Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow

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Publish Date: 
Friday, July 1, 2016
Archive Date: 
Friday, July 29, 2016
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Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
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Large Academic
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University of Nottingham
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This post will combine the roles of a researcher developing a programme within the School of Physics & Astronomy, and a communicator involved in producing content for videos on the Sixty Symbols channel and engaging in more conventional outreach activities.

In addition to their research programme, the successful candidate will contribute to the Sixty Symbols YouTube channel, through which the School presents ideas in physics and astronomy to a wide audience.   As well as science-focused videos, the fellow will contribute to the channel by presenting more “diary”-type entries to give viewers a perspective on what it is like to start out in a scientific career.

We therefore welcome applications from early-career postdoctoral researchers with interests in developing their research programmes and their wider outreach-related communication skills.  Given the role-model element of encouraging others to pursue careers in STEM subjects, applications from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.

In addition to a conventional CV and one-page outline of their proposed research programme, applicants should produce a video of no more than 2 minutes duration describing some aspect of their research at a level appropriate to the Sixty Symbols audience.  The video should be uploaded as an unlisted file on YouTube, and the URL included in the covering letter.  The video will be assessed on its content and presentation, not its technical quality.  

Role to commence by the end of 2016

The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, August 1, 2016
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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