伦敦城市学院验光与视觉研究博士后招聘

　　招聘简介：

　　伦敦大学城是一所致力于学术卓越的全球性大学，专注于商业和专业以及令人羡慕的伦敦市中心。

　　城市吸引了来自超过150个国家的约20,000名学生（35％的研究生水平）和来自75个国家的员工。

　　在上一个REF中，City将其学术人员总数的比例翻了一番，从而产生了世界领先的或国际上优秀的研究。

　　在总裁Paul Curran教授的带领下，纽约市对其学术人员，房地产和基础设施进行了大量投资，并继续致力于实现其成为全球领先大学的愿景：它最近同意了新的愿景与战略2026。

　　英文原文：

　　Background

　　City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

　　City attracts around 20,000 students (35% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

　　In the last REF, City doubled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research.

　　Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university: it has recently agreed a new Vision & Strategy 2026.

　　The Division of Optometry & Visual Sciences in the School of Health Sciences combines academic excellence at undergraduate and postgraduate level with a research-active body of academics and PhD students. It has a national and international reputation in applied vision research, and in the quality of the teaching provided by its renowned academic staff.

　　The division is seeking to appoint a part time, 0.20% FTE Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Division of Optometry and Visual Science to carry out a research project funded by the Eleanor Peel trust entitled ‘’Caring for the carers-what support exists for caregivers of people who are visually impaired. An exploratory study.’’

　　The project is a collaboration between City, University of London and the University of Manchester.

　　Please note this role has funding for 15 months and the starting salary will be £7,469 per annum (pro rata of £37,345).

　　Responsibilities

　　The research fellow post provides a unique opportunity to work on an exciting study in the field of visual impairment under the supervision of Dr Ahalya Subramanian and Professor Christine Dickinson. The successful candidate will conduct qualitative research to explore the support available to caregivers of visually impaired people (VIP) and which type of support they find most useful. They will also investigate whether health care professionals involved in the care of VIP are aware of caregiver burden and provide appropriate support and referrals.

　　Person Specification

　　The successful candidate will possess a PhD in optometry or a related subject and have an excellent understanding of qualitative research tools and analysis. They will have the ability to write scientific reports and research papers, possess excellent communication and organisational skills, and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

　　Additional Information

　　City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

　　Closing date for applications: 11:59pm 28th February 2019.

　　Interviews are scheduled for 20th March 2019.

　　Actively working to promote equal opportunity and diversity.

　　Academic excellence for business and the professions.