Contract End Date: Tuesday 09 March 2027
Interview Date: Thursday 14 November 2024
Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.
But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.
About Us
Based at our Docklands and Stratford campuses, the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience has experienced considerable growth over the last 5 years, approximately 10-15% per annum, and has now grown to over 2,500 students. In addition, we are currently rapidly developing our postgraduate and research programmes involving wide collaboration in the UK and overseas. Owing to this continued success and our increasing student numbers, we are looking for vibrant and ambitious individuals to help us realise our vision for the future. Such individuals will have the opportunity to develop and grow with the School and University.
The School of Health, Sport and Bioscience brings together UEL’s innovative research and teaching in the subject areas of Sport, Bioscience, Allied Health Professions (Professional Health Sciences), Nursing and Health Studies. From the recent REF we are the top modern University in London for Unit 3, 8th in the country and in the top 50% of all submissions across the country, with the majority of our research judged at international or international excellence with some world-leading outputs. Current key research themes focus on the management of chronic diseases and development of new therapies. Such research is carried out in close collaboration with international and national partners, including local NHS Trusts.
The School has invested heavily in the Department of Biosciences and our laboratories are modern and suitably equipped to provide a high quality, internationally excellent teaching and research environment. We offer a range of opportunities to our students through our links with employers, local NHS, profession bodies and other organisations.
Our strong research profile in the Biosciences area is focused around three distinct research groups: The Medicines Research Group, with an active programme around rational drug design, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and antimicrobial phytopharmaceuticals, pre-clinical in vitro toxicity testing and addiction neurobiology; Infection and Immunity Group, working on genomic sequences and relevance of various human and animal parasites, immunological mechanisms of disease focused on the study of disease mechanisms of major economic and health impact; Clinical Research Group,currently focusing on translational and clinical applied health research in arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, we have a growing interest in exploitation of our research and are keen to develop research into biotechnology.
About the Job
The post holder will contribute to various research activities and participate in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects including training the students in relevant techniques. Other duties will include contributing to manuscript preparation.
About You
The post holder will assist with the following:
Benefits Package
Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.
We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 35 days holiday, plus 3 days over Christmas and bank holidays, hybrid working for most positions, and we’re always open to consider flexible working arrangements. We have a discretionary and non-contractual shared success bonus scheme with a value of up to £5,000 in the 23/24 academic year, subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme and wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on: Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.
So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!
Further Details
Job Description & Person Specification
CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.
Location: | London |
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Salary: | £38,022 to £43,403 per annum inclusive of London Weighting |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 1st October 2024 |
Closes: | 28th October 2024 |
Job Ref: | 1870-24-A |
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