Category: Professional Support | Department: Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases | Closing Date: 17 Mar 2016 | We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic full-time Scientific Officer with an interest in Parasitology and Entomology and a desire to teach. The post is within the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The post holder will assist the Head of Teaching and Diagnostics Unit with the provision of practical classes within the School’s MSc and short course programme. Teaching is a primary function of this role. The successful applicant will assist the Principal Scientific Officer with the day-to-day provision of practical Parasitology and Entomology teaching within the Faculty. The post holder will act as a technical demonstrator in practical classes including MSc Core Parasitology and Entomology, Basic Parasitology, Advanced Diagnostic Parasitology, Vector Pathogen Interaction, Integrated Vector Management and appropriate Control of Infectious Disease demonstrations. They will also act as a demonstrator in short course practicals including the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Diploma in Tropical Nursing. They will be responsible for general housekeeping of the teaching laboratory including stock control and the monitoring of laboratory equipment. They will assist in the preparation of teaching specimens, media, and reagents for practical classes and assist the Entomology Principal Scientific Officer (PSO) with the curation and upkeep of the entomology teaching collection. Additionally the role holder will be expected to participate in and support the day to day running of the Unit’s diagnostic laboratories as required. The successful applicant will have a degree or equivalent in a science subject and experience of working in a laboratory environment, for example as part of a postgraduate course or in a hospital laboratory. They will have knowledge of parasitology and or entomology in addition to knowledge and awareness of health and safety in a laboratory environment. Experience of teaching/practical demonstrating at post-graduate level would be an advantage. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills. Supervision will be available but the post holder will be required to work under their own initiative. The post is offered on a without duration contract, subject to satisfactory completion of the probation period, and is available immediately. Salary is on the Professional Support Pathway Grade 4 from £27,962 to £31,808 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). Applications should be made online via our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The closing date is 17 March 2016 and the reference for this post is ITD-AAA-01. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm on the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable. Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
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