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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 Deputy Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. The role of the Deputy Director is to support the Director in overseeing the administration and research activity of the McDonald Institute, the latter including its grant, monograph publication, and conference programmes. The post-holder will be actively engaged in research in any field of archaeology and will contribute to graduate research and supervision and teaching programmes in archaeology. The salary will be in the range of £43,638 to £46,295 a year.
Further particulars and an application form (PD18) may be obtained from Ms Sara Harrop, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Site, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER (tel. 01223 339284, e-mail slh30@cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application should be sent, together with a curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 form. The closing date for applications is 12 January 2007. It is expected that interviews will be held in mid-February.
The Department of Chemistry in Cambridge houses a world-class mass spectrometry facility with nine state-of-the-art mass spectrometers including an Orbitrap, FT-ICR, Tof-Tof, and several Q-tof mass spectrometers. Owing to internal re-organization, the Department wishes to appoint a facility manager, whose main responsibilities will be to promote the mass spectrometry facility and to undertake collaborative research with members of the academic staff, both within the Department of Chemistry and more widely with other University Departments and industrial collaborators. In this latter regard, we would welcome applications from those with an established research programme, and who might contribute to research papers at international meetings. Additionally, the post-holder will advise on strategic planning for the Department's mass spectrometry service, will be involved in recommendations for purchases of new equipment, will line-manage two technicians, and will have day-to-day financial responsibility for the service.
It is expected that applicants will have a background in synthetic chemistry, chemical biology, or molecular biology to graduate or doctoral level, and will have experience of administering a mass spectrometry service. The pensionable salary will be in the range of £32,471 to £41,133 a year, depending on experience. The post is available from 1 January 2007, and is subject to a probation period of nine months.
Applications, including a full curriculum vitae, a publications list (if applicable), and the names of three professional referees, and accompanied by a completed form PD18 (parts I and III), should be sent to Dr Howard Jones, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW (e-mail hrnj1@cam.ac.uk), by the closing date of 15 December 2006.
The University of Cambridge's institutional data and document repository system uses DSpace, a complex Java application running on Tomcat/PostgreSQL. The University Computing Service is looking for an experienced software analyst/developer to maintain and develop this system and its client tools to ensure that it continues to provide for the needs of the University and deliver appropriately enhanced functionality for the future.
Candidates must have considerable experience of object-oriented software development, preferably with Java Web and SQL database applications in a Unix/Linux environment, and must be self-motivated and capable of prioritizing their own work. They must have experience in managing complex software development projects, preferably in an open source context, and must have excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. The successful candidate will also be expected to be capable of presenting his/her work to a wider national and international audience and must be a good communicator and collaborator.
This is a fixed-term appointment for five years, subject to a satisfactory nine-month probation period, on a salary scale of £28,849 to £38,772, with the possibility of progression on contribution once in post to £42,367, with initial salary depending on experience.
Further particulars and an application form are available from the Director, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QH (e-mail lamk2@cam.ac.uk), or from the Computing Service website at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/jobs/. The closing date for applications is 8 January 2007. It is intended that interviews will be held during the week beginning 15 January.
The University Computing Service (UCS) is seeking a Small Institution Support Specialist to provide and develop an IT support service for the University Counselling Service and other small Departments and organizations within the University as well as delivering temporary support to institutions whose own IT support staff are unavailable due to leave or illness. This post is partially funded on a cost recovery basis, and is for a fixed term of one year only in the first instance.
The post-holder is expected to be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject and have substantial experience of working in a professional IT support role. He/she will exercise considerable interpersonal and self management skills in providing IT support to an agreed list of small institutions within the University across a broad range of hardware, peripherals, operating systems, application software, and networking. He/she will possess extensive knowledge of Microsoft operating systems, PC applications, Apple systems, security, networking, and hardware, and be experienced in other relevant areas of IT, especially Linux systems. The post-holder will develop appropriate policies and strategies for the institutions supported and make a major contribution towards determining UCS advice and policy in support of institutions. The salary will be in the range of £28,849 to £38,772, with the possibility of progression on contribution once in post to £42,367.
Further particulars and an application form are available from the Director, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QH (e-mail lamk2@cam.ac.uk), or from the Computing Service website at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/jobs/. The closing date for applications is 15 December 2006 and interviews will take place in the week beginning 8 January 2007. The position is available immediately and appointment is subject to a probationary period of three months.