Applications are invited for a Mellon Research Fellowship in American History, tenable for a maximum of four years from 1 October 2007. It is expected that candidates will either have completed a Ph.D. dissertation or be able to submit substantial written work. Appointment will be made on the Research Assistant or Research Associate scales (currently £20,842 to £31,525 a year).
Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary of the Mellon Fellowship Fund, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF, to whom applications should be sent, quoting job reference JJ001059, to arrive by 16 January 2007. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a completed form PD18, and a statement of proposed research, together with the names of three referees who have knowledge of the candidate's work.
Candidates should ask their referees to send references directly to the Secretary to the Managers to arrive by 16 January 2007. Applications may also be sent by e-mail to Sophie King at srk35@cam.ac.uk. Informal enquiries regarding the position may be made to Professor A. J. Badger at ajb1001@cam.ac.uk. The Appointments Committee hopes to make the appointment by the end of March. It will not ask candidates for interview.