Applications for Visiting Fellowships are invited from Senior Women* Visitors from an overseas, EU, or UK university or recognized research establishment who intend to teach and/or conduct research in the University of Cambridge or in a recognized research establishment while in Cambridge and who are not normally resident in Cambridge. To reflect the work of the Centre for Women and Leadership, one Visiting Fellowship a year is reserved for women whose research is in the area of women and leadership. Visiting Fellows are normally expected to be in residence for at least one term and their status cannot normally be extended beyond one academic or calendar year. There will not normally be more that six Visiting Fellows in residence at any one time.
Applications for Visiting Scholarships are invited from women* who will be
(a) on sabbatical leave or
(b) carrying out teaching or research while in Cambridge or
(c) funded by a learned society or recognized grant-giving body
and who will be engaged in teaching and/or research in the University of Cambridge or in a recognized research establishment while in Cambridge and who are not normally resident in Cambridge. Visiting Scholars will also be offered membership of the Combination Room with dining privileges for the duration of their visit. Visiting Scholars are normally expected to be in residence for at least one term and their status cannot normally be extended beyond one academic or calendar year. There will not normally be more than six Visiting Scholars in residence at any one time.
Applicants should provide an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a list of publications, the names and contact details of two referees, information about their proposed affiliation (if any) with a University Department, centre, or research establishment, and an outline of their project while in Cambridge. Applicants should ask their referees to write directly to the College by the closing date of 16 January 2006.
Applications (ten copies) and references should be sent to the Fellowship Secretary, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, CB3 0BU (tel. 01233 339240, e-mail fellowshipsecretary@lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk), from whom further details can be obtained. Applications can be accepted electronically. The closing date for receipt of applications and references is 16 January 2006.
* By the Employment Act 1989, the College has exemption from the provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act, 1975 in relation to gender.