The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.
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.
Appointments made at University Lecturer level will be for a probationary period of five years, with appointment to the retiring age thereafter. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Lecturer is currently £32,471 to £41,133 a year and, from 1 August 2007, will be £33,779 to £42,791 a year. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Senior Lecturer is currently £43,638 to £46,295.
An outstanding applied social scientist is needed in the School of Clinical Medicine's multidisciplinary 5* General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit. Appointment will be to the retiring age subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period.
The post-holder will pursue research interests in, and complementary to, the Unit's established programmes of work on the prevention of chronic diseases and their consequences in primary care. S/he will lead the Unit's contribution to the social science teaching strand for medical students in partnership with pre-clinical sciences and will supervise Master's and Ph.D. students.
Prospective candidates are welcome to contact Professor Ann Louise Kinmonth or Professor Stephen Sutton via Liz Hewitt (admin) (tel. 01223 330361, e-mail eh299@medschl.cam.ac.uk). An information pack can be obtained from Ms L. Foster (e-mail lmdf2@medschl.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications (thirteen copies), together with a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, is 31 January 2007.
The Department of Experimental Psychology seeks to appoint a University Lecturer, to take up appointment as soon as possible after May 2007. The appointment will be made in the general area of Human Cognitive Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience with an emphasis on the topics of learning, memory, decision making, and reasoning.
Information about the Department and the research interests of members of staff can be found at http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/. The person appointed would be expected to contribute to the undergraduate teaching programme and to participate in the teaching and supervision of graduate students.
For further information about the post and to arrange an informal discussion, applicants should contact the Head of Department, Professor T. W. Robbins, Department of Experimental Psychology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB (tel. 01223 333551, fax 01223 333564, e-mail twr2@cam.ac.uk). Applicants are asked to complete two copies of the PD18 application form and to submit their application, including a curriculum vitae, with publication list, and the names of not more than three referees (two copies of everything), to Professor Robbins, so as to reach him not later than 24 January 2007. Applications should be marked 'Human Cognitive Psychology Lectureship'. It is hoped to hold interviews in January/February.
The Department of German intends to appoint a University Lecturer in German Studies since 1700, with expertise in one or more of the following: intellectual history; cultural theory and analysis; visual culture. The successful candidate must be able to take up the appointment by 1 October 2007. The principal duties of the post involve the teaching of existing, and development of new, courses in modern German Studies at undergraduate and graduate level, and a contribution to departmental language teaching in German. The successful candidate will be expected to have a Ph.D. Degree, to show outstanding achievement and potential in research and publication in the field, and to have a native or excellent non-native command of German and English.
Further particulars may be viewed at http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/german/news/, or obtained from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (e-mail amjm2@cam.ac.uk). Applications (twelve copies), including a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a one-page statement of research interests and future plans, and a completed PD18 form giving the names and e-mail addresses of three referees, should be sent so as to reach the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, at the address given above, by the closing date of 7 February 2007. Candidates are requested to ask their referees to write directly to the Secretary by the same date.
Candidates may also be invited to submit recent examples of their work for consideration by the Committee or, in the case of work which has been published, to draw the Committee's attention to items of special relevance to their application. They will also be asked to give a short presentation prior to interview. Presentations and interviews will take place on 2 March 2007. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Chris Young, Head of Department (e-mail cjy1000@cam.ac.uk).
Applications are invited from candidates for two UFC funded non-clinical Lectureships in Reproductive Biology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The primary responsibility of the posts is to lead a programme of research in an area of Reproductive Biology. Candidates with an interest in any area relating to Women's Health are potentially appointable (including gynaecological cancer and fetal physiology): the primary requirement is outstanding potential as an independent scientist. However, the Department has current programmes which utilize gene array and transgenic mice and focus on placental biology and angiogenesis. Candidates with expertise in these areas would be particularly welcome. The people appointed should have a Ph.D. Degree, at least five years of post-doctoral research experience, and a proven track record of publications and successful grant applications.
An information pack may be obtained from Ms L. Foster (e-mail lmdf2@medschl.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications (ten copies), together with a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, is 31 January 2007.
Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience. The post is currently vacant and must be filled no later than 1 October 2007. The successful applicant will be expected to teach and undertake research in one or more of the following areas at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level: neuroscience, microscopy, histology, cell biology. He/she will have a strong track record of research on the functional anatomy of the peripheral and central auditory pathway in a manner that will complement the physiological, behavioural, and psychophysical strengths in auditory neuroscience that exist in the Department. High level skills in a range of microscopical techniques such as electron microscopy, quantitative immunocytochemistry, confocal microscopy, and neuroanatomy of the cochlea and auditory brainstem are essential. An understanding of neurotransmitter systems and the role of calcium signalling in the auditory pathway is also desirable.
Further information and an application form (to be returned by 15 January 2007) are available on the Department's website at http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/jobs/, and from the Head of Department's Secretary, Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, Anatomy Building, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY (tel. 01223 333776).
The Institute of Continuing Education seeks to appoint a University Lecturer in Social Science. Applicants should have a good honours degree in a social science discipline (sociology or a related area); a postgraduate degree in social science; experience of and commitment to adult and continuing education; an established research and publications record in their disciplinary area; the ability to organize and develop research activity in the sociology of education, or in a related area, focused on post-compulsory education; the ability to lead a team of part-time tutors; and the ability to develop a successful social science programme for adult learners in the region.
Informal enquiries should be directed to the Deputy Director, Institute of Continuing Education (tel. 01954 280214, e-mail ser1001@cam.ac.uk).
Further particulars and an application form (PD18) may be obtained from the Institute's website at http://www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/jobs/, or from Mrs Carole Dougan, Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley, CB3 8AQ (tel. 01954 280217, e-mail cd337@cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application should be sent, together with a curriculum vitae, and completed PD18 form. The closing date for applications is 2 February 2007.
The University is developing its shared services and has an ambitious programme of improvement to its financial processes and is now seeking to appoint an enthusiastic deputy. The Transaction Processing and Control team within the Finance Division is responsible for the University's Accounts Payable, Shared Services, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Management functions. This includes production and dispatch of over 10,000 payments, 40,000 invoices, and £30m in transactions per month, reconciliation of multi-currency bank and control accounts. The team also offers a range of shared services, including a traded peripatetic accounting service to the University's academic departments.
The post-holder will provide high quality technical advice to departmental staff, be responsible for the shared service and payments teams, and will deputize for the Section Head. This position also provides an excellent opportunity to develop a career in a large dynamic university. The salary will be in the range of £24,161 to £31,525 a year.
Applicants will need to have significant financial experience, ideally within Transaction Processing (AP, AR, and banking), and will have experience of staff management and of financial systems. The successful applicant will be educated to A level or equivalent, have good technical knowledge of financial systems and processes, and the ability to devise solutions to problems and lead projects.
For further details please contact Mrs Lisa Wood, Finance Division, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TS (tel. 01223 332227, e-mail lw306@admin.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 31 January 2007.
The School of Physical Sciences is looking for someone with a strong interest in people and their futures to work as a Careers Adviser, supporting their contract research staff with career management, development, and training. The successful candidate will be based in the University Careers Service, working mainly in and through Physical Science Departments.
Applicants should have a degree in the physical, mathematical, or natural sciences (including geography), and should have experience of career work or an appropriate professional qualification. Postgraduate experience and qualifications to doctoral level would be useful. Essential personal qualities include enthusiasm, curiosity, objectivity, stamina, and the ability to switch tasks frequently. Above all, the post-holder will need to be outgoing, to like people, and to be able to work under pressure, both independently and in a group. Professional training courses are available.
Appointment will be for a fixed term of two years from 1 March 2007, or as soon as possible thereafter, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period. The salary will be on a scale up to £41,133 depending on experience.
Before applying, applicants should obtain further details from Isabel Evans (tel. 01223 766067, e-mail IsabelEvans@careers.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 23 January 2007. Interviews will be held on 2 February.
Applications are invited for an RCUK Academic Fellowship in Human PalaeoGenetics in the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies. The prime criteria for appointment will be excellence in research in the area of human evolutionary genetics, with particular emphasis on the extraction and analysis of ancient DNA. The University expects to appoint someone who will strengthen and develop the Centre's research programme in human evolutionary genetics and who will actively contribute to the Centre's aims of fostering multi-disciplinary research in human evolution. The person appointed will be expected to take on gradually some teaching, as well as engage in public outreach for the subject. However, the Fellow will be expected to devote most of the first four years of his/her tenure to research. This post is funded for five years by RCUK and the Isaac Newton Trust. Subject to a probationary period and satisfactory performance, the post-holder will be appointed to a permanent academic post at the end of the five-year Fellowship period.
The pensionable stipend is currently in the range of £24,161 to £28,010, depending upon experience. The position is available from 1 April 2007.
Further information about current research in the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, about this post, and an application form may be obtained at http://www.human-evol.cam.ac.uk/, or from Ms Petra Hluzova (tel. 01223 764700, e-mail ph344@cam.ac.uk). Applications should be sent to Ms Petra Hluzova, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, The Henry Wellcome Building, Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QH, and should include an application form, a curriculum vitae, a two-page statement of research interests, and a full list of publications, as well as the names and addresses of three referees who can be contacted. The closing date for applications is 25 January 2007.
Applications are sought for a postdoctoral position to work on a project with Professors M. J. Bickle and H. E. Huppert, FRS, within the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics (http://www.itg.cam.ac.uk/), funded by NERC and the Isaac Newton Trust. The project will require the development of new descriptions of carbon dioxide sequestration, from both a theoretical and experimental point of view. The project will also involve analysis of field data.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. Degree in an appropriate discipline with a strong foundation in theoretical modelling and laboratory experimentation. Familiarity with the geological background would be advantageous. The position is available for two years in the first instance. The starting date will be as soon as possible after 1 April 2007. The salary will be on the standard University scale, currently in the range £24,161 to £31,525, depending on previous research experience.
Applications should be sent to Doris Allen, Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, CMS, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA (e-mail dia20@damtp.cam.ac.uk), and should include a curriculum vitae, a completed form PD18, the names, addresses, fax, and e-mail details of three referees, and a statement of approximately 1,000 words describing the applicant's previous and current research. The closing date for applications is 15 February 2007.