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Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

We seek a Research Fellow to work on mechanisms of human chromosome stability in the laboratory of Professor Anne Donaldson & Dr Shin-ichiro Hiraga.  The successful candidate will join a well-funded, dynamic research team within an interactive group of laboratories sharing an interest in chromosome biology.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Medical Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£37,999 - £41,421
Ref No
IMS292RX
Closing Date
06-JAN-2025

Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

We seek a Research Fellow to work on mechanisms of chromosome maintenance in the laboratory of Professor Anne Donaldson & Dr Shin-ichiro Hiraga.  The successful candidate will join a well-funded, dynamic research team within an interactive group of laboratories sharing an interest in chromosome biology.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Medical Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£37,999 - £41,421
Ref No
IMS291RX
Closing Date
06-JAN-2025

Lecturer, Psychology

The School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen delivers excellent teaching and learning within a vibrant research-led educational environment. We pride ourselves on cultivating a supportive and collegiate academic community for our staff and students. As part of the continued development and expansion of the School, we are looking to recruit new members of teaching-focused academic staff to join our dedicated, welcoming, and inspiring team.

School/Section
Psychology
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
£46,485
Ref No
PSY066AX
Closing Date
18-NOV-2024

Student Support Manager (Counselling), People

The University Counselling Service are seeking to appoint a new Student Support Manager (Counselling) to lead the team of Counsellors and Specialist Mentors as the head of the service, in meeting the evolving demands of our student and staff body, including the diverse international community, online learning students and those studying in our global campuses, including in Doha, Qatar.

School/Section
People
Division
Student Support Services
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Part Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
£46,485 - £55,295
Ref No
SUP181A
Closing Date
24-NOV-2024

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Global Business Communication, Qatar Campus

AFG College with the University of Aberdeen is an established and exciting higher education partnership forged in 2017. The partnership has created the first UK University in the State of Qatar offering mainstream degrees outside of Qatar Foundation. We celebrated our first cohort of graduates in 2019 and have seen significant growth in student numbers. We are committed to supporting the Aberdeen 2040 agenda https://www.abdn.ac.uk/2040/ in addition to the Qatar National Vision 2030.With over 528 years of history, the ‘ancient’ University of Aberdeen is among the world’s leading higher educational institutions consistently ranked within the top 200 universities in the world. In 2024 the University of Aberdeen has been named within the top 10 universities in the UK and top 50 in the world in the new Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. With ambitious growth plans for the future, AFG College with the University of Aberdeen is looking to recruit committed academic professionals who are seeking new opportunities within the international higher education sector.Currently there are over 600 students studying at our Qatar campus. To accommodate the growth in our student numbers, plans are underway to build a new larger campus to be opened in 2026. This new campus will allow for further expansion in student numbers, degree offerings and research. These are particularly exciting times for both the College and the University and the wider higher education sector in Qatar.AFG College with the University of Aberdeen currently offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including:UndergraduateBSc (Hons) Computer ScienceBA (Hons) Business ManagementBA (Hons) Accounting & FinanceBSc (Hons) Business Management & Information SystemsBSc (Hons) Business Management & International RelationsMA (Hons) Politics & International RelationsPostgraduateMBAMSc in International Business ManagementMSc in International Commercial LawMSc in International Human Resource ManagementMSc Global Business CommunicationsMasters in Public Health (MPH)

School/Section
Qatar Campus
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Competitive
Salary
Competitive Remuneration package - Competitive Remuneration package
Ref No
QAT009AX
Closing Date
26-NOV-2024

Lecturer, Education

We are looking to recruit a full-time Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) to teach across the department of Initial Teacher Education and the department of Early Childhood Education and Care. This post arises from an exceptional period of growth in the School of Education, as we invest in our teaching and research capacity.

School/Section
Education
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
£50,694 - £55,295
Ref No
EDU141A
Closing Date
21-NOV-2024

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Roles (Public Health), Qatar Campus

AFG College with the University of Aberdeen is an established and exciting higher education partnership forged in 2017. The partnership has created the first UK University in the State of Qatar offering mainstream degrees outside of Qatar Foundation. We celebrated our first cohort of graduates in 2019 and have seen significant growth in student numbers. We are committed to supporting the Aberdeen 2040 agenda https://www.abdn.ac.uk/2040/ in addition to the Qatar National Vision 2030.With over 528 years of history, the ‘ancient’ University of Aberdeen is among the world’s leading higher educational institutions consistently ranked within the top 200 universities in the world, and in 2019 achieved Scottish University of the Year. With ambitious growth plans for the future, AFG College with the University of Aberdeen is looking to recruit committed academic professionals who are seeking new opportunities within the international higher education sector.Currently there are over 600 students studying at our Qatar campus. To accommodate the growth in our student numbers, plans are underway to build a new larger campus to be opened in 2025. This new campus will allow for further expansion in student numbers, degree offerings and research. These are particularly exciting times for both the College and the University and the wider higher education sector in Qatar.

School/Section
Qatar Campus
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Not Applicable
Salary
n/a
Ref No
QAT005AX
Closing Date
26-NOV-2024

Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The Epidemiology Group (www.abdn.ac.uk/epidemiology) runs and hosts the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar).  Funded by, and working with, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (www.bsac.org.uk) this registry is designed to answer a broad set of research questions around novel anti-microbial agents and will, ultimately, contribute to the fight against antimicrobial resistance. 

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£37,999 - £39,105
Ref No
IHS164R
Closing Date
20-NOV-2024

Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

Applications are invited for an independent and highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to join Prof Valerie Speirs group at the University of Aberdeen to work on a project “Predicting Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using Machine Learning”. We seek to appoint a creative, experienced and motivated individual to use machine learning (ML) to identify why some patients with triple negative breast cancer experience early relapse while others don’t. This is a collaborative project involving Prof Joanne Edwards (University of Glasgow) and Prof Dr Jakob Kather (Technical University of Dresden). The post is funded by the Chief Scientist’s Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government and the successful candidate will spend 2 training blocks in Germany in the laboratory of Prof Dr Kather, a world leader in the application of ML to cancer.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Medical Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£37,999 - £41,421
Ref No
IMS300R
Closing Date
25-NOV-2024

Teaching Fellow, Social Science

The University of Aberdeen is seeking applications for a full-time Teaching Fellow in the Department of Sociology within the School of Social Science, with a focus on Criminology. 

School/Section
Social Science
Division
Sociology
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£37,999
Ref No
SOC084A
Closing Date
18-NOV-2024