If you fit these qualifications, and love James Bond  movies, you’re exactly what the British government needs right now.

“It will involve a sort of future-gazing to see where technology will be taking us in a year or so,” Prof Beddington said.

Beddington adds that the successful applicant will not need to develop a weapons system for the latest Aston Martin.

Candidates will need to have “world-class scientific expertise and credibility in relevant scientific and technology disciplines.” If you want to apply, you’ve got until April 24.

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