The University seeks to appoint a scholar with an international reputation and an outstanding research and publication record to its chair in the History of Art. Applications are welcome from those active in research in all areas and periods of the History of Art, including non-Western art. The Professorship is tenable from 1 October 2007. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Trinity College is attached to the Professorship.
The Professor will be critical to the future development and success of the subject at Oxford, where it is undergoing unprecedented expansion. The person appointed will be expected to assume a leadership role immediately, in research, teaching, and administration. He or she will be able to judge the direction in which Art History is moving nationally and internationally and to place Oxford at the forefront of that process.
Applications are invited for the above post, tenable from as early a date as may be arranged. The Professorship has been endowed to advance the application of neuroscience to mental illness. The Professor will have a wide-ranging understanding of contemporary neuroscience and its application to psychiatry. He or she will be a scientist of exceptional ability and international standing and will have a high research profile, with an international recognition for achievement in neuroscience. The Professorship may be held in the Department of Psychiatry or Experimental Psychology, or in another department of the Medical Sciences Division if appropriate for the Professor's research programme. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at St Hilda's College or Merton College is attached to the Professorship.
Further particulars for both posts, including details of how to apply, are available from the website at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/, or from the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD (tel. 01865 270200). The closing date for applications is 22 May 2006.
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