The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) are seeking a Chief Scientific Advisor to work 15 hours per week reporting to the Chief Executive. The purpose of the role is to: Provide leadership to RNID’s biomedical research programme internally and externally, to drive new treatments and interventions for hearing loss and tinnitus, ultimately aiming to find a cure for deafness; Deliver RNID’s strategic objectives for biomedical research; Ensure that within the Executive Leadership Team science and medical research in particular, are appropriately represented; Brief and advise the Board of Trustees on RNID’s biomedical research programmes; Represent RNID at national and international science based events; Line manage the Director of Biomedical Research.

To apply for this job, please send a CV detailing the depth and breadth of your experience together with a supporting statement. Please ensure that your CV and/or supporting statement demonstrate your ability to do the job and meet the criteria set out in the person specification. If you would like an informal discussion of any aspect of the role or RNIDs work in this area, please feel free to call either Jackie Ballard on 020 7296 8014 or [email protected] or contact Mark Downs (former Executive Director, Science and Enterprise) on 07540 368781. Applications will be accepted until 6 November 2009. Please send your CV/supporting statement to [email protected]. Interviews will be held during November.

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