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Now here’s a good one…

Graduate Assistant to Professor S W Hawking
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Cambridge University
Vacancy Reference No: LE00670
Salary: £20,842-£23,457

The Relativity Group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of the University of Cambridge is looking for a recent graduate to fill an assistant position from December 2006. The Head of the Group is Professor Stephen Hawking who is disabled and communicates using a computer system and speech synthesiser. If you were accepted for the post you would be responsible for maintaining and improving this computer system as well as other pieces of support equipment. You would help him to prepare and deliver seminars and public lectures and assist with scientific papers. You would also accompany Professor Hawking on his many travels and assist other members of the group. Flexibility, stamina and a confident and caring personality, together with a valid driving licence, are essential for this demanding job.Applicants should send a covering letter, full CV and completed PD18 form and the names of two referees who can be contacted immediately. This information should be sent to Ms Judith Croasdell, DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, e-mail: J.Croasdell@damtp.cam.ac.uk. Closing date: 22 September 2006. Interview date: 18 October 2006.

E-Tutor, University of Edinburgh
Salary: £23,877 – £30,902 (pro rata for 17 hours per week)

You will be requied to deliver online distance education course within the Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. Working as part of a team tutoring and facilitating online activities with students spread across the planet (!), you wil also be involved n the development of new online courses. You must have a postgraduate degree or 3 – 5 years exp in a relevant area with teaching exp in clinical context. Excellent IT literacy and exp of e-learning technologies are strongly desirable. Apply “online”:http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk with ref: Ref: 3006318SC

Teaching Fellow In Fashion Graphics, Heriot-Watt University
Salary: £25,633 – £28,849 pro rata (1 day per week)
Ref: 147/06/SC

Heriot Watt School of Textiles & Design is advertising for a person to teach skills and visual aesthetics in the development and communication of fashion ideas from sketchbook to final portfolio presentation. You should be a practicing designer in Graphics/Illustration, with a good working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator software and have recent teaching experience at HE level. Informal enquiries to Professor R H Wardman. Tel: 01896 892140, e-mail: R.H.Wardman@hw.ac.uk h2. with ref: 147/06/SC. For application details e-mail: hr@hw.ac.uk quoting the appropriate reference. Closing date: 15 September 2006.

IT Support Engineer, George Watson’s College, Edinburgh
Salary: £17,646 – 20,334

George Watson’s College is Scotland’s largest independent school providing quality education to girls and boys aged 3 – 18. They are now seeking a self-motivated individual to join the IT Services Department. You must possess the technical and personal skills to work effectively wih pupils, teaching and support staff and should be able to demonstrate a variety of practical skills such as cabling installation and computer maintenance. Knowledge of Apple Macs and familiarity with Linux would be an advantage. You will be expected to be flexible in your work schedule as part of a close-knit team. No formal qualifications or training is required. Please submit a letter of application with your CV to: The Bursar, George Watson’s College, Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5EG by Friday, 15 Sept 2006.

ICT Systems and Storage Officer, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
Salary: £22,273 to £29,512

The National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh is one of Europe’s leading research libraries and the largest library in Scotland, with world class collections, services and expertise. Working within a small team you will assist in providing technical administration of all servers and associated network services throughout the Library; in particular you will take responsibility for administrating the mass data storage system. You must be a good communicator as an important element of the job will be to liaise with the Trusted Digital Repository Project team. An in-depth knowledge of Windows and Linux servers and data storage technologies (e.g. iSCSI) is essential. You must also have a proven track record in practical IT infrastructure deployment, preferably working with metadata to store and retrieve information. For a recruitment pack, please email job@nls.uk stating your correspondence address or telephone the HR Division on 0131 623 3721. Closing date 8 Sept 2006.

Digital Media, Senior Executive, Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow
Salary: £35k
Ref: SEGL/06/07/S

Expereinced Project Manager is required to work with SE and partners in the developing area of digital content, information and communications. You will contribute to the national strategy which aims to build a dynamic business environment, grow the skills base, promote innovation and develop international activity as part of the overall development of this key industry. For further information go to Scottish Enterprise or email senrecruitment@scotent.co.uk. Closing date 15 Sept 2006

Project Co-ordinator, Nesta, Dundee
Salary: £17 – 23k

This is an opportunity to join a major partnership project to stimulate enterprise across Scotland. The project spans 3 years, 6 cities and 300 entrepreneurs. To apply

Software Developer, Edinburgh
Salary: £26 – 45k

Experienced Software Developers required with essential skills in C programming, web page development HTML, CGI, Javascript or Shell programming. You should have knowledge of embedded programming and cross-platform development and debugging. Desirable skills include Linux and device driver experience. Contact Kelli Buchan by email: kelli@klbc.co.uk at KLB Consultancy with ref: 130999-KLB-ALPHGNJFNIV

Application Engineer, Musselburgh
Salary: £23-27k

Get involved in the development of the next generation of knowledge management tools in a rapidly growing tech company. You will need excellent programming and design skills to work as part of a team to leverage our world-leading information analysis and matching technology to build the next generation of advanced KM . You should have a good honours or postgraduate degree in computer science, electronic engineering or a related discipline.Also required is good programming skills in one or more of Java, C, C++, Perl, Python, working knowledge of SQL (in context of Oracle or SQLServer or MySQL), development experience in the Linux and/or Windows platforms. Exposure to: Perl (some prior knowledge highly desirable but training will be given), Javascript web interface programming, C#/.NET/Web Services, PHP and Apache would be good as would any exposure to text mining/full text search. Contact Mary Lyon at Hudson, tel: 131 555 4321 with ref: 109181-HHMLAPPENG