Current vacancies

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

You will join an offshore renewables research group (www.aurawindenergy.com) and work in collaboration with UK Government (https://ore.catapult.org.uk) and global leaders industry (http://greenporthull.co.uk, https://orsted.co.uk/). You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team in the Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, under the direction of Dr Robert Dorrell. 

The aim of the project is to develop efficient and reliable sea-state forecasting, to reduce operation and maintenance costs of offshore infrastructure. The project will develop and integrate multiple data sources of sea-state (wave height and period), including met-ocean forecasting, wave buoy, wave radar, optical and SAR satellite imagery.

You will work as part of an international team from academia and industry and collaborate with Prof Hajime Naruse (University of Kyoto) to develop artificial neural networks for machine learning of statistical prediction of the local-sea state at sub-windfarm to individual turbine scale. 

You will lead the machine learning component of the project, and interface with government and industry partners focusing on data acquisition and data mining. You will contribute to project meetings, attend conferences and be encouraged to produce high-impact publications.

You will have a PhD in a computational sciences, earth sciences, engineering, mathematics or a related discipline and will have an established or developing research profile, including publications and appropriate project management experience. 

Experience of machine learning would be a distinct advantage.  Additionally, experience of water waves and/or forecasting would be advantageous. 

To discuss this role informally, please contact the Energy and Environment Institute Executive Officer Jo Dewey: 01482 465343, j.dewey@hull.ac.uk

Interviews will take place w/c 17th September 2018.

Closing Date: 07 Sep 2018
Category: Academic

Post Doctoral Research Assistant, Applied Ornithology

The Humber Estuary is rich in bird life and is a site of international importance for migratory wildfowl and waders. However, it is also a highly dynamic and industrialised landscape, and thus presents a mix of risks, challenges and benefits to the birds that use it. Conversely, the presence of resident and migratory birds along the estuary raises issues for industrial development and, potentially, human and livestock health. In partnership with the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA), we share an ambition to create a new, vibrant research community with an explicit focus on bird ecology and behaviour in order to answer pure and applied questions regarding the use of the landscape by birds and interactions with human interests. Central to the work programme is the appointment of a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in Applied Ornithology.

The PDRA will manage a project to investigate how bird migration is evaluated in Great Britain, using a mobile bird detection radar, acoustic sensors and a mobile laboratory at sites on the Humber Estuary. The project requires collaborative fieldwork at remote sites outside normal working hours and demands highly developed field project management skills and strong team working skills. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, postdoctoral applied ornithologist with sound experience of field data collection, management, analysis and reporting. The post holder will be responsible for project management and delivery, day-to-day management of a related programme of fieldwork involving the bird radar, representing the research team at meetings and conferences, producing publishable research outputs and assisting with writing funding bids.

The ideal candidate will also be expected to assist with some undergraduate and postgraduate teaching; this will normally involve attending field days and lab classes, but occasional assistance with specialist courses will also be required.

The project will be based at the University of Hull with frequent fieldwork conducted along the Spurn peninsula, often outside of normal working hours.

The PDRA will receive close supervision from the Principal Investigator and direction from a team of senior academic colleagues and will have access to academic, pastoral support and guidance including specific training, career counselling and mentoring.

To discuss this role informally, please contact the Principal Investigator Dr Alastair Ward on a.i.ward@hull.ac.uk

For information about the School visit https://www.hull.ac.uk/faculties/fse/es.aspx 

For information about APHA visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency 

Closing Date: 05 Sep 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer in Genetics - Band 7

The School of Life Sciences wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Genetics. Applications are particularly sought from outstanding individuals with research interests that complement those that exist in forensic science, cardiac disease, cancer or microvesicles. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The recently created School of Life Sciences is one of three schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences, along with the School of Health and Social Work and the Hull York Medical School. Life Sciences comprises three subject areas: Biomedical Sciences, Psychology and Sports Health and Exercise Science. Biomedical Sciences has benefited from extensive investment over the past 7 years and has a wide range of state of the art laboratories, including dedicated microscopy, NGS, Mass Spectrometry and flow cytometry facilities.

Our staff are involved in a range of interdisciplinary activities across the university and at national/ international level. In REF 2014, Biomedical science staff made a major contribution to UoA3 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing & Pharmacy the University’s leading submission and the successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to future REF submissions.

For informal enquiries please contact the Biomedical Science Subject Group Head, Dr Barbara Guinn E: b.guinn@hull.ac.uk. 

For information about The School of Life Sciences visit https://www.hull.ac.uk/faculties/fhs/sls.aspx 

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

This position is being advertised in conjunction with HS0203 Lecturer in Genetics - Band 8. If you wish to be considered for both positions, you will need to submit a separate online application form for each position. Please note that only one appointment will be made.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer in Genetics - Band 8

The School of Life Sciences wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Genetics. Applications are particularly sought from outstanding individuals with research interests that complement those that exist in forensic science, cardiac disease, cancer or microvesicles. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The recently created School of Life Sciences is one of three schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences, along with the School of Health and Social Work and the Hull York Medical School. Life Sciences comprises three subject areas: Biomedical Sciences, Psychology and Sports Health and Exercise Science. Biomedical Sciences has benefited from extensive investment over the past 7 years and has a wide range of state of the art laboratories, including dedicated microscopy, NGS, Mass Spectrometry and flow cytometry facilities.

Our staff are involved in a range of interdisciplinary activities across the university and at national/ international level. In REF 2014, Biomedical science staff made a major contribution to UoA3 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing & Pharmacy the University’s leading submission and the successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to future REF submissions.

For informal enquiries please contact the Biomedical Science Subject Group Head, Dr Barbara Guinn E: b.guinn@hull.ac.uk. 

For information about The School of Life Sciences visit https://www.hull.ac.uk/faculties/fhs/sls.aspx 

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

This position is being advertised in conjunction with HS0202 Lecturer in Genetics - Band 7. If you wish to be considered for both positions, you will need to submit a separate online application form for each position. Please note that only one appointment will be made.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neurology

Background to the appointment

The Hull York Medical School wishes to appoint an outstanding clinical academic in Neuroscience at Senior Lecturer level. The successful applicant will join a vibrant Neuroscience centre and complement our current research strengths, which range from molecular, cellular and genetic systems through to brain dynamics and cognitive neuroscience allied to state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities. The candidate will develop creative and sustainable independent research programmes, supported by external funding. This is a joint post with York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where the clinical component of the role will be based.

The University of York has recently renewed its commitment to biomedical research. It has created a new Biomedical Research Institute to be launched this year in which this post will be based.

Main purpose of the role:

• To develop and lead a funded programme of high-quality, independent research in Neuroscience.
• To enhance existing links between clinical and basic neuroscience research and develop new avenues for collaboration between Hull and York Universities and our partner hospitals.
• To take responsibility for overseeing, developing and promoting innovative teaching and learning approaches and material, which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.
• To undertake effectively a range of administrative and managerial responsibilities. 

Key Requirements:

• MD/Phd in Neuroscience or equivalent experience.
• MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification.
• On the General Medical Council (GMC) Special Register (either CCT, CESR or European Community Rights).
• Well-established national and international reputation in Neurology / Neuroscience research.
• Knowledge of medical education issues in relation to Neurological medicine.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Una Macleod (una.macleod@hyms.ac.uk) or Professor Miles Whittington (Miles.Whittington@hyms.ac.uk)

Closing date: 9 September 2018

Interviews will be held in York on: 11 October 2018

Why York?

The University of York is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities. The recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) confirmed the position of the University among the leading institutions in the UK for research. The proportion of research activity of world-leading, 4* status is among the highest of any UK university, and York is rated tenth out of 155 higher education institutions for the impact of its research. The Department of Health Sciences is a multi-disciplinary department with an international reputation for excellence in applied health research.

Closing Date: 09 Sep 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer - Human Geography

The School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Human Geography. Applications are invited for a teaching and scholarship position in any area of the discipline, but with a preference for expertise in Historical and Cultural Geography and/or Environmental History. 

The post holder will be given time to further develop their scholarship activity, and can expect an 80/20 time allocation between teaching and scholarship.

The School of Environmental Sciences is committed to equality and diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from women and from members of minority groups, who are under-represented in academic posts in the School.

In your covering letter please refer directly to the criteria given in the person specification. Applications will be assessed accordingly to these criteria.

This post is advertised with an expected start date of January 2019.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Briony McDonagh (Lecturer in Human Geography) on b.mcdonagh@hull.ac.uk or Tim Bellerby (Subject Group Head) on T.J.Bellerby@hull.ac.uk. 

For more information about the subject group please visit http://www.hull.ac.uk/Faculties/fse/environmental-sciences/geography-and-geology.aspx

Closing Date: 18 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Senior Lecturer in Global Mental Health

Role Description

The Hull York Medical School and the Department of Health Sciences, University of York are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Global Mental Health. The Medical School and the University of York have an ambitious programme to expand leadership and expertise in global health research, with significant new investment in research and teaching posts, including two Senior Lecturers/Readers, a Lecturer, and Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Global Health. The programme has been accelerated by recent success in securing three NIHR Global Health Research Groups, focusing on mental and physical multimorbidity, tobacco control and health econometric and economic evidence informed policy. The present post is part of this investment.

The Role

To carry out internationally outstanding research and scholarship; to have a track record in global mental health research and in building international research collaborations to address key knowledge gaps and support evidence based mental health policy and practice in developing countries; to be conversant with the range of methods used in population health, and mental health services research and have expertise and established track record in one or more of the following areas of research: trials, epidemiology, large datasets, implementation science, policy research, health economics, observational studies, systematic reviews or evidence synthesis; to provide senior-level leadership in the teaching of mental health and/or global health and support and mentor junior academic colleagues in order to promote quality of research and teaching and career development; to undertake specific departmental roles and management functions as may be reasonably required by the Dean of the Medical School or the Head of Department in Health Sciences.

Key responsibilities

You will have a PhD in a related subject or equivalent experience with a proven ability to develop high quality research in applied global mental health research, along with demonstrated ability to attract competitive research funding, lead and manage projects and generate high quality research outputs.

You should have relevant teaching experience with the ability to design and implement interesting and engaging teaching across our curriculum, both undergraduate and postgraduate. You should be willing to make applications for external funding and undertake specific departmental roles and management functions as may be reasonably required by the Dean of the Medical School or the Head of Department in Health Sciences.

Candidates interested in generating new knowledge on prevention and management of mental and physical multimorbidity in low-and middle-income countries are particularly welcome.

The Hull York Medical School brings together the strengths of the Universities of Hull and York in the life, clinical, health and social sciences. It works closely with other departments in both Universities and many staff are embedded in jointly managed academic centres in host departments. For this post, the successful candidate will work within the Centre for Health and Population Sciences (CHaPS) in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York.

For informal discussion contact: Professor Una Macleod, Dean, Hull York Medical School, una.macleod@hyms.ac.uk,  Professor Simon Gilbody, Professor of Mental Health Research and Director MHARG simon.gilbody@hyms.ac.uk or Dr Najma Siddiqi Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, MHARG najma.siddiqi@hyms.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 04 Sep 2018
Category: Academic

Senior Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 9

The Hull York Medical School invites applications for Lecturer in Health & Society within the Academy of Primary Care based at the University of Hull.

The Hull York Medical School is a different kind of Medical School. The joint medical school of the Universities of Hull and York, we have a reputation as one of the UKs most exciting, contemporary schools. Our innovative curriculum and focus on problem based learning and early and sustained clinical exposure ensures that students on our MB BS programme develop the problem solving, analytical and communication skills and resilience needed to deliver a high standard of care to people with complex needs and from a variety of backgrounds.

The primary purpose for this role is to lead the design and delivery of educational content for our undergraduate MB BS programme in our longitudinal theme ‘Health and Society’. This aspect of our curriculum incorporates the disciplines underpinning Public Health: epidemiology; evidence-based practice; behavioural sciences; medical sociology; medical statistics; health economics and quality management.

This post will be based within our new Academy of Primary Care. The Academy brings together education, research, clinical and NHS partners to champion innovative scholarship driving excellence in the design and delivery of person-centred healthcare for 21st century health needs.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and an established national and an emerging international reputation for professional practice, scholarship and pedagogic development.

To discuss this role informally, please contact: Professor Joanne Reeve (joanne.reeve@hyms.ac.uk) or Dr Steven Oliver (steven.oliver@hyms.ac.uk) For information about the Hull York Medical School visit www.hyms.ac.uk 

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

This position is being advertised in conjunction with HY0227 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 7 and HY0228 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 8. If you wish to be considered for more than one of the positions, you will need to submit a separate online application form for each position. Please note that only one appointment will be made.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 7

The Hull York Medical School invites applications for Lecturer in Health & Society within the Academy of Primary Care based at the University of Hull.

The Hull York Medical School is a different kind of Medical School. The joint medical school of the Universities of Hull and York, we have a reputation as one of the UKs most exciting, contemporary schools. Our innovative curriculum and focus on problem based learning and early and sustained clinical exposure ensures that students on our MB BS programme develop the problem solving, analytical and communication skills and resilience needed to deliver a high standard of care to people with complex needs and from a variety of backgrounds.

The primary purpose for this role is to lead the design and delivery of educational content for our undergraduate MB BS programme in our longitudinal theme ‘Health and Society’. This aspect of our curriculum incorporates the disciplines underpinning Public Health: epidemiology; evidence-based practice; behavioural sciences; medical sociology; medical statistics; health economics and quality management.

This post will be based within our new Academy of Primary Care. The Academy brings together education, research, clinical and NHS partners to champion innovative scholarship driving excellence in the design and delivery of person-centred healthcare for 21st century health needs.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and an established national and an emerging international reputation for professional practice, scholarship and pedagogic development.

To discuss this role informally, please contact: Professor Joanne Reeve (joanne.reeve@hyms.ac.uk) or Dr Steven Oliver (steven.oliver@hyms.ac.uk) For information about the Hull York Medical School visit www.hyms.ac.uk 

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

This position is being advertised in conjunction with HY0228 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 8 and HY0226 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 9. If you wish to be considered for more than one of the positions, you will need to submit a separate online application form for each position. Please note that only one appointment will be made.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 8

The Hull York Medical School invites applications for Lecturer in Health & Society within the Academy of Primary Care based at the University of Hull.

The Hull York Medical School is a different kind of Medical School. The joint medical school of the Universities of Hull and York, we have a reputation as one of the UKs most exciting, contemporary schools. Our innovative curriculum and focus on problem based learning and early and sustained clinical exposure ensures that students on our MB BS programme develop the problem solving, analytical and communication skills and resilience needed to deliver a high standard of care to people with complex needs and from a variety of backgrounds.

The primary purpose for this role is to lead the design and delivery of educational content for our undergraduate MB BS programme in our longitudinal theme ‘Health and Society’. This aspect of our curriculum incorporates the disciplines underpinning Public Health: epidemiology; evidence-based practice; behavioural sciences; medical sociology; medical statistics; health economics and quality management.

This post will be based within our new Academy of Primary Care. The Academy brings together education, research, clinical and NHS partners to champion innovative scholarship driving excellence in the design and delivery of person-centred healthcare for 21st century health needs.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and an established national and an emerging international reputation for professional practice, scholarship and pedagogic development.

To discuss this role informally, please contact: Professor Joanne Reeve (joanne.reeve@hyms.ac.uk) or Dr Steven Oliver (steven.oliver@hyms.ac.uk) For information about the Hull York Medical School visit www.hyms.ac.uk 

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

This position is being advertised in conjunction with HY0227 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 7 and HY0226 Lecturer (Health and Society) - Band 9. If you wish to be considered for more than one of the positions, you will need to submit a separate online application form for each position. Please note that only one appointment will be made.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Lecturer in Renewable Energy

This post is fixed term for 24 months.

The School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Renewable Energy. Applications are invited for a teaching and scholarship position from candidates with a background in renewable energy, either industrial or academic.

The post holder will be given time to further develop their scholarship activity, and can expect an 80/20 time allocation between teaching and scholarship.

The University and School have a range of policies intended to assist new members of staff, and those with family or other caring responsibilities. These include a flexible working policy, a workload model that gives a high weighting to new teaching, mentoring and induction processes, and each new starter is assigned a specific colleague to assist in the first year. We welcome applications from women and from minority groups, who are under-represented in the School at present, and from those who have had unconventional and interrupted careers. All appointments to the School are made by a mixed gender panel with external independent members.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Jeff Blackford (Head of School) email: J.Blackford@hull.ac.uk or Tim Bellerby (Subject Group Head) on T.J.Bellerby@hull.ac.uk  

For more information about the subject group please visit http://www.hull.ac.uk/Faculties/fse/environmental-sciences/geography-and-geology.aspx 

Closing Date: 19 Aug 2018
Category: Academic

Security Officer x2 positions

The Estates Directorate offers a range of services including Estates Management and Development, Maintenance, Car Parking, Cleaning, Portering and Security. The Directorate is responsible for a range of over 71 University buildings both academic and residential totalling over 150,000 square metres over a 108-acre site. Security sits within a multi-disciplinary team of Security and Portering services reporting to a Team Leader and managed overall by a Facilities and Security Manager.

The Security team work across the full Campus and student residences covering a range of buildings including offices, workshops, laboratories and lecture theatres. Duties include preventing all types of crime, patrolling the campus, staffing the control room and utilising CCTV to prevent and reduce crime, carrying out basic maintenance and cleaning services; supporting both the Portering team and wider Estates Directorate; ensuring buildings and property are secured, providing good customer care; car parking assistance and enforcement; helping to ensure efficiency of service and ensuring health and safety guidelines are met.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the Security duties are undertaken to the agreed timescales and standard. As a member of the Security Team, the post holder will help provide a full range of security services across the whole University, in order to ensure the safety of people, grounds, buildings and their contents. The ability to effectively manage potentially confrontational security situations is essential. The post involves working effectively with a diverse range of customers including appropriately referring vulnerable students for which mandatory training will be provided. The post holder may be required to work anywhere on the Campus.

The appointed person must be capable of covering a large area on foot including responding quickly to incidents and emergencies across the campus (minimum speed of 4.5km/h for a minimum duration of 15 minutes, by means of test).

The working pattern is Monday – Friday, spread across an early week and a late week, as follows:

• Early: 05:15 - 13:40
• Late: 13:40 - 22:05

Flexibility with regards to hours of work to support business needs is required.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Billy Lax, Facilities and Security Team Leader E: B.lax@hull.ac.uk or T: 01482 462012

This post requires a criminal records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing Date: 28 Aug 2018
Category: Operational/Admin Support/Manual/Specialist

Porter x2 positions

The Estates Directorate offers a range of services including Estates Management and Development, Maintenance, Car Parking, Cleaning, Portering and Security. The directorate is responsible for a range of over 71 University buildings both academic and residential totalling over 150,000 square metres over a 108-acre site. Security sits within a multi-disciplinary team of Security and Portering services reporting to a Team Leader and managed overall by a Facilities and Security Manager.

Duties include stock and furniture movement; carrying out basic maintenance; internal and external cleaning operations; sorting and delivering post; supporting the security team; ensuring buildings and property are secured, providing good customer care; car parking assistance; waste management, helping to ensure efficiency of service and ensuring health & safety guidelines are met.

Reporting to the Facilities and Security Team Leaders, the post holder will be responsible for undertaking Portering duties to an agreed timescales and standard. Alongside daily tasks, staff across the University make requests for Portering and this requires the post holder to be organised and customer focused. To ensure the smooth running of the campus, the post holder may be required to work a five out of seven-day week. They will need to be flexible with regards to hours of work to support business needs.

The working pattern is Monday - Friday spread across an early week and a late week, as follows:

• Early: 06:55 – 15:20
• Late: 13:40 - 22:05

Flexibility with regards to hours of work to support Business needs is required.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Billy Lax, Facilities and Security Team Leader E: B.lax@hull.ac.uk T: 01482 462012

This post requires a criminal records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing Date: 28 Aug 2018
Category: Operational/Admin Support/Manual/Specialist

HR Administrator

The HR Directorate continues to evolve and develop at the University of Hull and there now exists an exciting opportunity to join the Recruitment and Contracts team within the HR Resourcing function. Working as part of an administrative HR team, you will provide a professional recruitment and contract service, delivering a high level of customer focus relating to employment queries on both recruitment and general HR matters to applicants, managers and colleagues across the University. On a daily basis, you will provide a full administrative service for recruitment using a range of  HR systems to manage the full end-to-end process from advertising to issuing contracts. A confident self-starter you will be the first point of contact for applicants and employees in relation to recruitment and general employment queries.

Working within established procedures, you will ensure all pre-employment checks are completed alongside associated administrative duties such as making sure all new starter details are processed compliantly, meeting arrangements and preparing paperwork. With knowledge and experience of recruitment procedures, a background in administration or customer service and the ability to handle a range of IT applications, you will be highly organised and possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal; writing clearly, with correct spelling and grammar, as well as being numerically competent. You will have the ability to exchange information promptly and in a courteous and effective manner and work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver team results taking pride in the accuracy and quality of your work, and being attentive to detail.

This position is 28.5 hours over 4 full days with either a Tuesday or a Thursday as a non working day (to be agreed with successful candidate).

If you would like to find out any further information about this role then please contact Lee Brown Resourcing Manager on E: Lee.Brown@hull.ac.uk, T: 01482 465668

Closing Date: 27 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Senior Finance Assistant

Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is committed to transforming the health of people within the region and beyond – through its students, staff and the impact of its teaching and research. A unique collaboration between the Universities of Hull and York, regional NHS Trust providers and community healthcare providers, it operates from both University campuses and within teaching hospitals and medical practices throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. Since it was established in 2003 it has been inspiring future medical professionals with the research, skills and knowledge they need to deliver brilliant healthcare. With a turnover in excess of £20m, the School has ambitious plans for the future, seen in its recent successful bid to increase the undergraduate intake by 69% from 2019. The School’s finance team have a key role in the delivery of our strategy, working in conjunction with the Finance departments at the Universities of Hull and York.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join the School’s finance team and actively contribute to the School through a varied and challenging role. The finance team provides support to HYMS colleagues across all of the school’s sites. The post holder will be required to work on both Hull and York finance systems and to uphold the financial regulations and procedures of both parent Universities. The post holder must be willing to work flexibly, both in an independent capacity and as part of a team in a busy and varied environment ensuring all deadlines are met. The post holder will report to, support and work closely with the Senior Assistant Faculty Finance Manager.

The post holder will be based on the Hull campus; however, as the team services the needs of the whole of HYMS, you would be required to spend around 2-4 days per month at the York campus. HYMS is a multi-site organisation and the post-holder may be required to travel to other HYMS sites as the business need arises.

This role will support income recovery for the School, including preparing and raising sales invoices. Strong experience of detailed working is required, as is an ability to question, query and interrogate data to ensure accurate recoveries. In order to support income recovery the successful candidate will require the ability to network and liaise with internal and external customers. The role will involve providing financial reports, monitoring expenditure, investigating variances and taking corrective action, including journaling costs. Month end reconciliations will be required, along with support to year-end and budget planning processes. The role is complex and varied, which therefore requires an individual who, over time, will develop a knowledge and understanding of the whole school and the impact of their role.

The post holder should be partly or fully AAT qualified or equivalent, such as a relevant degree e.g. Business or Accounting & Finance, and can demonstrate experience, and a sound understanding, of financial processes, procedures and budgetary requirements. Alongside an active approach to continuing professional development, undertaking training as appropriate, and have a good working knowledge of all MS Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.

To discuss this role informally, please contact Louise Williams, Senior Assistant Faculty Finance Manager, T: 01482 464252, E: louise.williams@hyms.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 04 Sep 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Campaigns & Democracy Co-ordinator

HUU is a unique environment - we are a charity with a great team made up of permanent staff supporting our student staff and volunteers to provide our members (the students of the University of Hull) with opportunities to create change, gain new skills and experiences, access help and support when needed, make friends, earn a crust, explore a new city and most importantly – have a great time!

HUU is run by students who have been elected by their fellow students. These Student Officers listen to the problems students face individually or as groups and campaign for improvements – their aim is to ensure students studying at the University of Hull gain valuable life skills as well as the best education possible

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Membership Services team to co-ordinate the implementation and development of student voice activities particularly HUU’s ‘Your Ideas Scheme’, support for specific representation groups (for example liberation groups) and our programme of face to face engagement with students. You will also contribute to the training and ongoing support for elected part-time officers and other students attending Union Council meetings. Some evening work will be required during semester time.

This is a 12 months fixed term part-time role (0.8fte)

Application details

If you would like further details and an application pack, please apply using our online application form.

Reports to: Student Voice Manager

Job Objective: Responsible for the overall implementation and development of HUU’s student-led campaigns and democratic activities as part of the student voice team.

Essential Requirements

You must:

• Have proof of the right to work in the UK
• Be highly proficient in Microsoft Office
• Have experience of working in a customer / member focused environment

Main Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Student Voice Manager, and working as part of the Student Voice and Opportunities team within HUU Membership Services, the main task of the post is to co-ordinate the implementation and development of student voice activities particularly HUU’s ‘Your Ideas Scheme’, support for specific representation groups (for example liberation groups), and support for student-led campaigns.

The post holder will contribute to the training and ongoing support for elected part-time officers and will work closely with the Student Voice Manager to administer and promote opportunities for students to participate in democratic processes, particularly the annual elections of full-time and part-time Officers and Union Council, a key policy-setting and decision-making body in the Students’ Union. This will involve the need for some evening working during term-time. The post holder has a key role to play in working with both elected student representatives and key stakeholders to raise the profile of the student voice.

The main responsibilities include:

• Working with elected officers, staff and student volunteers to promote participation in, and the development and evaluation of, HUU’s student voice activities.
• Ensuring that HUU’s student voice activities are implemented and developed in a manner that is accessible, inclusive and meets the needs of all interested students.
• Ensuring that student volunteers and elected representatives are supported, and receive training relevant to their activities especially in the area of student and officer-led campaigns. Where appropriate delivering training for volunteers and elected representatives.
• Co-ordinating the external speaker programme, including record-keeping, liaising with colleagues and students, and ensuring that all bookings adhere to HUU’s External Speaker policy 
• Implementing and promoting the ‘Your Ideas’ scheme, working closely with elected officers, staff and students to ensure that progress on projects is maintained and communicated to the wider student body.
• Co-ordinating meeting papers and supporting part-time officers with formal processes and procedures at Union Council meetings (six evening meetings per year)
• Working closely with the Student Voice Manager to promote and administer twice-yearly student elections, to include face-to-face engagement and the provision of one-to-one and group information and support to interested students.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with colleagues across HUU, the University and, where appropriate, external bodies to ensure the delivery of HUU’s student voice-focused activities.
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks to ensure the development and delivery of HUU’s student voice activities (including maintaining records, drafting marketing materials and note taking).
• Maintaining an awareness of issues and practice in Students’ Unions in order to build on good practice and identify trends.
• Ensuring confidentiality at all times in the handling and dissemination of information and data.
• Carrying out all duties in line with HUU’s policies and in line with the organisation’s values.
• Carrying out any other duties as may be required from time to time under the overall scope of the role.

Essential

Education and Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or with significant relevant experience

Experience

• Experience of handling and interpreting data (qualitative and quantitative)
• Experience of working with diverse stakeholders
• Proven experience of MS Word and Excel applications
• Implementing agreed procedures
• Experience of planning and implementing events
• Organisational Knowledge
• Knowledge of higher education

Professional Knowledge

• Working knowledge of email and internet
• In depth grasp of equality and diversity issues

Core Competencies

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Problem solving Excellent teamwork skills

Desirable

Experience

• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of working in a democratic environment
• Experience of developing and delivering training
• Experience of empowering others to achieve

Organisational Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Students’ Union environment
• Developing policy and procedure

Professional Knowledge

• Understanding of research methods
• Understanding of marketing and promotional methods

Closing Date: 21 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Education Co-ordinator

HUU is a unique environment - we are a charity with a great team made up of permanent staff supporting our student staff and volunteers to provide our members (the students of the University of Hull) with opportunities to create change, gain new skills and experiences, access help and support when needed, make friends, earn a crust, explore a new city and most importantly – have a great time!

HUU is run by students who have been elected by their fellow students. These Student Officers listen to the problems students face individually or as groups and campaign for improvements – their aim is to ensure students studying at the University of Hull gain valuable life skills as well as the best education possible.

Are you passionate about improving the learning experience for students? Are you confident you could work with staff and volunteers to promote, administer, develop and evaluate HUU’s education-focused activities? Are you committed to using data to inform policy and practice? Could you establish and maintain relationships with University colleagues in order to ensure the smooth running of HUU’s academic representation system?

As our Education Co-ordinator, you would be responsible for the above in addition to co-ordinating the overall provision and development of HUU’s education-focused activities. You would be responsible for maintaining an awareness of educational issues within students’ unions, ensuring confidentiality and working in line with HUU policies and procedures. You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with the ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure. Excellent written and interpersonal skills, and a keen eye for detail are essential for this post.

If you are excited about this fantastic opportunity and interested in working for Hull University Union, then please click on the job title of this role in the Work for Us section at www.hullstudent.com and click the Apply for this Job button to complete an application form.

Reports to: Student Voice Manager

Job Objective: Responsible for the overall implementation and development of HUU’s education-focused activities and academic representation.

Essential Requirements

You must:

• Have proof of the right to work in the UK
• Be highly proficient in Microsoft Office
• Have experience of working in a customer / member focused environment

Main Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Student Voice Manager, and working as part of the Student Voice and Opportunities team within HUU Membership Services, the main task of the post is to co-ordinate the implementation and development of HUU’s education-focused activities and academic representation.

The post holder will co-ordinate HUU’s existing system of course, subject and faculty representation, for two of the University’s four faculties, lead on the development and delivery of training for student representatives, provide support for key activities such as the successful Student-Led Teaching and Support Awards, analyse and report on feedback received from students throughout the year and develop appropriate action plans with colleagues and the Students’ Union President of Education. Occasional evening working during term-time may be required.

The post holder has a key role to play in working with both student representatives and the University to ensure that student views on their academic experience are heard.

The main responsibilities include:

• Working with elected officers, staff and student volunteers to promote participation in, and the development and evaluation of, HUU’s education-focused activities.
• Ensuring that HUU’s education-focused activities are implemented and developed in a manner that is accessible, inclusive and meets the needs of all interested students.
• Ensuring that student volunteers and elected representatives are supported, and receive training relevant to their roles. Designing and delivering mandatory initial training for volunteers and elected representatives, and identifying and meeting additional training and skills development needs throughout the academic year.
• Undertaking relevant training for the role.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with colleagues across HUU, the University and, where appropriate, external bodies to ensure the delivery of HUU’s education-focused activities.
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks to ensure the development and delivery of HUU’s education-focused activities (including maintaining records, drafting marketing materials and note taking).
• Maintaining an awareness of educational issues and practice in Students’ Unions in order to build on good practice and identify trends.
• Ensuring confidentiality at all times in the handling and dissemination of information and data.
• Carrying out all duties in line with HUU’s policies and in line with the organisation’s values.
• Carrying out any other duties as may be required from time to time under the overall scope of the role.

Essential

Education and Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or with significant relevant experience

Experience

• Experience of handling and interpreting data (qualitative and quantitative)
• Experience of working with diverse stakeholders
• Proven experience of MS Word and Excel applications
• Implementing agreed procedures

Organisational Knowledge

• Knowledge of higher education and University structures

Professional Knowledge 

• Working knowledge of email and internet

Core Competencies

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Problem solving
• Excellent teamwork skills

Desirable

Experience

• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of working in a democratic environment
• Experience of developing and delivering training
• Experience of empowering others to achieve

Organisational Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Students’ Union environment
• Developing policy and procedure

Professional Knowledge

• Understanding of research methods

Closing Date: 21 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Research Support Librarian

The University Library has a vision to inspire our University, local and global communities through open scholarship, culture and heritage. The Library’s mission is focused on achieving this through the ongoing development of library and archival collections in print and digital forms; with the university’s own digital content, especially its research output; and with delivering of access to this material as easily, as pervasively and as efficiently as possible.  Within the Library, the Information Services Group is based within the Brynmor Jones Library on the Hull campus and provides support to all parts of the University. The Brynmor Jones Library is at the heart of the academic life of the University and attracts several thousand students, staff and external users every day. It also includes the publicly accessible University art gallery plus exhibition and event spaces.

The Group comprises teams that address the University’s needs in collections development, technology for library services, and research support: the Research Services Team has a focus on the delivery of services for the management of resources generated through the research activity of the University. Key in this area is support for open access, research data management, bibliometrics, and research resource discovery: the Library also has a key role in the management of research outputs through the University’s research information system, Worktribe. This is an exciting time for the University Library, working within the completely re-developed Brynmor Jones Library and with the development of research a key strategic area for the University under the guidance our new Vice-Chancellor.

The Research Support Librarian will be responsible for the development and operation of information services related to the research activity of the University, liaising with academic staff and professional service colleagues in the ICT Directorate, Research & Innovation Office, and Strategic Development Unit to define needs and how the Library can meet these. The post-holder will manage and lead the team responsible for delivering research support services, comprising the post-holder and Research Officer, and working with colleagues across the Library as required for service delivery. The post-holder will also take responsibility for the management of digital collections within the Hydra digital repository and copyright and licensing matters related to research. 

The post-holder will need to ensure that all services meet strategic needs as well as take account of wider sector developments. As a contributing member to the Library’s management, the Research Support Librarian will be a source of knowledge within the Library regarding trends in the development of research support services and advise the Senior Management Team on the potential benefits, opportunities and challenges offered. The post is expected to be outward-facing, liaising with relevant HE community and research support bodies, representing the University Library and its needs on these as appropriate. 

To discuss this role informally, please contact Chris Awre, T 07545 422674, E c.awre@hull.ac.uk 

For information about the Library, please visit www.hull.ac.uk/lib 

Closing Date: 27 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Executive Support Administrator

We are seeking to appoint an Executive Support Administrator to the School’s Executive Office. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to provide support to the School’s senior leadership team during a period of growth.

The Executive Support Administrator will provide a high quality administrative service to the Chief Operating Officer and the Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Head of Operations as well as other senior leadership as required. The role also supports the HR Co-ordinator and Executive Assistant to the Dean with routine tasks. The Administrator will be responsible for managing a number of established processes. The role will be based primarily in the Executive Office at the University of Hull and will involve regular travel to the University of York campus and occasional travel to all of the School’s primary locations.

Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is a collaboration between the Universities of Hull and York and the NHS. HYMS operates from both University campuses and within teaching hospitals and medical practices throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. For information about Hull York Medical School visit www.hyms.ac.uk.

Closing Date: 21 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

IP Officer

The University of Hull has been changing the way people think for 90 years. Rich in tradition, our University has a proud heritage of academic excellence and a history of creating and inspiring transformative impact. The University is recognised for its excellence in teaching and learning and is committed to ground breaking research, to enterprise and to community engagement. Amongst our most well known achievements are liquid crystal commercialisation (that made liquid crystal display possible) and bone density scanning. However, the University is an increasingly noted centre for digital innovation, including virtual/augmented and mixed reality technologies, with the University hosting the first UK Microsoft HoloLens summer school in summer 2018. The University is a centre for low carbon and renewable energy through the new AURA Innovation Centre and, in the field of medical innovation, has recently embarked upon a long term wound management collaboration to develop pioneering new approaches to wound care.  

A vacancy has arisen for an IP Officer to join the Commercialisation Team at the University. The Commercialisation Team sits within Research & Enterprise and is responsible for delivering impact from University technologies, everything from new industry collaborations and IP licensing to spin outs. The post holder will be responsible for all processing and administration matters relating to IP in support of the University's research and commercialisation activities.  The post holder will be dealing with IP formalities for the existing portfolio; seeking out disclosures from our academic community; administering IP documentation; maintaining database records to ensure efficient management of the University’s IP portfolio; liaising with external service providers and providing IP recommendations to facilitate portfolio decision making within the University. 

Reporting to the Head of Commercialisation, the post holder will work with minimal day-to-day supervision and be expected to demonstrate highly-developed organisational skills and strong initiative. Meticulous attention to detail is essential for this role together with a commitment to continuous quality improvement.  The post holder will be a team player and will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in addition to advanced database management skills. 

Although it is desirable that you have demonstrable experience of administering IP, the University also welcomes applications from science, IT and engineering postgraduates with data management skills who are wishing to develop their proven interest in IP.

To discuss this role informally, please contact Rachel Simpson, Head of Commercialisation, T 01482 463721, E rachel.e.simpson@hull.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 27 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

PR & Media Manager

The University of Hull is operating in an increasingly complex, challenging and competitive environment, with further major change on the horizon. The University is well prepared for this with its Strategic Plan (2016-2020) which will steer the institution through this period, whilst driving the necessary growth and step-change in performance. As referenced in the Strategic Plan (2016-2020), Marketing & Communication is key to positioning the University, enhancing our stature and reputation and making our voice heard. The enhancement of marketing and communication operations will be a high priority, particularly our online presence, including our website and social media interaction. Equally important is our ability to communicate with our internal audiences, specifically our students, staff and alumni. 

We will:

• Develop our institutional organisational capability in marketing and communications by improving individual and team contributions, by adapting a new organisational construct, and by developing new systems, policies and procedures.
• Deploy a digital strategy encompassing web, social and traditional media with robust governance and quality assurance.
• Employ brand development to define our position and core proposition in the markets we seek to engage.
• Cooperate with our partners to amplify the effectiveness of our marketing and communications. 

The Marketing & Communications team at the University is transforming, with the development of new, highly specialised roles to work in an agile and coordinated way, aligned to a shared strategy. This will drive a step change in our quality and performance as well as creating the opportunity to gain competitive advantages through our marketing and communications activity.

Our marketing strategy will support:

1. The attraction of greater numbers of quality students
2. The improvement of the student experience through better communication
3. Staff engagement a) to promote the University more effectively b) to ensure engagement in and understanding of key strategic messages/themes
4. The attraction of high quality staff
5. Our research activity, showcasing its impact to grow our reputation & foster engagement with key stakeholders
6. Our opportunities for business engagement, support & enterprise initiatives
7. The mobilisation of our Alumni to invest (interest, time or money)
8. Public participation in our events and engagement activity, particularly before, during and after City of Culture 2017 Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the pos.

The PR & Media Manager will play a vital role in the development and delivery of the University communications strategy. The role holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of the PR & Media strategy as part of this. The role holder will build and nurture highly productive relationships with colleagues across the University, as well as media and partner organisations. Developing the PR & Media Plan. The PR & Media Manager will be responsible for developing and leading an audience focused PR & media engagement strategy as part of the wider communications strategy. The key objective will be to enhance our stature and reputation by making our voice heard across relevant media channels. Key components of this strategy will be to build our brand identity, voice, media output and media relationships. The role holder – working with the Head of Communications, relevant agencies and partners - will create, deliver and evaluate sector leading, award-winning multi-channel PR campaigns that effectively position and promote the University to achieve its key objectives. The PR & Media Manager will build strategic relationships with the media and other external partners to share and amplify our story and key messages. The role holder will be the ‘go to’ person for guidance on all PR & media related issues and will play a lead role in positioning the importance of PR & media activity as part of the University’s strategic themes and priorities, particularly with senior colleagues. 

To discuss this role informally, please contract Nicola Baker, Head of Communications, email: Nicola.Baker@hull.ac.uk 

Applicants are required to complete an online application, with a CV and cover letter upload.

Closing Date: 19 Aug 2018
Category: Professional, Management and Snr Admin

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant for a fixed-term appointment for 8 months working on a project funded by the STFC Newton Agritech in China Partnership Programme led by the University of Hull (UoH) and in collaboration with researchers from the University of Loughborough and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). The aim of this project is to develop novel an accurate, low cost, operational UAV-based remote sensing approach for the detection of yellow rust infection in Winter Wheat in China by integrating the capabilities of a VNIR hyperspectral imaging system with those of a UAV-mounted Imaging FTIR developed by the UoH and RAL.

The key objective of the post holder will be the integration of a VNIR Hyperspectral Imaging Instrument with a newly designed Imaging Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectrometer (MicroFTS) into an operational system capable of detecting yellow rust infection. This project will seek to demonstrate the capability of this integrated system to provide rapid, accurate detection of the initial stages of crop infection and precision mapping of the extent of contamination at field scales

The post holder will take a leading role in the development of the integrated UAV-based Imaging system and the processing of the datasets acquired in the field. The post-holder will be expected to work collaboratively with staff from RAL and the University of Loughborough. The principal duties of the post are related to the development of the MicroFTS instrument to enhance the operational performance. The post holder will also have to develop a vegetation disease identification software package utilising the capabilities of the integrated hyperspectral dataset. The project will involve a number of field data acquisition campaigns in the UK and China.

To discuss this role informally, please contact Dr Graham Ferrier, T 01482 466060, E g.ferrier@hull.ac.uk

For information about the School visit

 https://www.hull.ac.uk/Faculties/fse/es.aspx

Closing Date: 24 Sep 2018
Category: Researchers

Research Associate/Fellow

Applicants are invited for a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in the project “Development of sustainable, eco-friendly, and industrially scalable ultrasound assisted liquid phase exfoliation processing technologies for manufacturing two-dimensional advanced functional materials” in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hull. It is the largest academic school in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and we have a well-established track record in conducting the UK, EU and industry funded research projects. We achieved excellent results in the 2014 RAE with 75% of the research outputs rated as internationally excellent or world-leading. Recently, a major EPSRC grant of ~£2 million was awarded to the consortium consisting of Hull, Brunel, Oxford and Oxford Brooks University. The project aims to develop sustainable and scalable ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation technologies for manufacturing 2D advanced functional materials. Funded by this EPSRC grant, the above post is available in Professor Jiawei Mi’s group - the Advanced Materials. Prof Mi’s research has been focused on developing novel ultrasound and magnetic field based technologies for manufacturing high performance structural and functional materials. Prof Mi’s expertise is on using electron, synchrotron X-ray and neutron beam to study in-situ materials structural evolution in mult iphysics environment and combining advanced numerical modelling technique to design and optimise advanced materials and processing. Prof Mi’s research can be found via the weblink: https://www.hull.ac.uk/faculties/staff-profiles/jiawei-mi.aspx 

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated researcher to join us and to work on an exciting and challenging project. The candidate needs to lead and conduct the research tasks defined in the EPSRC project independently and effectively, including mainly:
1. To design and develop bespoke experimental apparatus, and using laser and /or synchrotron X-ray based techniques, to study the dynamics of ultrasound bubbles in different media and their interaction with 2D functional materials.
2. To develop advanced numerical model to simulate and understand the observed experimental data and phenomena, and develop scale-up strategy for industry applications
3. To write and assist in writing proposals to secure Synchrotron X-ray beam time and to work closely with the beamline scientists and other researchers from academic and industrial partners to conduct the experiments required.
4. To supervise or assisting in supervising PhD and MEng research students involved in the project.
5. To write up and publish research outcomes in high-impact materials or physics journals and attend the renowned international conferences concerning materials engineering in general, and manufacturing of 2D functional materials in particular to disseminate research outcomes.
6. To develop and assist in developing research group websites and organise national and international symposiums for wide research outcome dissemination, and pursue further collaboration.

The successful candidate should have a PhD degree or equivalent in materials science, physics, chemistry or other related scientific or engineering discipline, and should have a strong background in numerical modelling and experimental research. Expertise in ultrasonic phenomena, processing of structural and functional materials, and advanced materials characterisation using electron and X-ray based techniques is an important selection criterion. In addition, good communication skills, proficiency in written and spoken English (IELTS test certificate is required for non EU candidates) as well as publication track record are required.

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

Closing Date: 04 Sep 2018
Category: Researchers

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

We are seeking to appoint to a Post Doctoral Research Assistant to work on examining the links between metabolic dysfunction, inflammation and blood platelets. The researcher will be located between the research laboratories of Dr Francisco Rivero and Dr Roger Sturmey in the Centre for Atherothrombosis and Metabolic Disease (Hull York Medical School).

This post is focused on platelet responses to metabolic stress. The successful candidate will hold a PhD (or close to submission) in a relevant area of biochemistry or molecular biology. Applicants should have experience in the isolation of blood platelets or biochemical analysis of metabolic and bioenergetic pathways.

To discuss this role informally, please contact either Dr Francisco Rivero (Tel: 01482 466433, Email: Francisco.Rivero@hyms.ac.uk) or Dr Roger Sturmey, (Tel: 01482 466422, Email: Roger.Sturmey@hyms.ac.uk)

Application is by covering letter and CV upload via the University online recruitment system.

Closing Date: 27 Aug 2018
Category: Researchers