472nd

Social Sciences 202454th

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Key Student Statistics

Subjects Taught at the University of Mannheim

Social Sciences.css-umjwst{margin-left:0.5rem;vertical-align:middle;font-size:0.75rem;color:#595959;}54th

Psychology72nd

Physical Sciences601–800th

Education176–200th

Computer Science151–175th

Arts and Humanities251–300th

Business and Economics37th

Arts and Humanities 2024251-300^th

Business and Economics 202437^th

Computer Science 2024151-175^th

Education 2024176-200^th

Physical Sciences 2024601-800^th

Psychology 202472^nd

Social Sciences 202454^th

Social Sciences54^th

Psychology72^nd

Physical Sciences601–800^th

Education176–200^th

Computer Science151–175^th

Arts and Humanities251–300^th

Business and Economics37^th