Reporter 22/1/03: Vacancies in the University

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Vacancies in the University

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

UNIVERSITY OFFICES

Applications are invited for the following University offices:

Clinical Lecturer/Specialist Registrar in the Department of Pathology

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Lecturer in Virology, which is available immediately. This post provides an opportunity to develop research projects, complete professional training in Virology, engage in clinical duties, and participate in a variety of teaching programmes in the ambience of a major teaching hospital. Whilst candidates who have completed the degree of Ph.D. are welcome, there is opportunity for candidates earlier in their careers to embark on Ph.D. Degree studies. The stipend is on the Clinical Lecturer/Specialist Registrar scale of £25,920 to £44,810 a year.

Applicants are expected to have completed a minimum of two years' general professional training in approved posts and MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification is highly desirable. The appointment will be for four years initially (renewable after review for a further two years) and carries a national training number. The successful candidate will be based in the Virology section of the Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory at Addenbrooke's Hospital and will be a member of the Virology Division of the Department of Pathology. There are attractive opportunities for clinical as well as more basic aspects of virology research.

Further particulars and information regarding clinical and research training in connection with this post may be obtained from Dr Hamid Jalal, Consultant Medical Virologist, CMPHL (tel. 01223 257036, e-mail jalalhamid@hotmail.com). Applicants should submit two copies of their application including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and names and addresses of three referees to Professor Andrew H. Wyllie, FRS, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP (tel. 01223 333691, e-mail ahw21@cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 22 February 2003.

University Lecturers and University Assistant Lecturers

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 currently £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 currently £19,681 a year, rising by six annual increments to £24,435.

University Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences

Applications are invited for a University Lecturer in Mathematical Geosciences who will be a member of the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics which is a flourishing joint research group of the Departments of Earth Sciences and Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. The Department invites applications from mathematicians and earth scientists whose research is in any area of the application of mathematics and physics to understanding the earth. Examples of possible areas include seismology, fluid mechanics, tectonics, geomagnetism, and climate modelling. This list is not exclusive, the Department is seeking outstanding mathematically oriented scientists who are interested in any aspect of the Earth Sciences.

Ten copies of a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a 1,000 word statement of current research and intended research directions, and the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three referees should be sent to the Administrator, Department of Earth Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, by 31 March 2003. Candidates are requested to ask their referees to write direct to the Administrator by the same date (e-mail mij10@esc.cam.ac.uk). Further information is available either from Professor H. E. Huppert (e-mail heh1@esc.cam.ac.uk) or at http://www.itg.cam.ac.uk/.

University Lecturer in the Faculty of History

Applications are invited for this post which will become vacant on the retirement of Professor D. A. Brading. The post-holder would be responsible for teaching a course in Part II of the Historical Tripos on a subject in Latin American History since 1492 to be approved by the Faculty Board, and for supervising graduate students in this field. The post-holder would also be expected to participate in the teaching of Part I papers on the Expansion of Europe from the fifteenth century to the First World War and/or the West and the Third World since 1918. Appointment will be from 1 October 2003 or as soon as possible thereafter.

There is no application form. Applicants are to send ten copies of a curriculum vitae, including details of relevant teaching experience and research interests, together with a list of publications, and the names of three referees, to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF.

Candidates are to ask their referees to write directly to the Secretary to the Appointments Committee by the closing date of 21 February 2003. Further particulars can be obtained from the Personnel Clerk at the Faculty (e-mail tgh21@cam.ac.uk). Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Professor C. A. Bayly, St Catharine's College, Cambridge, CB2 1RL (e-mail cab1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk). Further information about the Faculty is available at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/.

University Lecturer/University Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of Law

The Faculty is seeking an appropriately qualified individual to teach Public International Law at undergraduate and postgraduate level, to conduct and supervise research in the field of Public International Law, and to participate in the general work of the Faculty. Information about the Faculty may be found at http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/. Information about the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law can be found at http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/rcil/home.htm.

Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DZ (tel. 01223 330036, e-mail sal41@hermes.cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application and a curriculum vitae should be sent by 17 February 2003. Applicants are requested to ask three referees to write directly to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee by the same date.

Computer Officer, Grade II, in the University Computing Service

Computer Officer, Grade II (Senior Unix System Administrator), to take up appointment in the University Computing Service. The post-holder would be working in Systems and Unix Division which is responsible for most services that are Unix-based. The work is challenging and requires familiarity and experience in Unix system administration in a networked environment, especially involving Solaris 2 and Linux.

The post-holder must have system administration experience, preferably involving more than one flavour of Unix and more than one machine. Experience of securing machines on the Internet not behind a firewall would be an advantage. The pensionable scale of stipends for a Computer Officer, Grade II, is £28,498 to £30,660 a year.

Further particulars and an application form are available from the Director, Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QG (e-mail lamk2@cam.ac.uk) or at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2003.

Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science

The Department intends to appoint a Lecturer in the History of Modern Science; those with interests in the history of twentieth-century science are especially encouraged to apply. The post is unestablished and the appointment will be for three years while Professor James Secord holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship. It is hoped that the successful applicant will take up the appointment on 1 October 2003. The scale of stipends for this post is £23,296 to £24,121 a year depending on age and experience.

Applications in hard copy, including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, details of teaching experience, proposals for teaching while in post, and two samples of recent work, should be sent to the Secretary, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH (tel. 01223 334540, fax 01223 334554) to arrive by 24 February 2003. Applicants should ask three referees to post or e-mail references to the Secretary to arrive by that date. Interviews will be held on 14 March 2003.

For enquiries and further particulars please e-mail th10001@cam.ac.uk or visit the departmental website at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/, where applicants will find undergraduate handbooks, course overviews, and timetables, and thus familiarize themselves with the Department's overall teaching and its needs.

Temporary Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of History

Applications are invited for this post, which will be for two years as a temporary replacement for Dr R. H. Drayton. The post-holder would be required to give 24 lectures or classes a year in the field of British Empire and Commonwealth History since 1780 for a third-year paper in that subject and for second-year papers on the Expansion of Europe from the fifteenth century to the First World War and/or the West and the Third World since 1918, the precise topics to be agreed in the light of the applicant's experience and interests. The successful candidate would also be required to supervise undergraduates for these papers, to supervise M.Phil. students in this field, and to undertake appropriate examining duties.

Appointment will be from 1 October 2003 or as soon as possible thereafter. The salary will be £21,125 a year. There is no application form. Applicants are to send ten copies of a curriculum vitae, including details of relevant teaching experience and research interests, together with a list of publications, and the names of three referees, to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF.