The Tyndall Centre for Climatic Change Research
Three Lecturer Posts Ref: ATR842 (£37,651 to £43,622 per annum)

UEA is the Headquarters of the Tyndall Centre (www.tyndall.ac.uk), which includes the universities of Manchester, Southampton, Oxford, Newcastle, Sussex and Cambridge. At UEA, the Tyndall Centre's interdisciplinary activities span the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences. These new positions will be based alongside existing Tyndall colleagues within the School of Environmental Sciences.

You must have a PhD (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline in physical, natural, or social science, ideally with research interests in one or more of: land use and climate change; food security and climate change; mitigation, adaptation and behavioural change; energy and climate security; climate change and prosperity, and you must also be able to satisfy all other essential elements of the person specification. Applications from candidates with research interests in other climate-related areas will also be considered.

The Earth and Life Systems Alliance (ELSA)
Two UEA Lecturer or Reader posts Ref: ATR841 (£37,651 to £43,622 per annum for lecturer, £44,930 to £52,086 for reader)

John Innes Centre Project Leader (Tenure-track) Ref: 1001841 (£33,780 - £37,534. A higher pay band (£42,769 to £47,521) may be offered to an exceptional candidate).

ELSA (www.elsa.ac.uk) is a major strategic collaboration between UEA and the John Innes Centre (JIC). It brings together UEA's expertise in environmental science and climate change, with JIC's expertise in plant and microbial biology to understand, predict and mitigate the impact of environmental change on biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and agricultural systems. We seek applicants with outstanding research and publication records in this area. The successful candidates will either have or be expected to establish an internationally high-profile independent research programme that includes substantial collaboration between JIC and UEA.

For all ELSA posts, you must have a PhD (or equivalent); a research background in ecology, molecular or evolutionary biology, biogeochemistry, microbiology, plant biology, social science or environmental modelling and be able to satisfy all other elements of the person specification. Successful candidates will have a developing international research reputation, which will already be established for appointment to the higher level.

Closing date: 12 noon on 30 November 2009.

Further particulars and an application form can be obtained from the links below or by calling 01603 593493.

Job Description for ATR841 & JIC1001894 in PDF format

Job Description for ATR842 in PDF format

"About UEA/Guideline for Candidates" in PDF format

Application Form in Word format
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in Word format

Application Form in PDF format
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in PDF format

The Application Form:

• can be downloaded in Word format to be completed electronically, then saved and sent as an email attachment to hr@uea.ac.uk or
• can be downloaded in Word format to be completed electronically, then printed and posted to the Human Resources Division, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, or
• can be downloaded in PDF format and printed to be completed by hand and returned by post to the Human Resources Division at the address shown above.

Notes:

• Please note that an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form must be completed and returned with ALL applications, whether submitted by post or email. If submitted by email, the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form must be sent as a separate document/attachment to the Application Form.

• The Equal Opportunities Form will be detached from the received application before short-listing takes place and will not form any part of either the short-listing or decision making process.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents and if necessary can be obtained free from the Adobe website.