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Vacancies in the University

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

University Lecturer

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 £23,296 a year, rising by eleven annual increments to £35,950.

University Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology

Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in the Department of Pharmacology from 1 October 2004. The Department welcomes applications from candidates with research interests in all areas of relevance to pharmacology and is particularly interested in candidates working in the areas of stem cell biology, cardiovascular pharmacology, or chemotherapy. A full description of teaching and research activities in the Department can be found at http://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/. Prospective candidates are invited to contact the Head of Department, Professor Peter McNaughton (tel. 01223 334012, e-mail pam42@cam.ac.uk) to discuss the post and to arrange to visit the Department.

Applicants are asked to submit their application, including a curriculum vitae, a brief statement (two sides maximum) of future research plans, a list of publications, and the names and addresses of three referees (three copies of everything), to the Departmental Administrator, Dr David James, Department of Pharmacology, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD (tel. 01223 334002, fax 01223 334040, e-mail drj23@cam.ac.uk), so as to reach him not later than Monday, 19 April.

Other University Offices

Posts in the University Library

Assistant Under-Librarian in the Medical Library

The University Library requires a suitably qualified candidate to be the Medical Library's Information Service Development Librarian. The post-holder should have a good honours degree, a postgraduate or other appropriate professional qualification, together with relevant experience in a healthcare library. The pensionable scale of stipends for an Assistant Under-Librarian is currently £21,125 to £27,339 a year.

Further details and an application form, which should be returned to the University Librarian not later than 27 February, are available from the Librarian's Secretary, University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR (tel. 01223 333046, e-mail mm405@cam.ac.uk).

Assistant Under-Librarian (Head of Materials Processing)

The Library is seeking a suitably qualified candidate for the newly created post of Head of Materials Processing. The post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the processing of incoming monographs in English and European languages, developing the automation of these processes, monitoring suppliers' performances, and will be involved in building the Library's English language collections. The post-holder should have a good honours degree and a postgraduate degree in library or information studies (or equivalent), together with employment experience in an academic library and working knowledge of at least one foreign language. The pensionable scale of stipends for an Assistant Under-Librarian is currently £21,125 to £27,339 a year.

Further details can be downloaded from the University Library website at http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies/ or are available from the Librarian's Secretary, University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR (tel. 01223 333046, e-mail mm405@cam.ac.uk). Applications, including a completed PD18 form, a covering letter, and curriculum vitae should be returned to the University Librarian not later than 27 February.

Other Post

Temporary Lectureship in the Department of German

The Department of German intends to appoint a Temporary Lecturer for three years from 1 October 2004 while Dr Andrew Webber holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship. The stipend will be up to £24,121.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching of modern German literature and German film at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. An interest in comparative studies and/or aspects of critical theory would be an added advantage. An ability to offer instruction in language exercises in modern German for the Department's undergraduate courses is essential. Further particulars may be obtained from the Department of German (e-mail sdn20@cam.ac.uk).

Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of three referees who should be asked to write directly to the Head of the Department of German, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, by Friday, 12 March.


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Cambridge University Reporter 11 February 2004
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