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Science Team Leader - Parasitology

Closing date:   30 May 2012

Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand

Inspired leadership is pivotal to our future. Join us in partnering with stakeholders and people leadership while continuing to progress your science.

In your role as Team Leader Parasitology you will be an active Senior Scientist leading a team that uses capabilities in parasitology,  immunology and molecular biology to develop strategies for the management and control of parasitic diseases of livestock. These strategies include both on-farm and laboratory-based approaches which ensure the relevance of outputs to stakeholders and end-users.

As a  team Leader within our matrix your focus will be on ensuring we have the necessary capability to meet current and future sector needs and provide  leadership and guidance to staff, including monitoring and managing staff effectiveness. In cooperation with other Team Leaders and Impact Leaders you will look to ensure we are well placed to maximise the benefits to the Primary sector from Agricultural Science.

In return AgResearch will provide you with a dynamic and friendly working environment, excellent working conditions, ongoing support, and professional development opportunities.

Read more : http://www.leadingscience.co.nz/index

Contact kitty.burton@agresearch.co.nz if you have any questions about this vacancy.

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Junior Professorship ‘Molecular Wildlife Parasitology’

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences I, Department of Biology of Humboldt-
Universität zu Berlin (HU) and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research Berlin (IZW)

starting October 1st 2012.

The successful candidate will be required to establish a research group that (1) applies
molecular biological methods to parasitological questions and host-parasite interactions in
the context of the ecology and evolution of free-living mammals, (2) teach in the field of
wildlife parasitology and its molecular basis, (3) contribute to the development of the planned
Robert Koch Graduate School and (4) strengthen the links between HU’s Department of
Biology and the IZW.

Applicants will have demonstrated excellence in parasitological research by outstanding
publications, acquisition of external funding and an international profile. Preference will be
given to candidates with experience in working with free-ranging mammals, with a
background in evolutionary biology, and a strong interest in interacting with the research
networks present in Berlin.

Applicants have to fulfil the requirements for a call as a junior professor according to § 102a
of the Berliner Hochschulgesetz. HU seeks to increase the proportion of women in research
and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female researchers to apply. Preference
will be given to disabled persons with equal qualifications. Applicants with migration
background are highly welcome.

Please submit your application with CV, lists of publications and external funds, certificates, a
statement on teaching experience and current and future research interests (no more than 3
pages), reprints of up to five recent publications and names and contact details of three
referees, quoting Vacancy 11/2012 until June 8th 2012 to the chairman of the committee,
Prof Dr Heribert Hofer, Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 17,
D-10315 Berlin, Germany; Tel. +49 (0)30-5168101; Fax +49 (0)30-5168110; Email:
direktor@izw-berlin.de.

To accelerate the process, applicants are asked to submit their
applications also in electronic form. Since application materials will not be returned, we ask
you to send only copies of all documents.

The Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research Berlin is Germany’s premier wildlife
research institute, a member of the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft of research institutes and jointly
funded by the federal government and the state government of Berlin. The IZW focuses on
the life histories and evolutionary adaptations of mammals and birds and their conservation
in natural and anthropogenically influenced environments. The institute operates within the
fields of wildlife health and diseases, reproductive biology and medicine, and evolutionary
ecology and genetics.

Further details at www.hu-berlin.de; www.izw-berlin.de; www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de.

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Post Doctoral Research Assistant - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd April 2012 (5pm)

Vector Group

Full-Time, Fixed-Term 12 Month Appointment

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an international centre of excellence and our researchers have access to the most up to date, cutting edge technology, making us world leaders in our field.

This post will work with Dr Martin Donnelly’s team within LSTM’s Vector Group and will be responsible for providing support to a number of different country projects including Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya and Sudan by investigating the impacts of insecticide resistance on malaria control programmes.  You will be expected to travel to each of the countries to collect specimens for gene expression studies which are to be conducted at LSTM in collaboration with project partners.

Possessing a PhD in Biology, you will be an ambitious and self motivated researcher with experience of gene expression studies and the design and implementation of DNA based diagnostic assays. Previous experience working with insect vectors and/ or in malaria endemic countries is highly desirable but is not essential.

You will have very strong analytical skills and have the ability to identify problems and suggest viable solutions when necessary. Computer literacy, time management and organisational skills are also essential to the role, as is the ability to work both collaboratively and independently across a multi-disciplinary research team.

If you are interested in applying, please return your completed Application Form, Personal Details Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form together with a copy of your CV, stating vacancy reference number (619), via email to Lstmjobs@liverpool.ac.uk, or by post to HR, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA.