Swansea University

We are seeking a highly motivated individual- either a Grade 7 PhD holder, or a Grade 6 graduate - to join the EYESAVE project, funded by the Vivensa Foundation Trust, as a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Lead. The project addresses the growing demands on glaucoma care by developing an AI-enabled triage platform that integrates retinal imaging, clinical data, and machine learning to support early detection and prioritisation of patients at risk of vision loss. The role involves leading PPIE activities to ensure that patient perspectives and lived experiences shape the design, development, and evaluation of the technology throughout the project. Working in collaboration with clinicians, AI researchers, and vision scientists at Newcastle University, Sunderland Eye Hospital and Newcastle RVI, this position offers the opportunity to deliver meaningful impact by embedding co-production and patient voice into cutting-edge research. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in public engagement, health research involvement, or community partnership working to contribute to a high-impact project with strong potential for clinical adoption and real-world benefit. This post is fixed term for 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time) as the project is time and funding-limited. The post-holder is employed to work on research/a research project which will be led by another colleague. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols. Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st February 2026. Contact Information Department contact for academic-related enquiries For a chat about the role or any further information, please contact Dr Rahele Kafieh or Professor Anya Hurlbert.

Department: Department of Experimental Biology – Faculty of Science Deadline: 8 Feb 2026 Start date: 1.3.2026 or negotiable Job type: part-time Job field: Science and research | Education and schooling Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position Assistant Professor for Loschmidt Laboratories Workplace: Department of Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Type of Contract: temporary position with 1-year contract with possible extension, academic Working Hours: 0,6 FTE (part-time employment of 24 hours per week) Expected Start Date: 1.3.2026 or negotiable with respect to immigration timelines for non EU candidates Number of Open Positions: 1 Pay: negotiable Application Deadline: 8.2.2026 EU Researcher Profile: R2 About the Workplace Masaryk University is modern, dynamic and the most attractive university in the Czech Republic with ten faculties, more than 7 000 staff and 33 000 students, a wide range of research areas and a strong international position. We are the largest academic employer in the South Moravian Region. Faculty of Science MU, a holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission, is a research-oriented faculty, offering university education (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree programs) closely linked to both primary and applied research and high school teaching of the following sciences: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth sciences. We are the most productive scientific unit of the Masaryk University generating around 40 % of MU research results. Department of Experimental Biology at the Faculty of Science MU is a modern, fully equipped department where individual research groups conduct research at all levels – from molecules and cells through invertebrates up to humans, and from basic research to the application of results in human and veterinary biomedicine. Job Description Key Duties: Conducting research activities in the field of microfluidics and enzyme kinetics, in particular the design and optimization of experimental systems, the processing and interpretation of acquired data, and publication and project activities in this area Teaching activities in higher education study programmes, including teaching specialized courses and supervising students’ final theses Participation in the preparation, innovation, and accreditation of study programmes with a biological focus, including the development of curricula and the development of cooperation with national and international partners Skills and Qualifications The applicant must have: Completed university education in biology, biochemistry, or another related field Academic degree Ph.D. or equivalent Research experience focused on enzymology and microfluidics Experience with the development of microfluidic systems and their application within biologically oriented projects Experience with advanced methods for studying enzyme kinetics and biophysical analysis of proteins Scientific and publication record in the field Very good command of English (spoken and written) at a minimum level of B2 Excellent knowledge of the Czech language, both written and spoken, at C2 level; in the case of non-native speakers, it must be evidenced by a certificate or a high school graduation certificate in Czech language Moral integrity and clean criminal record The applicant should have: Experience with university-level teaching and prerequisites for guaranteeing specialized courses Presentation skills and experience with oral presentations at international conferences Experience with programming and advanced data analysis Informal inquiries about the position can be sent to prof. RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D. email zbynek@chemi.muni.cz, phone 549496667. We Offer Access to state-of-the-art technologies for biochemical and biophysical analysis of proteins Opportunity to develop interdisciplinary collaboration within the university and research environment Opportunities for personal growth and further professional and scientific development An interesting job in a dynamically-expanding university area Flexible working hours and occasional home office to support personal needs in family and career compatibility Employee benefits such as 8 weeks of paid vacation per year, pension insurance contribution/long-term investment product/nursery/children´s group allowance, a financial meal allowance, Multisport card, psychological counselling, vaccinations free of charge, discounted language courses, exclusive mobile tariff offer by Vodafone, childcare groups at Campus and Komenského náměstí) Opportunity to work and live in a modern and dynamic city (for more information on costs of living, you can refer to Numbeo) Welcome Office provides support with your relocation to Brno Application Process The application shall be submitted online by 8.2.2026 via an e-application, please find the reference to the e-application in the beginning and end of the advertisement. The candidate shall provide following: CV Cover letter describing candidate's research interest and experience Summary of research outputs and publications Names and contact details of at least 2 references After submitting your application successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from jobs.muni.cz. Selection Process Received applications will be considered carefully in line with principles of the EU Charter and Code for Researchers. Selection criteria: (i) meeting qualification requirements described above, (ii) all required documents provided. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a personal or online interview. The Faculty Recruitment Policy (OTM-R) can be seen here. Faculty of Science, Masaryk University is an equal opportunity employer. We support diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Visit our Career page. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

About EPrints Services As a result of our continued success, we are hiring into a Software Engineering / Customer Support role. We primarily develop and maintain Web-based repository services for a wide variety of both education and commercial organisations all over the World. At our core is an open source repository platform, EPrints, which provides a flexible way to configure operations concerning data capture, structure and presentation, and a range of services that allow content to be accessed in a variety of ways. We support our many customers by maintaining our own Linux based virtual hosting infrastructure. We are a well established small Enterprise team based in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. About You As part of the team, you will take responsibility for the development and support of customer focused projects, for both EPrints systems and more varied engineering activities. These typically relate to open access, open data, digital education, content management and systems integrations. All projects require some level of design, programming, testing, project management, and customer support. It is essential you have: Proven industrial experience and / or  PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in Computer Science or related discipline. In addition, some knowledge of Linux as well as Web relevant technologies, for example XML, SQL, JavaScript and CSS is required. Experience in high level programming languages such as Python, PHP or Perl will be highly desirable. This role is offered on a full-time fixed term contract initially for two years. It is normal for us to extend contracts on a rolling two-year basis. For further information please see www.eprints.org/jobs, or contact Justin Bradley at justin@soton.ac.uk About University of Southampton There are a great range of benefits that includes a contributory pension scheme; holiday entitlement of 30 days plus 8 bank holidays and 6 additional holidays (closure days); subsidised health and fitness facilities on-site; cycle to work scheme; a range of discounts which include restaurants, retail outlets and entertainment. Equality, diversity and Inclusion is central to the ethos in the School of Electronics and Computer Science. We particularly encourage women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, LGBT and disabled applicants to apply for this position. We are committed to improving equality for women in science and have been successful in achieving an Athena SWAN bronze award in April 2020. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and due consideration will be given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy and onsite childcare facilities.