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COLLEGE NOTICES

Downing College

SENIOR TUTORSHIP

The post of Senior Tutor will fall vacant on 1 April 2003 on the resignation of Dr M. J. Mays after ten years' service. Applications are invited from holders of University Teaching Officer positions in the University or equivalent positions carrying a prime stipend. The joint appointment as Senior Tutor will be associated with a Fellowship of the College and carries a stipend of £16,981 a year, pensionable under USS.

The Senior Tutor oversees all academic functions of the College and is responsible to the Governing Body, through the appropriate Committees, for the education and welfare of current students and for educational policy. Responsibility for admission of undergraduate and postgraduate students is devolved to the Admissions Tutor who is assisted by a Science Admissions Tutor. The post is supported by a Tutorial Administrative Officer and the Tutorial Office Staff.

Further particulars are available from the Master's Secretary, Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ (tel. 01223 334806, e-mail rsve2@cam.ac.uk). Applications addressed to the Master, must be received by Saturday, 26 October 2002.

COLLEGE TEACHING OFFICER IN HISTORY

Applications are invited for a post as a College Teaching Officer in any field of British or Continental European History associated with a Fellowship of Downing College. The appointment will be for three years with a possibility of renewal for a further two years and is subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the College. Further periods of reappointment may be possible, but will depend on the College's continuing need for the post as well as on the individual's performance in it. The successful candidate will be expected to reside in Cambridge, to undertake an average of twelve hours of teaching a week during Full Term (at least 240 contact hours a year), and to act as Director of Studies in History. Candidates should normally teach a wide range of topics within the fields indicated above. The salary will be on an incremental scale between £19,681 and £24,435 a year (reviewed annually in line with national academic stipends), at a starting point depending on age and experience. If the Fellow is resident in College there is a charge for services, currently £1,251 a year.

Application forms and further particulars can be obtained from the Senior Tutor, Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ, to whom completed applications and a curriculum vitae should be returned by 4 October 2002. Further information about the College is available at http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 7 August 2002
Copyright © 2002 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.