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MD-PhD student (100%) in (bio)medical ethics

Department: The Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Switzerland (IBMB, website: http://ibmb.unibas.ch/ ), is dedicated to research and teaching of bioethics at the Medical and Science Faculties, as well as the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (a department of the ETH Zurich,located in Basel). We are looking for enthusiastic collaborators to join our PhD program. We encourage in particular advanced medical students or young medical doctors to apply who share our dedication to study challenging ethical problems related to medicine and the life sciences.
Available: Spring or summer 2012, to be negotiated
Salary: 43 000 Swiss francs per year
Contract type: 3 years.

Main job purpose:

PhD thesis on questions related to bioethics, medical ethics and/or human rights: a project of your choice or projects on advances directives and/or ethical issues of nanomedicine and synthetic biology, research ethics, other types of biotechnology, genetics), publications in biomedical ethics/ethics and human rights.
Possibility to contribute to the academic life of the IBMB, including small-scale contributions to teaching, as well as collaboration in research projects, academic publications in peer reviewed journals.

Qualifications:

Good/excellent academic grades/evaluations (BA or MA in medicine, or MD).
Enthusiasm, independence, responsibility, interest in academic career.
Students with a master in bioethics and/or (bio-/health) law, social sciences, life sciences, medicine and/or philosophy/theology with strong interest in bioethical and human rights problems can also apply.
Experience with quantitative/qualitative research methods (including SPSS/PASW/Atlas.ti) is a plus but not a requirement. Methodology courses will be taught as part of the PhD program.
Writing skills (ideally at least one publication as first author in a peer reviewed journal)
Experience in bioethics/law/human rights, research ethics including animal ethics; environmental ethics, medical ethics or related areas is valuable.
Excellent English (both speaking and writing); in addition good knowledge of German and/or French.

We offer: Stimulating interdisciplinary job environment in a newly established Institute for Biomedical Ethics, as part of a young, dynamic team. Enrollment in a Swiss Bologna accredited 3 year PhD program in biomedical ethics (in English, PhD in Biomedical Ethics). Collaboration with the Institute for Biomedical Ethics of the University of Zurich. Possibility to have access to relevant staff development opportunities and opportunity to become involved in bids for further grant funding in areas related to bioethics/medical ethics/human rights.

Environment: Basel University is the oldest Swiss university with a long tradition in ethics and the humanities. Basel has a well-known Medical University Faculty and is a global centre for biomedical research, with major academic institutions and research departments of leading life science companies. The Biozentrum is an internationally renowned institute for basic life science research. With over 400 employees from 30 countries, it is the largest natural science department of the University of Basel. Basel hosts internationally well known programs in nanotechnology, nanomedicine and synthetic biology.

Applications: Please send your applications before October 31, 2011 (electronically as a single pdf document, not more than 4000 ko) including CV, publication record, 1-2 publications, and a concise outline of prior academic experience together with addresses of up to 3 references to Prof. B. Elger: b.elger@unibas.ch

Applications by female talented MDs, medical students and young scholars interested in an academic career are particularly encouraged.

For questions: Please contact Prof. B. Elger: b.elger@unibas.ch or our secretary admin-ibmb@unibas.ch.

EHG Business Manager - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, Deadline: Apr-01-2011
Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases
Salary:   £35,370 per annum, inclusive
Closing Date:   Friday 01 April 2011
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference: EHG47

The Environmental Health Group seeks a self-driven, results-oriented person with a positive outlook and clear focus on high quality outputs, to contribute to the work undertaken by its world class academics. EHG researches into the impact of sanitation, hygiene and water problems on the health of people in developing countries, and seeks solutions.

The role of Business Manager would suit a natural forward planner who critically assesses his or her own performance. A mature and credible approach is required, as is the need to be able to work sensitively with academic staff and funders. The role holder will be able to demonstrate reliability and tolerance, whilst showing determination, particularly in problem solving.

GK SOCLIFE - Scholarships
SOCLIFE is an interdisciplinary Research Training Group at the University of Cologne which offers, beside other things, a structured doctoral program at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. It is sponsored as a prestigious Research Training Group by the German Research Foundation. Recently, the SOCLIFE board consists of 14 active professors from the faculty. They not only have the task of advising and deciding on SOCLIFE activities, but also of supervising SOCLIFE PhD students.

The Research Training Group SOCLIFE regularly offers scholarships for prospective doctoral students in the social and economic sciences. It is sponsored as a prestigious "Graduiertenkolleg" (Research Training Group) by the German Research Foundation. Selected students will be funded with a scholarship of €1,103 per month for 3 years and provided with travel grants for the visiting of conferences, summer schools etc.

Assistant/Associate Professor level position in the Energy Field of Study - Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, Deadline: Mar-31-2011
FACULTY POSITION
IN ENERGY FIELD OF STUDY
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Applications are invited for a Assistant/Associate Professor level position in the Energy Field of Study (FoS) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand. AIT is an autonomous, non-profit, international post-graduate institution offer degrees, diplomas and certificates in engineering, science, planning and management, and serves over 2,000 students from many countries across Asia and beyond. Teaching faculty, researchers, staffs and students from more than 40 countries form a unique international community on the Institute's 400 acres, beautifully landscaped residential campus, situated 42 km north of Bangkok.

UNESCO-L'OREAL International Fellowships
Within the framework of the UNESCO Co-Sponsored Fellowships Scheme, a joint programme has been launched with the L'ORÉAL Corporate Foundation with a view to promoting the contribution of young women - from all over the world – in research developments in the field of life sciences.
The UNESCO-L'ORÉAL fellowships scheme focuses on UNESCO's premise that people are the world's greatest resource and that innovation and excellence, especially among the young women community, deserve to be supported and encouraged through the concerted efforts of the international community.
The award of the fellowships constitutes a key strategy through which impetus is being given to the enhancement of the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the twenty-first century.

The Centre for Computational Science at UCL (University College London) is seeking high quality applicants for a range of new projects. Several of these are aligned with the activities of the new UCL Computational Life and Medical Sciences Network. The successful candidates will join a very active inter-disciplinary group, working on International projects in fields ranging from condensed matter physics and chemistry to life sciences and medicine.

The following RESEARCH ASSOCIATE posts are available:

Research Associate - Computational Biomedical Infrastructure (1x Junior Software Engineer and 1 x Senior Software Engineer)

Research Associate - Biomedical Molecular dynamics

Research Associate - Multiscale Lattice-Boltzmann methods for complex fluids

Research Associate - Evolution and Assessment of Biomedical Informatics and the Virtual Physiological Human.

Research Associate - Quantum and classical molecular dymanics in life and material sciences

For more information on each post please see the attached advertisement or visit the ‘VPH Jobs' section of the VPH NoE website. Positions are funded from 1 February 2011. The closing date for applications is 5pm on November 22nd.

Please note that several VPH positions have recently become available. The following posts are available:

Further details are available on the VPH NoE website...

Medical English specialist.

"English +" specialise in medical and paramedical English lessons.

As well as English lessons we can assist you in the preparations for medical seminaries and conferences, help with the writing of medical reports, documents and research findings. We can check slides and help prepare for public speaking appointments as well conference calls and meetings.

If you are interested in the above then please contact EMA on: Contact@EMAnet.org

Radiologists- Portugal

We are currently looking for radiologists for a private hospital in Portugal.

Attractive conditions for serious candidates who are willing to invest themselves for the long term.

Professional accommodation will be provided.

If you are interested in the above position please forward your CV by e-mail to: contact@EMAnet.org

REMINDER!!

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Have you remembered that the deadline for the Autumn 2009 selection for the UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (YY) is rapidly approaching?!

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: 1 July 2009 (Autumn 2009 selection)

UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (YY)generously funded by the Japan National Committee for UICC, Toray Industries Inc, and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd, Japan.

Target candidates: Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals
Duration: 3 months
Extension: Up to 3 months, funding secured by the Fellow with no extra costs to UICC
Available: 14-16 per year
Average value: US$ 10,000 each
Funded by: Japan National Committee for UICC, Toray Industries Inc, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., Japan
Application closing dates: 1^st July
Notification of result: October

Note: This is not a clinical training fellowship

Objectives

to initiate, set-up, or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad
to exchange and exploit complementary skills and material
to receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques.

Profile of eligible candidates

appropriate scientific or medical qualifications and experience,
active engagement in cancer research,
recent publications in the international peer-reviewed literature.

Research plan

basic, translational or applied cancer research.

Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged.

Twice-yearly competitive selections

are conducted by an international panel of experts
based on the
1. scientific evaluation of the research plan
2. experience and qualifications of the candidate
3. suitability of the host organisation and host supervisor
4. availability of appropriate facilities and resources to apply and disseminate the acquired skills upon return to the home organisation

Please feel free to forward this message onto other colleagues and friends who may be interested!

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at fellows@uicc.

PhD studentship: Development of molecular simulation methods for patient specific HIV drug treatment

The UCL Centre for Computational Science seeks to appoint a PhD student, funded by the UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre (CBRC), to pursue an interdisciplinary, translational research project in the area of patient specific HIV drug treatment, using genotypic molecular simulation. The project will be supervised by Professor Peter Coveney (UCL Centre for Computational Science) and Professor Deenan Pillay (UCL Centre for Infection), and will involve:

Analysis/development of current and alternative methods for molecular binding affinity calculation, for HIV enzymes and their anti-retroviral ligands
Development of a HIV-1 integrase/inhibitor binding affinity calculation system
Establishment of links with experimentalists to facilitate validation of findings from simulations and provide information on novel mutations and anti-retroviral mutational pathways to be investigated
Incorporation of new/improved HIV drug/enzyme simulations into patient–specific a treatment evaluation and decision support pipeline.

The post requires a candidate with a strong ability in physical/computational science, an affinity for and interest in biological sciences, and who is willing to integrate and progress their knowledge across these disciplines.

Students will register during the 2009/10 academic year for a three year full-time MPhil/PhD degree, with an expected commencement date of 1st October 2009. Funding includes UK/EU tuition fees and a tax-free stipend equivalent to the MRC rate of £15,100 (in 2008/9). The position is available to both UK and EU applicants who must have, or expect to obtain, a very good first degree in a relevant subject (Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Virology, Computer Science) as a minimum qualification.

Further information about the project can be found at: http://ccs.chem.ucl.ac.uk/jobs

To apply, please send a covering letter, application form and CV by email to Nilufer Betik (n.betik@ucl.ac.uk), including the contact details of at least two academic referees.

The closing date for applications is Friday 15th May, 2009.

Application forms and details of the admissions process are available online at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate-study/application-admission/downloadable-applications

Informal inquiries can be made to Professor P V Coveney by email (p.v.coveney@ucl.ac.uk).

The UCL Centre for Virology comprises various laboratories and researchers based within the Division of Infection and Immunity, and located at the Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences in Fitzrovia. The group combines expertise from research and clinical backgrounds, and links laboratory research with computational science and bioinformatics. For more information see: http://www.vgb.ucl.ac.uk/

The UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre (CBRC) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in interdisciplinary, translational research.
A particular attraction of the studentship offered is the opportunity to work on a research project supervised by a leading researchers from within the CBRC and the broader environment of UCL Partners.

VPH Initiative jobs listing - new postdocs and studentships

1. Research assistant (PHD studentship): Scientific visualization, Graz University of technology (TUG), Austria. Click here to learn more.

2.Research assistant (PHD studentship): medical computer vision, Graz University of technology (TUG), Austria. Click here to learn more.

3. Postdoctoral research position in computational biology/biophysics-Arizona State University USA. click here to learn more.

4. Ph.D. Position: Multi-scale computational models of brain tumors for medical image analysis - Inria Sophia-Antipolos, France. Click here to learn more.

5. Two postdoctoral positions,virtual physiological human network of excellence - CNRS, France. Click here to learn more.

6. Postdoctiralposition: Multiscale molecular simulations for the virtual physiological human - UPF, Spain. Click here to learn more.

International Agency for Research and Development (IARD)

The mission of The International Agency for Research and Development (IARD) is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all.

IARD focuses on social-economic development in countries through projects, research and contributions. Projects in countries are focused on activities that support economic development and reduce poverty (improve the social conditions.) The objective is to facilitate development; enable and empower societies by skill development in management, leadership, knowledge, technologies, and businesses that leads to sustainable long term social and economic development, and to do it all with charity and volunteer commitment of experts.

We are now recruiting qualified individuals in the following positions to fulfil our set out goals.

Post Title:
Program Director

Locations:
Indonesia - Jakarta, Ghana- Accra

Remuneration:
A net salary per year $ 102,341 USD

Job Description
In close cooperation with IARD Senior Management, the Program Director will have two primary responsibilities:

1. Overall management of IARD's current program.
2. New program development including overall proposal preparation and submission for funding to potential donors such as USAID, UN Organization, World Bank, Foreign Governments, European Union, Foundations and private donors in Africa.

Main Responsibilities:

Ensure effective and efficient management.- Supervise and give guidance to program managers on project design, implementation, evaluation, and personnel issues.
Prepare detailed implementation plan, collect baseline data and develop operational procedures for the implementation of the new programs.
Ensure compliance with IARD and donors of operational and financial policies and procedures and reporting requirements; track grant spending.
Coordinate all IARD staff members for purposes of monitoring and evaluation of all USG and international donor programs.
Prepare monthly, semi-annual, and final program reports.
Coordinate and maintain professional working relations with local authorities, private organizations, and communities.
Maintain good working relationships with donors, Government of Host Country, and collaborating institutions, with frequent visits to project sites and communities.
Research and identify funding sources, proposal requirements, and submittal deadline for new programs in Host Country.
Write, edit, and proofread proposals to be submitted to donor agencies and private funding sources.
Secure new funding and extension funding for existing IARD programs.
Increase IARD's local, national and international visibility through public relations.
Perform additional assignments as requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 years management experience.
Bachelor's degree required; Graduate degree preferred.
Demonstrated ability to manage a series of complex, new and on-going activities, as well as provide leadership in a collegial team environment.
Fluent English; knowledge of French a plus.
High degree of integrity and amiable disposition desirable in building appropriate internal and external relationships.

Terms of Appointment
The appointment will be for an initial period of 3 years, renewable thereafter annually. Benefits include housing allowance, paid home leave travel, a pension scheme, life and health insurance, vehicle for business and personal use, and free enrolment for dependent children in international school.

Post Title:
Director of Finance

Locations:
Indonesia - Jakarta, Ghana- Accra

Remuneration:
A net salary per year $ 95,121 USD

Job Description
IARD is seeking a Director of Finance, who will be reporting directly to the Director General. The Director of Finance would be primarily required to plan, lead, integrate, and Coordinate the financial services of the centre. He/she would thus have overall responsibility for providing high quality managerial and financial services to the research programs. As a member of IARD's senior management team, along with the Director General, the Assistant Directors General. The Director of Finance would be actively involved in the strategic planning and overall guidance of the Centre, and in developing and implementing an innovative and productive resource mobilization strategy.

The Director of Finance will perform the following specific duties:

Advising the Director General on all matters relating to the finances of the Centre.
Liaising with IARD's independent auditors.
Ensuring that all financial accounts and records at the headquarters and outreach locations meet management, donor and other stakeholder requirements.
Ensuring that all accounting operations are effectively and efficiently performed.
Maintaining effective financial control over the assets and liabilities, income and disbursements of the Centre.
Preparing and maintaining periodic financial, analytical, and interpretive reports for the Management.
Providing statistical and analytical services to the programs, departments, and units, and assisting them in the formulation of project budgeting.
Setting high standards of professional, technical, and business conduct for the departmental staff.

Qualifications and Experience:

At least a Bachelor's degree in Accounting (an MBA or similar postgraduate degree is preferred) with additional professional accounting qualifications such as CPA or CA.
Minimum of 7 years experience in finance, 3 of which must be at the senior management level.
Formal training in management systems and procedures.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Proficiency in the use of computerized information systems.
Fluency in spoken and written English (knowledge of French would be an
Advantage)

Post Title:
Hospital Division Director for Central Europe

We are a Central Europe executive search firm currently seeking candidates for the position of Hospital Division Director for an International Healthcare company.We are comprised of several operating units with plans for further expansion in CEE and possibly into W. Europe. The role will ideally be based in Poland or CEE. Our client is the largest private healthcare provider in CEE for over 10 years.

Candidates for this role should have a senior level of experience for this executive position, candidates may come directly from a Hospital environment, the Insurance sector, or related consulting experience. Knowledge of operations and healthcare economics are also important. Preferably candidates will also have other international experience. Additionally, this will be a strategic position involved in leading business expansion and working closely with the executive team to expand the business.

For any further information regarding this Job role please contact:

Todd Savidge: t.savidge@pedersencee.com