BioImagingUK Network Project Officer

[Alex Sossick]

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Dear All

BioImagingUK is looking for a Network Project Officer to perform a
critical role in the delivering the aims of the BioImagingUK Network.

Please pass on to anyone this maybe of interest to,

https://www.rms.org.uk/corporate-and-industrial/job-listing/bioimaginguk-network-project-officer.html

Alex



BioImagingUK Network Project Officer
Location: London, Oxford and from home
Employment Type: 2 ½ year fixed term
Hours per week: Part time (2.5 days a week)
Salary: £35,000 Pro Rata - £17,500 Circa
Closing Date for applications: 11 September 2019
Interview Date (in Oxford): Wednesday 18 September 2019
Contract Duration : Starting October 2019 until 30 April 2022

Job Summary:
This position will fill a critical role in the delivering the aims of
the BioImagingUK Network. The successful applicant will be responsible
for coordinating all significant interactions with the UK bioimaging
community, including website updates, community meetings and surveys,
and helping to prepare and deliver presentations and publications for
the community. The Project Officer will report directly to the Chair of
the BioImagingUK Network Organising Committee, and RMS Chief Executive,
and where appropriate present status updates and projects reports to the
Network’s Organising Committee and funders.


Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide efficient operational support to members of the BioImagingUK
Network: working closely with the Organising Committee to organise
network activities, funding applications and reports, team member
support, communication, and outreach/impact
• Prepare communications, draft presentations, briefing documents and
background materials
• Prepare and support meetings, boards, and committees, including the
coordination and distribution of papers and taking notes/minutes,
meeting coordination, reception support, assisting visitors, managing
meeting venue bookings – including organising audio-visual equipment,
catering and confirmation of arrangements to participants and security
• Support the planning and organisation of events and projects,
including visiting delegations from external industrial collaborators
• Support Network’s efforts, where appropriate, to engage with other
national and transnational imaging organisations, e.g., Euro-BioImaging
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of Network policies, processes and
systems, work with all Network members staff to solve problems and
provide solutions, efficiently and effectively
• Forge relationships with colleagues within the BioImagingUK network,
in order to contribute to process development and adoption of best practice
• Help to foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive cultural
environment across BioImagingUK, ensuring that processes and policies
are visible, accessible and
transparent and enabling Network participation by all members of the UK
bioimaging community
• Develop a good understanding of the range of activities, funding
profile and facilities associated with BioimagingUK Network
• Work with university, research council and charities to raise the
profile of the academic work of the BioImagingUK network. Create an
ethos of collaboration and collegiality, establishing effective
communications and relationships, and encouraging staff to work in
partnership with colleagues across the Network, to eliminate potential
barriers, enhance collegiality and develop best practice.


Required:

  * MSc or PhD in biological or imaging sciences, or related discipline
  * Proven background and experience in microscopy and/or digital imaging
  * Experience with scientific publication of research grant funding,
    research publications and ways of working
  * Experience working with groups of scientists from different backgrounds
  * Excellent communication and networking skills
  * Experience in a research laboratory setting
  * Proactive and self-motivated
  * Ability to work effectively independently
  * Commitment and dedication to the task at hand
  * Excellent interpersonal and team work skills
  * Enthusiasm to work with interdisciplinary teams studying new forms
    of microscopy
  * Being flexible on travel and location
  * Desirable:
  * Experience with successful research grant funding at any level
  * Experience setting up websites or social media accounts
  * Experience with remote communication
  * Proven project management and delivery skills
  * Experience with imaging data management and/or analysis

Location.    The successful candidate will be required to work in London
once or twice a fortnight, as well as in Oxford for one or two days a
fortnight.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
To apply for this position, and for any other enquiries, email:
Professor Maddy Parsons, [hidden email] and Ms Allison Winton
[hidden email].

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Alex Sossick
Wellcome / CRUK Gurdon Institute
The Henry Wellcome Building of Cancer and Developmental Biology
University of Cambridge
Tennis Court Road
Cambridge CB2 1QN
UK
T: [phone]

E: [hidden email]
W: www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk
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