Reporter 21/5/03: University of Oxford

University of Oxford

PROFESSORSHIPS OF GEOGRAPHY

Applications are invited for the Professorship of Geography, the Professorship of Human Geography, and the Professorship of Environment and Public Policy. All three Professorships will be tenable from 1 October 2003, or such later date as may be arranged.

The School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford is one of the largest autonomous Geography departments in any British university, with six Professorships and a further academic staff of 20.

In 2004, the University will establish a new Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The Centre will be located in a refurbished building which will act as a focus for environmental research in the University. It will house the School of Geography and the Environment, including its expanding international graduate school, new laboratories, and a unified library for the Centre.

The University now seeks to build on this investment through world-class appointments to the following three Professorships. It is expected that the appointee to one of these chairs will be asked to direct the Department's graduate school from October 2003.

Professorship of Geography

Following the appointment of Professor Andrew Goudie to the Mastership of St Cross College, the University seeks to appoint a physical geographer of distinction to the Professorship of Geography. The Professor will play a major role in the development of the Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The Professor will lecture in Physical Geography, contribute to M.Sc. Degree courses, undertake original research, and supervise research students. The successful candidate will have an international reputation for research in Physical Geography as measured by publications, national and international research collaborations, and success in obtaining external funding.

A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Hertford College is attached to the Professorship

Professorship of Human Geography

The Professorship of Human Geography is a new post, established as part of the University's commitment to strategic investment in the School of Geography and the Environment. The University seeks to appoint a Professor in any field of human geography relevant to environment, economy, and society, who may have strengths in environmental history; culture, society, and nature; or colonialism and neo-colonialism. The Professor will lecture in Human Geography, make a major contribution to the teaching of the M.Sc. Degree in Nature, Society, and Environmental Policy, undertake original research, and supervise graduate students. The successful candidate will have an international reputation in human geography as measured by publications, national and international collaborations and success in obtaining external funding.

A non-stipendiary Fellowship at St John's College is attached to the Professorship.

Professorship of Environment and Public Policy

The Professorship of Environment and Public Policy is a new post, also established as part of the University's commitment to strategic investment in the School of Geography and the Environment. The Professor will lecture in environment and public policy, will contribute to existing and new M.Sc. Degree courses, undertake original research, and supervise graduate research students. The successful candidate will have an international reputation in areas of research relevant to the environment, economy, and society and/or public policy, as measured by publications, national and international collaborations, and success in obtaining external funding.

A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Linacre College is attached to the Professorship.

Further particulars on all posts, including details of how to apply, are available at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or from the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD. The closing date for applications is Monday, 1 September 2003.

PROFESSORSHIP OF SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION AND DIRECTORSHIP OF THE JAMES MARTIN INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION

Applications are invited for the above post, tenable from 1 October 2003, or such later date as may be arranged. The University has recently committed itself to the development of a major new social science initiative, the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization. The successful candidate will lecture on science and technology studies and policy, supervise graduate students, undertake original research, and be responsible, under the Dean of the Saïd Business School, for the direction and management of the Institute. The Professor will be a social scientist of distinction, and must have an international reputation for research and/or policy, as measured by national and international collaborations, success in obtaining external funding, policy impact, and publications. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Keble College is attached to the Professorship. Further particulars, including details of how to apply, are available at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or from the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD. The closing date for applications is Monday, 14 July 2003.

GRINFIELD LECTURERSHIP ON THE SEPTUAGINT

Applications are invited for the above Lecturership for two years beginning 1 October 2004. The Lecturer is required to give three lectures each year on the LXX version of the Hebrew Scriptures. The stipend is £1,250 a year and a grant may be made towards travelling and other expenses. Candidates should send their names, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of the subject of the lectures which they propose to deliver, together with any further information which they may consider appropriate, in eight typed copies (one, if from overseas) to Mrs E. A. Macallister, Humanities Divisional Office, 34 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LH, from whom further details may be obtained. The closing date for applications is 23 June 2003.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.

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