Editorial Assistant vacancy
Roger Brugge
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:12:35 +0000
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLICATIONS SUB-EDITOR
The Royal Meteorological Society is a registered Charity which aims to
promote Meteorology
and related Sciences. Our office is located at Oxford Road, Reading.
We have a friendly staff
of 9, who work closely with the members and Officers and Council Members
of the Society.
We now seek an Editorial Assistant to the Publications Sub-Editor to
start as soon as possible.
The post is part-time working for 4.5 hours each day from Monday to
Friday (12.30 pm - 5.00
pm preferred, but hours negotiable).
The Publications Sub-Editor is responsible to the Editors of the
Quarterly Journal and Weather
for the production of Society journals and other related work. As well
as experience of
office/secretarial/administrative work, her Assistant must have very
good computing skills,
including word-processing, database, spreadsheet and e-mail competence.
Experience of
WordPerfect, Paradox or Lotus would be an advantage.
The job requires thoroughness, accuracy and speed and the ability to
work on whichever of the
different tasks current priorities demand. A good telephone manner and
the ability to
communicate pleasantly and efficiently with our members and staff is
essential.
The post is at Executive Officer level. After three months satisfactory
in post, the appointment
would be confirmed and the Society then pays an additional 10% of salary
into
a pension scheme of your choice. An annual increment is normally added
each January, until the
ceiling for the grade is reached.
Leave entitlement for a full-time Executive Officer would be 22 working
days plus Public
Holidays, rising to 25 days after one year. For this part-time post
leave is calculated pro rata.
Please send your cv and a letter of application to Mrs Andrea Collins at
the Society.
Royal Meteorological Society
104 Oxford Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 7LJ
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 118 9568500
Email. execsec@royal-met-soc.org.uk
January 1997
Research position at Penn State
jspies@gamot.psu.edu ()
28 Jan 1997 21:50:25 GMT
Research position in oceanography involving the study of the large-
scale fluctuations of heat in the ocean using acoustic, ship, and
satellite data with interpretation aided with the outputs of advanced
models of the ocean's circulation. Ph.D. preferred with excellent
computer skills, including C/C++ and ability to write. Familiarity with
some of the following disciplines is preferred: Oceanography, geophysics,
data assimilation, signal processing, physics, and applied mathematics.
U.S. citizenship required. Position is available in the Dept. of
Meteorology at the Penn State University. Send resume and names of
three references to Dr. John Spiesberger, 512 Walker Bldg., University Park,
PA 16802. email: jspies@gamot.psu.edu. Penn State is an equal
opportunity University.
