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  <requisition-number>1001841</requisition-number>
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  <company-url>http://www.uea.ac.uk</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.uea.ac.uk</employer-url>
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  <application-url>http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/</application-url>
  <employer-name>University of East Anglia</employer-name>
  <company-name>University of East Anglia</company-name>
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Five new academic staff appointments at UEA and a Project Leader at the John Innes Centre have been created as a result of substantial new investments in the Earth and Life Systems Alliance (ELSA) and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The posts offer excellent opportunities for continuing, or developing, internationally outstanding research careers.

The Earth and Life Systems Alliance (ELSA)

John Innes Centre Project Leader (Tenure-track) &bull; Ref: 1001841
£33,780 to £37,534 per annum

A higher pay band (£42,769 to £47,521) may be offered to an exceptional candidate ELSA (www.elsa.ac.uk) is a major strategic collaboration between UEA and the John Innes Centre (JIC). It brings together UEA’s expertise in environmental science and climate change, with JIC’s expertise in plant and microbial biology to understand, predict and mitigate the impact of environmental change on biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and agricultural systems. We seek applicants with outstanding research and publication records in this area. The successful candidates will either have or be expected to establish an internationally high-profile independent research programme that includes substantial collaboration between JIC and UEA.

For all ELSA posts, you must have a PhD (or equivalent); a research background in ecology, molecular or evolutionary biology, biogeochemistry, microbiology, plant biology, social science or environmental modelling and be able to satisfy all other elements of the person specification. Successful candidates will have a developing international research reputation, which will already be established for appointment to the higher level.

Closing date for all posts: 12 noon on 30 November 2009.

Further particulars and an application form are available on our websites: www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ or http://jobs.jic.ac.uk/ or Tel. 01603 593493.
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  <location>Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK</location>
  <title>John Innes Centre Project Leader in Plant or Microbial Sciences</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:41:21 -0500</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
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