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The University is committed to equality of opportunity and has a policy on arrangements for part-time work.
Applications are invited for the following University offices:
Appointments made at University Lecturer level will be for an initial period of three or five years, with reappointment thereafter subject to satisfactory performance. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Lecturer is £22,522 a year, rising by eleven annual increments to £34,734.
Appointments made at University Assistant Lecturer level will be for three years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further two years. The statutory limit of tenure of a University Assistant Lectureship is five years, but all holders of the office of University Assistant Lecturer are considered for possible appointment to the office of University Lecturer during the course of their tenure. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Assistant Lecturer is £19,681 a year, rising by six annual increments to £24,435.
Applications are invited for a University Lecturer in Pathology to take up appointment on 29 April 2002 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful applicant will be required to teach Pathology to fourth- and fifth-year veterinary students. There may also be a need to provide project and seminar work for students undertaking sixth-year elective studies. The required teaching will include lectures, practical classes, seminars, and postmortem work. The veterinary course is founded on an integrative systems-based approach and co-operation with clinical staff in both the preparation and delivery of teaching is expected and encouraged. The successful applicant will also be involved in the provision of a diagnostic pathology service to the Clinical Division, the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, and departmentally run first opinion clinics. This work involves biopsy work and necropsy in all the common domestic species.
The Lecturer will be involved in pathology residency teaching and will be expected to assist in the preparation of residents for professional pathology qualifications. The Lecturer will be expected to carry out research either within the Departmental group of pathologists or as a member of one of the research groups within the Department.
Applicants should have relevant experience in pathology teaching and in diagnostic, veterinary pathology, and the enthusiasm to undertake the varied duties and responsibilities of this key position. The applicant should be or qualified to be a member of the RCVS and have a higher qualification in pathology, such as MRC Path, membership of the European College of Pathology, or membership of the American College of Veterinary Pathology. Appointment will be for five years in the first instance.
Further particulars are available from the Secretary, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES (e-mail rhd28@cam.ac.uk) to whom applications should be sent so as to arrive by Tuesday, 26 March 2002. A curriculum vitae and a publications list with the names of three referees are required but there is no application form.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a University Lectureship in Technology Management. Based in the Centre for Technology Management, the post is part of a growing activity researching, developing, and disseminating practical approaches to the management of technology. Teaching and research programmes reflect the emphasis on engagement with industry.
Current research activities in the Centre for Technology Management include: technology and its management in the business context, technology strategy and planning, new product introduction and portfolio management, make-or-buy, and technology sourcing.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated capability in the areas of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research, and working with industrial companies. He/she will help to develop the future research agenda, and share an enthusiasm for addressing the problems faced by technology managers in manufacturing and technology-intensive industry, and will possess an ability to engage with and support collaborating companies. This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and ambitious person to be part of the development and growth of an area of key relevance to industry in an international academic environment.
Further information and application forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ (tel. 01223 332615, fax 01223 766364, e-mail fb-office@eng.cam.ac.uk), to whom completed applications should be sent so as to arrive not later than 31 March 2002. Informal inquiries can be directed to Professor M. J. Gregory (e-mail mjg@eng.cam.ac.uk) or Dr E. W. Garnsey (e-mail ewg@eng.cam.ac.uk).
The Department of Geography wishes to make an appointment to a Lectureship in Physical Geography. Candidates for this University Lectureship should be able to demonstrate expertise and commitment relating to scientific problems of the cryosphere, which could include interactions with the ocean and/or atmosphere. They should have a strong science background and skills in, for example, numerical modelling, quantitative remote sensing (e.g. SAR interferometry), or geophysical field methods. Detailed work on the cryosphere should be capable of having a significant impact on global environmental issues, and applicants should be able to contribute to an understanding of problems in environmental science beyond their immediate disciplinary area.
The appointment will be in the Department of Geography and will be based in the Scott Polar Research Institute. The position is intended to further strengthen research and teaching in glaciology and related topics, and follows the recent appointment of Professor Julian Dowdeswell to whom further enquiries should be made about the scope of the post (tel. 01223 336541, e-mail jd16@cam.ac.uk). The preferred starting date is 1 October 2002, but other mutually agreeable starting dates can be considered.
Further particulars may be obtained from Professor R. J. Bennett, Acting Head of Department, Department of Geography, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, to whom applications (ten copies), including the names of three referees, should be sent by noon on Friday, 29 March 2002. Seminar presentations and interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place in early May 2002.
The University is seeking to appoint a Senior Administrator, as soon as possible, in the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, and to act also as Secretary of the Faculty Board.
The main responsibilities of this role are to manage the administrative functions of this large and complex Department, with delegated authority from the Head of Department for the management of the Department's resources. The person appointed will also advise and support the Head of Department, the Chairman of the Faculty Board, the Chairman of the Appointments Committee for the Faculty, and other academic staff, on administrative and financial matters.
The Administrator will carry out many of the day-to-day administrative tasks and will, therefore, need to develop detailed knowledge of all aspects of the Department's activities, which include the Clinical Veterinary Course; the Queen's Veterinary Hospital; the Centre for Veterinary Science and other research elements; the Graduate School of Biological, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences; and the Midsummer Veterinary Surgery.
Candidates should be educated to degree level. They must possess good communication and management skills, and be flexible and well organized. Previous relevant experience in a senior administrative post is essential, preferably in a higher education establishment with a research grant portfolio.
The salary range for this post is £24,435 to £36,355 a year. The starting salary will depend on age and experience. Appointment will be for an initial period of three years, with reappointment thereafter subject to satisfactory performance of the duties.
Further information may be obtained from the Academic Secretary, Academic Division, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (tel. 01223 332260, e-mail academic.secretary@admin.cam.ac.uk), to whom applications, including a full curriculum vitae and details of two referees, who may be consulted, should be sent by 20 March 2002.
The Faculty of Music is hoping to make a temporary appointment of a member of staff who will give two courses of lectures on ethnomusicological subjects of their choice during Lent Term 2003 (14 January to 14 March 2003). The salary for this post is currently under negotiation but will be in the region of £5,000. A course consists of twelve lectures plus some back-up seminars and supervision (the supervisions to be paid for in addition to the basic salary). Applications for this post should be made by letter and should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and the names of not more than three referees. Applications should be sent to Mrs Terry Wylie, Faculty of Music, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP. Applications will be reviewed as of 25 March 2002. Applicants should arrange for the three referees to write directly to Mrs Wylie by the closing date.
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Cambridge University Reporter, 27 February 2002
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