RE: Morning10 Oct 2020 11:23
WTP.
The Adrian Parry role will have been critical in selecting Cobra and yes their experience makes then a great manu partner but Adrian would be the liaison officer imo.
Yes the 3 new positions are interesting.
First they are permanent so as you say a big commitment.
Second,they are very specific so are part of a strategic plan to move the science forward.
Third,they are for new/ recently qualified PhD post grads with specialist knowledge and expertise.The people who will qualify and are interested in these roles are specialists and have a pretty good idea of the direction in terms of the field they wish to pursue the next stage of their career in.
So a limited pool and one in which Lindy et al will have very good contacts in so SCLP especially at this stage in its development would be seen as a great option and of course “appealing to local” candidates.
Obviously not a limiting option but Nottingham based candidates are very likely to be well aware of LDs work and vice versa and probably be good team players.
Nottingham is a real hotbed of this type of research with likes of a Bio City and of course the huge commitment of Nottingham and Trent Uni in the fight vs Covid 19 May again very much help SCLP fill these important appointments.
Working at cutting edge science will be very important to any potential candidate imo