Vacancies in the Department of Plant Sciences

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The Department of Plant Sciences

The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford is devoted to teaching and research in plant science. The research interests range from systematics, forestry and ecology to cell, molecular biology and biochemistry (see www.plants.ox.ac.uk). It has 26 University lecturers and senior fellows, c.45 postdoctoral research workers and c.35 graduate research students, and is responsible jointly with the Department of Zoology for teaching some 300 undergraduate students reading the Honour School of Biological Sciences.

Equal Opportunities

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from people of different backgrounds. All our jobs are filled in line with our equal opportunities code of practice, which helps us make sure that men and women, people of different races, and those with disabilities are all treated fairly.

The policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that all staff are afforded equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or her sex, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, racial group or disability. Where suitably qualified individuals are available the selection committee will contain at least one member of each sex.

Code of Practice

The University seeks to ensure that all candidates for employment are treated fairly, and that selection is based on the individual merits of candidates and on selection criteria relevant to the post. In pursuance of this aim and of its statutory duties, the University of Oxford is an employer committed to the principle of equality of opportunity.

Data protection

All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post, and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University's Data Protection Policy.


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