http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx&type=-1 Latest job vacancies at Aston http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130155 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130155 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 02 Jul 2013 | An opportunity has arisen within Estates & Capital Development to work as part of the cleaning services team within the sports facility. A Cleaning operative is required to assist in the cleaning of the male changing rooms showers and other washroom facilities. This role will require the operative to use their initiative and ideally have previous knowledge and experience of cleaning in this type of environment. Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements. The successful candidates must have the ability to work as part of the team or individually. Due to the location of this role, Aston University considers there to be a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be male for reasons of male decency. Please visit our website http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs for further information and to apply online. If you do not have access to the internet telephone 0121-204-4500 and leave your name and address quoting reference number R130155.   University Campus Support Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130181 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130181 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 01 Jul 2013 | An opportunity has arisen within Estates & Capital Development to work as part of the cleaning services team within the sports facility. These positions are part of an on-going development within the cleaning services department. We believe these new posts will enhance and deliver an improved service throughout the University. Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements and to assist in completing the required paperwork. The successful candidates must have the ability to work as part of the team or individually. Experience in using industrial cleaning equipment and materials would be an advantage, however training will be provided. University Campus Support Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130182 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130182 Category: Administrative & Secretarial | Group: Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Department: Careers, Placements and Employability | Closing Date: 30 Jun 2013 | Funded and supported by West Midlands' Universities, Graduate Advantage is a unique one stop shop to help employers find their perfect intern. Graduate Advantage is based at Aston University and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The Internship Assistants will help to achieve the aims of the Graduate Advantage project with customer service and administrative support for internships delivery.  The post-holders will be the first point of contact for incoming employer briefs and graduate applications and will provide accurate data entry onto the Project’s CRM system. The successful candidates will have a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, and experience in a similar role, delivering excellent customer service, updating and maintaining databases, and working within set processes and systems.  You will have excellent IT skills, the ability to organise yourself and your work, and to convey information to others in an understandable and engaging manner. Any exposure to recruitment and selection processes and/or to working in a target driven environment would be an advantage. Administrative & Secretarial Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130183 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130183 Category: Managerial & Professional | Group: Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Department: Registry & Planning | Closing Date: 30 Jun 2013 | Salary £37,382 - £53,186 per annum (the salary range includes a market pay supplement) This is a challenging opportunity to support the achievement of the University’s Strategic Framework for 2020.  As Deputy Head of Planning you will take a leading role in the development and operation of planning systems and the timely delivery of business critical information to external stakeholders such as HEFCE/HESA and internal customers such as the Finance Department and the Academic Schools. You will have a major role in providing high quality data information which will underpin University strategic and operational plans.  In addition you will provide advice and support to the University planning cycle and lead the preparation of returns to government agencies (e.g. HEFCE and HESA) which concern student numbers and associated funding, as well as acting as the key advisor to University senior management team on these returns. The ideal candidate will be a graduate with a solid track record of successfully managing a strategic planning and data analysis function within a Higher Education environment.  You will have significant demonstrable experience of personal experience in the compilation and submission of HEFCE/HESA statistical returns and specifically as a minimum the HESA Student Record and HESES returns.  You must have excellent analytical skills, the ability to present statistical information as well as a good working knowledge of management information systems.  An excellent organiser with a well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, you should be able to lead a team and build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation. Managerial & Professional Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130187 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130187 Category: Administrative & Secretarial | Group: Chief Operating Officer | Department: Human Resources | Closing Date: 30 Jun 2013 | This post is to provide maternity leave cover and is dedicated to providing high quality support to a key client area within the University (in this instance, the School of Life and Health Sciences).  The post holder will provide professional advice and guidance and will be physically located within the designated School. This is a generalist human resources business partnering role, encompassing recruitment, casework, job evaluation, dispute resolution, advisory and planning work.  You will also have the opportunity, as part of the wider professional HR team, to develop policy, procedures and good practice.  The University is seeking to establish a Medical School and this post holder will provide HR support and guidance in doing so.  This will involve setting up processes and systems as well as some creative thinking. We are looking for a HR professional with significant experience of recruitment and casework, a graduate and CIPD qualified or equivalent. The successful applicant will be pragmatic and diplomatic with the confidence and experience to coach managers in handling sensitive issues.  Good IT skills are essential as well as the ability to rapidly establish professional credentials with the client group.  The role is demanding and varied and the post holder will need to be able to prioritise and work under pressure.  Knowledge and experience of the NHS and/or the employment of clinical academics as well as experience within the education sector are essential. Administrative & Secretarial Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130173 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130173 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | Location:   Aston University Nursery A number of opportunities have arisen within Campus Services, to work as part of the cleaning services team. The positions are being introduced as part of on-going development within the cleaning services department. We believe these new posts will enhance and deliver an improved service throughout the University. Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements and to assist in completing the required paperwork. The successful candidates must have the ability to work as part of the team or individually. Experience in using industrial cleaning equipment and materials would be an advantage, however training will be provided. The successful candidate is required to have clearance to work with children from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service formally known as the CRB). University Campus Support Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130171 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130171 Category: Teaching & Research | Group: Engineering & Applied Science | Department: Engineering & Applied Science | Closing Date: 08 Jul 2013 | Working within the Polymers and Advanced Materials Research Group, you will carry out research in the Polymer Synthesis research facilities at Aston University.  This will involve the collaboration with project partner, Robinson Brothers Ltd, with a range of technical responsibilities. You will be assigned to a project synthesising well-defined polymers via RAFT Polymerisation and probing the kinetics of the cross-linking process of the resultant polymers.  You will be responsible for establishing an appropriate controlled synthetic route (via RAFT) and to establish the means to monitor the curing process under various cure conditions. You should have a First degree in Chemistry or related subject (2:1 or higher), and should be local to the company , Robinson Brothers Ltd, based in the West Midlands.  Training opportunities will be provided to acquire appropriate experimental and analytical research skills. For further information about this position, please contact Dr Paul D Topham, p.d.topham@aston.ac.uk. Teaching & Research Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130172 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130172 Category: Technical & IT | Group: Life & Health Sciences | Department: Life & Health Sciences | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | We currently have a vacancy for a part time Biology Service Technician, who will coordinate the School’s disposal of biological waste, inactivating relevant material using Autoclaves and disposing in the correct manner. The postholder will collaborate with other School staff to ensure that essential services are provided necessary for research and teaching. They will transport hazardous material (Gas Cylinders and Chemicals) around the University Science areas in collaboration with LHS & Engineering service technicians. Successful applicants will have knowledge of basic Chemical Safety and understanding of gas cylinder safety as well as practical experience of changing gas regulators. Technical & IT Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130156 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130156 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 20 Jun 2013 | An opportunity has arisen within Estates and Capital Development to work as part of the cleaning services team within the sports facility. A Cleaning operative is required to assist in the cleaning of the sports halls balconies and other areas as directed using the appropriate ride on machinery. The deep cleaning of changing rooms and showers on a rotational daily basis is also a role requirement. This role will require the operative to use their initiative and ideally have previous knowledge and experience of cleaning in a sports facility or very similar environment.  Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements. The successful candidates must be able to work as part of a  team and independently. Please visit our website http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs for further information and to apply online. If you do not have access to the internet telephone 0121-204-4500 and leave your name and address quoting reference number R130156. University Campus Support Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130161 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130161 Category: Teaching & Research | Group: Life & Health Sciences | Department: Life & Health Sciences | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | Working within the Biosciences Group in the School of Life & Health Sciences, you will conduct research on biochemical and physiological characterisation of novel interactors of Amyloid Precursor Protein APP. You will be funded by a research project to investigate the role of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in the cellular phosphoinositide metabolism through its interaction with the PIKfyve complex.  This includes use of combination of biochemical, genetics and microscopy techniques to characterise the interaction between APP and PIKfyve complex. You should have a PhD or comparable degree in the life sciences (preferred: biochemistry, cell biology or genetics). Teaching & Research Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130163 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130163 Category: Technical & IT | Group: Life & Health Sciences | Department: Life & Health Sciences | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | Working within the Biosciences Group in the School of Life & Health Sciences, you will support research on biochemical and physiological characterisation of novel interactors of Amyloid Precursor Protein APP. You will be funded by a research project to investigate the role of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in the cellular phosphoinositide metabolism through its interaction with the PIKfyve complex. This includes use of combination of biochemical, genetics and microscopy techniques to characterise the interaction between APP and PIKfyve complex. You should have a BSc degree in the life sciences and previous experience working in a laboratory. Technical & IT Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130164 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130164 Category: Administrative & Secretarial | Group: Chief Operating Officer | Department: Information Systems Aston | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused IT professional to contribute to the success of our ISA department.  Liaising with key stakeholders you will identify customer requirements and offer practical solutions to support University teaching programmes and assist and advise academic staff, students and researchers on ICT related issues. Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, candidates will have substantial experience in delivering secure, resilient and responsive ICT services, preferably in an educational environment. Candidates are required to have an excellent knowledge of Widows 7, windows 8, XP, Active Directory, Group Policy, LINUX, Mac OS X, TCP/IP, Networking, Wireless, Troubleshooting with high level written and oral communication skills. Good working knowledge of Windows vista, Microsoft Office 2010, SCCM 2007, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 administration and experience of working with a call management application are also essential. Administrative & Secretarial Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130165 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130165 Category: Administrative & Secretarial | Group: Chief Operating Officer | Department: Information Systems Aston | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused IT professional to contribute to the success of our ICT department. Liaising with key stakeholders you will identify customer requirements, support University teaching programmes and assist and advise academic staff, students and researchers on ICT related issues. Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, candidates will have substantial experience in a customer focussed support role, supporting Desktop PCs and other related ICT equipment. In particular, candidates will have an excellent knowledge of Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Antivirus applications and good working knowledge of  Linux, Mac OS/X, Network (TCP/IP, Firewall, Wireless, Security) and Active Directory. Working knowledge of SCCM is highly desirable. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required, along with the ability to provide practical solutions and work as part of a team. Administrative & Secretarial Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130166 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130166 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 20 Jun 2013 | A number of opportunities have arisen within Campus Services, to work as part of the cleaning services team. The positions are being introduced as part of on-going development within the cleaning services department. We believe these new posts will enhance and deliver an improved service throughout the University. Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements and to assist in completing the required paperwork. The successful candidates must have the ability to work as part of the team or individually. Experience in using industrial cleaning equipment and materials would be an advantage, however training will be provided.15 hours per week, 6.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. working 5 days over 7 days per week. University Campus Support Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130167 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130167 Category: University Campus Support | Group: Finance & Business Services | Department: Estates and Capital Developments | Closing Date: 20 Jun 2013 | 15 hours per week, working Monday to Friday. A number of opportunities have arisen within Campus services, to work as part of the cleaning services team. The positions are being introduced as part of on-going development within the cleaning services department. We believe these new posts will enhance and deliver an improved service throughout the University. Communication skills are essential in order to understand and comply with health and safety requirements and to assist in completing the required paperwork. The successful candidates must have the ability to work as part of the team or individually. Experience in using industrial cleaning equipment and materials would be an advantage, however training will be provided. The successful candidates must be able to work as part of a  team and independently. Please visit our website http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs for further information and to apply online. If you do not have access to the internet telephone 0121-204-4500 and leave your name and address quoting reference number R130167.   University Campus Support Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130160 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130160 Category: Managerial & Professional | Group: Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Department: Careers, Placements and Employability | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | An excellent opportunity has arisen for a marketing/business professional to support the creation of a high number of internships for graduates in local SMEs, by generating interest across a range of business sectors and communicating the Graduate Advantage brand effectively. This is a critical role managing a small team, implementing and managing the marketing strategy and budget. Educated to degree level or equivalent you will have experience in a marketing role, marketing business to business services, managing projects from initiation to completion and measuring and delivering results. Previous experience of line management, budget management and selling concepts and ideas is essential. With highly developed communication skills, and technical marketing experience, building credibility with your team and key stakeholders will be crucial to the project’s success. Managerial & Professional Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130150 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130150 Category: Studentship | Group: Engineering & Applied Science | Department: Engineering & Applied Science | Closing Date: 30 Jun 2013 | Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, to be undertaken within the Nonlinearity and Complexity Research Group (http://www1.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/groups/ncrg/) at Aston University.  The successful applicant will join an established experimental group working on machine learning and social media analysis. The position is available to start in October 2013 (subject to negotiation) Financial Support This studentship includes a fee bursary to cover the home/EU fees rate plus a maintenance allowance of £13,590 (increases on an annual basis). Applicants from outside the EU may apply for this studentship but will need to pay the difference between the ‘Home/EU’ and the ‘Overseas’ tuition fees.  This will be £11,010 in the academic year 2013/14. Background of the Project In the online social media space, it is often observed that users connected with each other are likely to express similar opinions. Such connections can be established by either explicit connections, e.g., a user follows another in Twitter or one is another’s friend in Facebook, or social interactions, e.g., a user posts another one’s message to his/her followers in Twitter (called retweet) or users express their support on someone’s post by clicking on the “Like” button in Facebook. Such social interactions are often viewed as endorsements of one’s support of another’s opinion. In many models of opinion formation, two basic social psychological mechanisms can be identified: social influence and homophily. While opinion diffusion patterns might be created by social influence, they might also be created because of dyadic similarities among neighbouring nodes in social networks without causal influence (homophily), or external influences such as marketing or mass advertising (confounding factors). Project This PhD project aims to investigate what factors influence opinion formation and how opinions diffuse over implicit social networks on the social web using techniques from statistical modelling, machine learning, natural language processing, and data mining. In particular, it will develop novel models for opinion diffusion analysis so as to facilitate opinion prediction. Person Specification The successful applicant should have a first class or upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline. Knowledge of machine learning or natural language processing would be desirable.   For informal enquiries about this opportunity, contact Dr Yulan He (email: y.he9@aston.ac.uk, tel.: +44 (0)121 204 5329). The online application form, reference forms and details of entry requirements, including English language are available at http://www1.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/prospective-research-students/how-to-apply/ Closing Date: 30th June 2013 Studentship Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130143 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130143 Category: Teaching & Research | Group: Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Department: CLIPP | Closing Date: 21 Jun 2013 | The Lecturer in Distance and Blended Learning will be responsible for researching, implementing and developing innovative technology-enhanced methods of teaching and learning.  The post provides an exciting opportunity for candidates with experience, understanding and enthusiasm for promoting and embedding innovative distance learning approaches. The successful candidate should have a PhD as well as experience within the disciplines represented at Aston University and in education or a related field.  The role requires an individual with experience of teaching within Higher Education and of innovative curriculum design and development using distance and blended learning methods. Teaching & Research Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130091 http://jobs.aston.ac.uk/rss/click.aspx?ref=R130091 Category: Studentship | Group: Engineering & Applied Science | Department: Engineering & Applied Science | Closing Date: 01 Jul 2013 | Machine Learning in Signal Processing The Nonlinearity and Complexity Research Groupat Aston University are pleased to invite applications for a three year PhD studentship in machine learning applied to signal processing, supervised by Dr Max Little, supported by the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The successful applicant will join an established group and will work on applying the theoretical machinery of contemporary machine learning to stochastic and nonlinear time series analysis methods, where the time series arise from practical, real-world problems. The position is available to start in 2013 (subject to negotiation) Financial Support This studentship includes a fee bursary to cover the home/EU fees rate plus a maintenance allowance of £13,590. Applicants from outside the EU may apply for this studentship but will need to pay the difference between the ‘Home/EU’ and the ‘Overseas’ tuition fees, currently this is £10,372 in 2012/13. Background of the Project Proposed topics would include contemporary machine learning concepts such as sparsity, nonparametric Bayes, maximum margin discrimination, and structured output learning, with both deterministic and stochastic inference approaches, organized in directed and undirected, dynamic graphical models. Potential applications could include detecting and quantifying neurological disorders using multivariate signals, noise removal from irregular measurements of the symptoms of progressive diseases, and nanopore-based next-generation DNA sequencing. Person Specification The successful applicant should have a first class or upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification in statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, electronic engineering or (mathematical) physics. Preferred skill requirements include knowledge/experience of programming with numerical software packages such as Matlab, R, Mathematica; a track record of academic publications would be an advantage. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Max Little by email (max.little@aston.ac.uk). The online application form, reference forms and details of entry requirements, including English language are available at http://www1.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/prospective-research-students/how-to-apply/  Quoting Reference R130091 Studentship Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT