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EDUCATION

Phd, Nottingham University

2004-2008

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Project to investigate molecular and biochemical basis of tomato fruit ripening

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Awarded Mabel Pannel Postgraduate Scholarship (1989) for out-standing progress in research

Ba (Hons) Degree, Oxford University

2000-2003

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Pure & Applied Biology, Class 2 (i), including module in Statistical and Quantitative Methods

Tudor Grange Comprehensive School, Solihull

1994-1999

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3 A Levels (1999) in Chemistry (A), Physics (B) & Biology (A)9 GCSE level (1997)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University

2008-2011

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Senior post-doctoral scientist investigating genes regulating flower development

Assistant Information Officer

ICI Agrochemicals

2003-2004

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Working as part of a team to provide a scientific and commercial information service to more than 200 scientists at an international research centre

Laboratory Assistant

British Gas plc

1999-2000

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Gap year position, assisting generally with chemical sample analysis from research pipeline

RELEVANT SKILLS

Communication

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Presenting research results at national and international scientific meetings (up to 500 people)

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Preparing PhD thesis (40,000 words) and annual progress reports for grant awarding bodies

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Publishing scientific papers in high-quality peer-reviewed journals

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Teaching and demonstrating at undergraduate practical and tutorial sessions (2008-2011) and Open University Summer School (2008)

Interpersonal skills

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Collaborating with colleagues to develop and test research ideas

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Supporting the development of team members through assisting with their professional training to ensure competence and personal safety

Research and Analysis

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Identifying appropriate research questions and designing experiments to test hypotheses

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Generating data through research and analysing using appropriate analytical packages

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Gathering and assimilating information from published sources to write review documents

Project Management

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Managing individual scientific research projects (post-doc and PhD) to fulfil objectives within grant timelines

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Organising practical and tutorial sessions for courses in Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology at Oxford University (2008-2011) and Nottingham University (2004-2008)

RELEVANT SKILLS & COURSES

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Teaching Skills (Level 1) - introduction to teaching and lecturing methods (2 day course; Oxford University, 2004); Supervising DPhil students (Oxford University, 2010)

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UK GRAD School (Nottingham, 2007) – a 4 day residential course developing communication, team working, leadership, commercial awareness and problem solving skills through experiential activities with other post-graduate researchers

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Microsoft Office (ECDL completed 2010); daily use of Microsoft Word (thesis and publications), PowerPoint (conference presentations), Excel (data analysis)

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Intermediate language course for conversational French