Job Vacancies
Welcome to the UCL School of Pharmacy's jobs noticeboard.
External Vacancies
Current external vacancies within UCL School of Pharmacy are listed below.
For further information please visit the UCL website where applications should be made online.
Research Associate in Neuroscience
We are seeking a highly motivated, very enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our group to investigate the function of pre-synaptic HCN channels in the entorhinal cortex (see Huang et al. (2011) Nat. Neurosci., 14, 478-86). The project will involve the use of whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from neurons present in acute brain slices together with two photon imaging, anatomical methods and in vivo stereotaxic injections and recordings.
This post is funded by an ERC Starter Independent Grant for 30 months in the first instance.
Salary - £32,375 - £39,132. Closing Date: 13th May 2013
Research Associate in Pharmaceutics - Hot Melt Extrusion
The Department of Pharmaceutics has particular research strengths in pharmaceutical materials science, drug delivery, clinical pharmaceutical science and pharmaceutical microbiology. The successful candidate will be working in the field of hot melt extrusion which is being embedded into the School of Pharmacy and the broader UCL structure within the newly established group led by Professor Duncan Craig.
The position is for a period of one year in the first instance.
Salary - £32,375 - £39,132. Closing Date: 18th May 2013
Research Assistant in Behavioural Medicine
We are looking for a highly organised and self-motivated Research Assistant who has obtained an MSc in a health Psychology or relevant discipline. We are seeking someone with knowledge of statistical methods relevant to behavioural medicine and who has previous experience of working on a comprehensive programme of research. Specifically, experience of performing data analysis, writing up research for publication and of conducting literature reviews.The post is for one year in the first instance with a strong possibility for renewal. This post is being re-advertised, applicants who have previously applied will not be shortlisted.
Salary - £28,338 - £29,881. Closing Date: 1st May 2013
Guest Tutors and Speakers/Casual Tutors (Department of Practice & Policy)
We are seeking to engage outstanding and enthusiastic pharmacy educators to support our established teaching team within the Department of Practice and Policy, as and when required.
The Department of Practice and Policy contains a group of academics from a wide range of background including pharmacists, psychologists and social scientists and also associated casual workers from an extensive network of associations within academic and clinical disciplines and institutions both from the UK and abroad.
Tasks of the pharmacy educator will include the planning, designing and developing of innovative and appropriate teaching, learning and assessment methods to create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst the students. Teaching, tutoring, setting and marking of examinations will be will be within a range of subject areas on an ad-hoc basis when required by the relevant course leader.
Support is required in the following areas:
Four year MPharm programme
Postgraduate MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy programme.
Postgraduate programmes
Details of the degree programmes offered at the UCL School of Pharmacy may be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/study
Candidates must be qualified pharmacists with recognised expertise in pharmacy practice in an appropriate field (such as community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, primary care, industry) and be able to make a significant contribution to designing subject delivery.
The rates of pay will be based on UCL’s Teaching Fellow salaries at Grade 7.
How to apply
Please email a CV and covering letter to the Departmental Manager (Practice and Policy) - Mrs Rebekah Nichols (r.nichols@ucl.ac.uk).
Internal Vacancies
Current internal vacancies within UCL School of Pharmacy are listed below. In order to be eligible to apply all applicants must be currently registered UCL School of Pharmacy students.
Casual Demonstrator /Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
From time to time casual ad hoc opportunities become available for INTERNAL post graduates to undertake demonstrating duties in the School’s laboratories to pharmacy students.
The person must:
· be able to work on own initiative
· demonstrate practical knowledge and problem-solving strategies
· have high quality inter-personal skills
· have sensitivity to the needs of the undergraduate students
· have previously been a Demonstrator (Postgraduate Teaching Assistants ONLY)
Your salary will be at £12.73 per hour for Demonstrators (SP18) or £14.13 per hour pay for Teaching Assistants (SP22).
If interested please contact the Teaching Office, e-mail: s.smyth@ucl.ac.uk extension 5843.
Closing Date: Open Ended.
Casual AV Support Assistants
From time to time casual ad hoc opportunities become available for registered UCL School of Pharmacy students to provide ICT support for evening lectures run by Birkbeck on UCL School of Pharmacy premises.
Duties will include checking the normal function of presentation equipment in teaching rooms, diagnosing and reporting on any faults, powering on of equipment, testing all aspects of equipment function against a checklist and reporting on the working state of rooms.
The person must:
· be conscientious and reliable
· demonstrate practical knowledge and problem-solving strategies
· able to work on own initiative
· have a working knowledge of the functioning of the IT and AV equipment used in each of the teaching rooms
· be able to make decisions
Your salary will be at £9.95 per hour (SP08). The hours of work are unspecified and will be notified by Miss Vicky Welsh on an ad-hoc basis when required.
If interested please contact the Ms Vicky Welsh, e-mail: v.dales@ucl.ac.uk extension 5900.
Closing Date: Open Ended.
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