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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 position of Librarian in the Department of Geography. This is a key post in a leading teaching and research Department, and the post-holder will be responsible for running the Department library. Applicants must be familiar with a range of computer applications, including information retrieval via the web and databases, and database management. Experience in web authoring would be an advantage. An ability to organize and present information effectively in printed and electronic formats is essential. Library experience (preferably in an academic or 'special' library) is required, including collection management, budget management, assisting with reader enquiries, and cataloguing principles and practice. A helpful attitude and good interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to work alone whilst remaining part of a close-knit team. According to experience, the appointment will be on the University Librarian Grade C scale, which currently ranges from £20,044 to £24,352.
Enquiries about the scope of the post are welcome and further particulars may be downloaded from http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/. Please direct any informal enquiries in the first instance to Mrs Jamie Horsley, Department of Geography, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN (tel. 01223 766571, e-mail jamie.horsley@geog.cam.ac.uk), to whom applications consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 application form (four copies) should be sent to arrive by noon on 16 June 2006. Interviews will be conducted on 28 June.
Applications are invited for a temporary Lectureship in Taiwanese Studies, with effect from 1 October 2006. This is a fixed-term unestablished appointment for three years in the first instance, with the possibility of reappointment for a further two years. The post will be open to any scholar with a proven record of teaching and research excellence in Taiwanese Studies. The Lecturer would be expected to teach and examine using English, to publish research in his/her field of Taiwanese studies, and to promote that field by organizing lectures and seminars. The post-holder would also be expected to supervise graduate research and to help with administration. The pensionable scale of stipends for a Lecturer is currently £31,525 to £39,935 a year.
Further details and application forms are available from the Secretary at the address below, and can also be found on the Faculty's website at http://www.oriental.cam.ac.uk/. Applications, including a completed PD18 application form, a curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to Mrs Jane Fisher-Hunt, Secretary to the Selection Committee, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (tel. 01223 335107, fax 01223 335110, e-mail fjf24@cam.ac.uk), so as to reach her by noon on 30 June 2006. Two references are required for each application, and applicants should ask their referees to write to the Secretary by the same deadline. Short-listed applicants will be called for interview no earlier than 7 July.
Applications are invited for a Mellon Research Fellowship in American History, tenable for one year from 1 October 2006. It is expected that candidates will have either completed a Ph.D. dissertation or be able to submit substantial written work. Appointment will be made on the Research Assistant (currently £20,044 to £22,289 a year) or Research Associate (currently £20,044 to £30,002 a year) scales.
Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary of the Mellon Fellowship Fund, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF, to whom applications (six copies) should be sent to arrive by 1 July 2006. Applications should include a statement of proposed research, a curriculum vitae, and a sample of written work (a chapter of a Ph.D. or its equivalent), together with the names of three referees who have knowledge of the candidate's work. In addition, candidates will need to complete a cover sheet (form PD18) which can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/pd18.doc.
Candidates should ask their referees to send references directly to the Secretary, to arrive by 1 July 2006. Applications may also be sent by e-mail to Mrs Sophie King (srk35@cam.ac.uk). Informal enquiries regarding the position may be made to Professor A. J. Badger (e-mail ajb1001@cam.ac.uk). The Appointments Committee hopes to make the appointment in July. It will not ask candidates for interview.