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Any job application submitted with a curriculum vitae should be accompanied by a Cover Sheet for Employment (Form PD18) which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18, or may be obtained in hard copy from the advertising Department or Faculty.
Applications are invited for the post of Administrative Officer with duties in the Department of Engineering. The post-holder will join one of the largest Departments in the University as an administrator to support teaching and examinations activities. The post-holder will work with senior academics and an experienced administrative team to shape and implement policies. The post-holder will carry responsibility for ensuring that all of the teaching and examinations processes run smoothly.
The post-holder will be educated to degree level and have previous relevant experience in an administrative post, preferably gained in a higher education establishment. Good communication, organizational and IT skills, and the ability to work to tight deadlines are essential. Appointment will be to the retiring age subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period. The pensionable scale of stipends for an Administrative Officer, Grade I, is currently £27,117 to £32,666 a year.
For further information please contact the Secretary of Department (Administration and Personnel), Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ (tel. 01223 332615, e-mail personnel-enquiries@eng.cam.ac.uk). Applications consisting of a supporting statement, a curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 form including details of two referees (who may be consulted before interview) should be sent to the Secretary of Department (Administration and Personnel) by 30 October. Informal enquiries may be made to Sally Collins-Taylor (tel. 01223 332618, e-mail sc220@eng.cam.ac.uk).
Applications are invited from electronic engineers or detector physicists for a research position that will provide expertise and leadership in the design, development, and implementation of state-of-the-art electronics and particle detectors for the experimental programme of the Cambridge particle physics group. This currently encompasses the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, and their future upgrades, R&D for the International Linear Collider through the CALICE and LC-ABD collaborations, and the MINOS experiment at Fermilab.
The successful candidate will have a degree or higher qualification either in electronic engineering, with experience in designing and building fast electronics, or in physics, with a track record in instrumentation. In either case, previous experience in particle physics instrumentation would be advantageous.
The post is permanent to the retiring age, subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period. The pensionable scale of stipends for a Senior Technical Officer is currently £24,820 to £35,883 a year. The pensionable scale of stipends for a Technical Officer is currently £21,640 to £29,127 a year. Salary will be according to qualifications and experience.
Applications, consisting of a supporting statement, a full curriculum vitae, the names and contact details of three referees, and a completed form PD18, should be sent by mail or e-mail to the Registrar, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE (e-mail cll30@phy.cam.ac.uk), from whom further details can be obtained. Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Janet Carter by e-mail (jrc1@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for the receipt of applications is 18 November.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as Research Associate investigating the pedagogic support needs of the University. The successful candidate will take up the appointment as soon as possible.
Candidates should be educated to degree level and preferably have a working knowledge of the organization of a higher education institution and knowledge of the HE sector in the UK, especially of the bodies which support pedagogic developments, e.g. HEA and Subject Networks. Experience of teaching in a higher education institution would be useful. The appointment, for one year, will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period. The salary for this post will be on a current scale of £19,460 to £29,127 a year.
For further information please contact Jayne Barnes, Academic Division, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (tel. 01223 765028, e-mail jab212@admin.cam.ac.uk). Applications consisting of a letter, a curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 form including details of two referees (who may be consulted before interview) should be sent to reach the Academic Division by 2 November. Informal enquiries about the post may be directed to Dr Gillian King, Head of the Education Section (e-mail gmk20@admin.cam.ac.uk).