University of Technology, Mauritius

The Role and the Department A newly created role within the University Finance Team, for a Senior FP&A Manager, responsible for the timely preparation of Budgets and Forecasts at a Consolidated level, covering Income and Expenditure, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Reporting. Prerequisites of the role include forecasting accuracy through robust processes which evaluate and appraise key management information and ensuring data integrity. This position is key to delivering Financial Insight through visual representation and supporting the Universities long term financial ambition of delivering self-serving stakeholder solutions. The role sits within the Financial, Planning and Reporting (FP&R) Team, reporting into the Head of FP&A and working alongside the Reporting Manager and Reporting Analyst, who will provide essential guidance and support to achieve set objectives. Critically, attention will be given to Balance Sheet and Cashflow scenario planning through sensitivity drivers to mitigate financial risk. Other duties will include the execution of improved financial processes, management of the FP&R Calendar and associated tasks with targeted deadlines, analytical solutions, standardising university wide financial templates and stakeholder engagement. This is a role that will realise financial creativity through enhanced financial insight to aid decision making. The Senior FP&A Manager is a collaborative role with touch points across all Finance disciplines; the role is challenging yet rewarding and an opportunity to create best in practice financial solutions. Culturally, the Finance team benefits from a hybrid working model (40% office based per week) with flexible working arrangements that promotes employee well-being and work life balance in a centre for excellence. The base location for this role is Boldon House, our exciting professional services hub. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House brings together a range of professional service teams together in a modern, vibrant office environment. To find out more, visit the project webpage:. Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

As a University of Applied Learning, SIT works closely with industry in our research pursuits. Our research staff will have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill sets that are relevant to industry demands while working on research projects in SIT.  Job Responsibilities Participate in and manage the research project with Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI and the research team members to ensure all project deliverables are met.• Undertake these responsibilities in the project: i. Lead and support high quality publications to disseminate the applied research outcomes. ii. Plan, organize and carry out experiments and trials in the food pilot plant to achieve the objectives iii. Manage and complete the project by presenting the findings in conferences or meetings with industrial collaborator, submitting timely data & documents, and purchase chemicals or consumables. iv. Consolidate the data in order to generate sufficient scientific evidence for meetings slides and report in conferences. v. Engage and communicate with collaborators for progress meetings and report generation to meet the grantor's requirements. The candidate is to liaise and communicate with any internal or external stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are met and to perform any other adhoc duties assigned by Supervisor.  Job requirements Have relevant competence in the areas of protein chemistry, analytical chemistry for amino acid profiling, polyphenol profile analysis, SDS-PAGE, and protein hydrolysis. Have a degree in Food Science and Technology, or Analytical Chemistry. Possessing a Master's or PhD degree will be advantageous Experience and Knowledge of operating HPLC, MALDI-TOF and Q-TOF Mass spectrometry for protein sequencing, carbohydrate/Sugar analysis, and polyphenol identification. Previous experience as lab-in-charge or equipment-in-charge will be advantageous. Able to communicate with industrial collaborators to share key findings, seek supports, or conducting commercial trials. Carry out Risk Assessment, and ensure compliance with Work, Safety, and Health Regulations. Coordinate procurement and liaison with vendors/suppliers. Work independently, as well as within a team, to ensure proper operation and maintenance of equipment.

Department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 Start date: 1. 1. 2027 Job type: full-time Job field: Science and research The Bursar of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position: Researcher Workplace: Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic Position Type: non-academic position EU Researcher Profile: R2  Amount of Working Hours: full-time 40 hours per week  Employment Contract Type: fixed term (employment contract for 3 years) Expected Start Date: 1. 1. 2027  Number of Open Positions: 1 Application Deadline: 31. 8. 2026 WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR  We are looking to fill a Researcher II (postdoc) position in morphology or syntax at the Department of Czech Language. The successful candidate will work on one or more of the areas of study of the project Gradience and variation in natural language (PI Guy Tabachnick), which is focused on quantitative and theoretical research of gradience and variable phenomenon, primarily in inflectional paradigms and the syntax of clitics, as well as other areas of syntax.  MAIN JOB CONTENT  Independent performance of specialized research and development work. Work within a research team/group. Publishing research results (ideally in Q1 journals). Presenting research results at conferences. Type of research: quantitative research (corpus studies/experiments, e.g. wug tests) of gradience and variable phenomena, theoretical analysis of these phenomena. Subject of research: inflectional allomorphy and the organization of inflectional paradigms (e.g. inference between paradigm cells), or syntax, especially agreement or clitics, or the influence of phonology on syntax Other  Carrying out administrative activities related to the position. WE REQUEST  The candidate must have a Ph.D. in linguistics or a related field. In the ideal case, the candidate will have a PhD in hand by the start date or shortly thereafter. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 publications (article, book, book chapter, letter or review) in WoS/Scopus within the last 3 years. The postdoc is the main (first/corresponding) author of at least one of these publications. Alternative publication records will be considered. Prior work on the research topic and/or experience with research projects is an advantage Language skills  Knowledge of English at the C1 level. Knowledge of Czech is not required. WE OFFER Working environment  employment in a prestigious institution that has received the HR Excellence in Research Award, the opportunity to work in a friendly international and interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Department of Czech Language, positive and inspiring working environment, convenient location of the faculty in the city centre, a friendly approach to work-life balance. Employee benefits 6 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees near the faculty. Training and development  Opportunities for training and personal development, e.g., language and other courses provided by MU, use of MU libraries, use of placements and mobilities abroad, participation in conferences, etc. HOW TO APPLY Please send your application via the electronic application link by 31. 8. 2026 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents. The following documents are required as a part of your application: cover letter specifying the area of research interest,  structured ​​CV with an overview of previous experience, ​​copies of proof of education ,  the names and e-mail addresses of 2 references (may be included in the CV or the cover letter). Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps.  If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office:  Mgr. Lída Oplatková, email: oplatkova@phil.muni.cz SELECTION PROCESS Selection criteria: submitting of all required documents in the e-application compliance of the candidate's profile with the requirements for the job as stated above Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference. Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you! MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY AND THE DEPARTMENT Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality. The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important centre of humanities and social science education, science, research, and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region. Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one fifth of MU's research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university. Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission. You can find out more information about the faculty on the website or on Facebook. For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website. Department: Information about the Department of Czech Language at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found at: https://cestina.phil.muni.cz/en Contact person at the department for questions about the position: First name and surname: Guy Tabachnick E-mail: guy@phil.muni.cz