Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN Early Stage Researcher Posts in dementia care and technology MED1375

Applications are invited to work with Professor Martin Orrell as part of a European-funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN), “INDUCT”. Successful applicants will also register for a PhD at the University of Nottingham.

The INDUCT (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology) network comprises seven world-leading research organisations plus IDES, an enterprise for technology, research and care, as well as eight partner organisations including the World Health Organisation, Alzheimer Europe, Alzheimer’s Disease International, the World Occupational Therapists Federation, two other major universities and three other enterprises. INDUCT works with INTERDEM, a large international collaboration enabling training and development opportunities for all grades of researcher from PhD students to senior academics to develop capacity for future research in  dementia care.

The overarching research goal of the INDUCT project is to improve of the usability of technology in dementia care by evaluating its effectiveness and implementation issues. A total of 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will be hosted across the network and will work in research, a network-wide training program, public engagement activities and collaboration with network partners through short-term secondments in European industrial/academic partner laboratories. Candidates interested in more than one position need to apply separately to each centre hosting ESRs and a final decision will be taken together on the day of the interview. Details of all INDUCT ESR projects can be found at: www.dementiainduct.eu.

Candidates will be required to meet the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher eligibility criteria: (http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/). In particular, at the time of appointment candidates must have had less than four years full-time equivalent research experience and must not have already obtained a PhD. Additionally, they must not have resided in the (host country) UK for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the appointment. During registration candidates are asked to submit an updated copy of their Curriculum Vitae (max. two A4 pages), a motivation letter for the post (max. one A4 page), proof of English language requirement (IELTS: minimum overall score 7.0, and minimum of 6.0 in each subset), and any additional documents requested by individual institutions hosting ESRs.

This full-time post will be available from September 2016 and is offered on a fixed-term 36 month contract.

The post benefits from a highly competitive and attractive salary, plus mobility and family allowances as applicable. This Nottingham-based project is entitled “Adapting Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) to a tablet system”.

Interviews to be held in London on 12-13 May 2016.

The University of Nottingham values diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity. The University holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of its commitment to advancing women’s careers in science. You can read more about what this means at: http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the project manager, Deborah Oliveira (deborah.oliveira@nottingham.ac.uk), or to the supervisor,  Professor Martin Orrell (m.orrell@nottingham.ac.uk). Formal applications must be made through the University’s online application system.

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