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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.
The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint to a University Lectureship in Latin from 1 October 2007. This post is open to those, at any stage in their career, with a primary research interest in any area of Classical Latin literature. The successful applicant will benefit from the world-class facilities offered by the University and the generous support of research and teaching provided by the Faculty. The Faculty currently teaches approximately 250 undergraduates reading Classics (all of whom study both Greek and Latin language to degree level) and almost 100 graduate students (reading for Master's and doctoral degrees). It is one of the leading international centres in Classics, with some 40 teachers in Faculty and College posts. The successful candidate will be expected to take a full share of teaching across the range of Classical Latin literature and language, at all levels from beginners to doctoral students.
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.
Further particulars may be obtained from http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/, or from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (tel. 01223 330515, fax 01223 335409, e-mail kl326@cam.ac.uk). Applications (ten copies) consisting of a detailed curriculum vitae, list of publications, and completed form PD18 (available via the above website), including the names of three referees, should be sent to the above address. Referees should be asked to write directly to the Secretary to reach the Faculty by the closing date of 9 February 2007. Interviews will be held in early March.
The Finance Division of the University Offices seeks an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join a small team providing procurement support services to the University, which has a non-pay annual spend of approximately £220m.
The post-holder will provide a professional procurement service, offering advice to members of University staff at all levels. Working across the full range of spend, the post-holder will use his or her initiative to identify priority categories and design, sell, and implement solutions which reduce cost and contribute to the University's objectives. Drawing on experience in tendering, whole life costing evaluation, and contract management, the post-holder will arrange and market framework agreements and assist non-procurement staff to obtain value for money. Fully CIPS qualified or equivalent, the successful candidate will ideally have an area of expertise aligned to one of the University's major commodity expenditure areas. The pensionable scale of stipends for this post is currently £22,774 to £26,402 a year, with the possibility of progression on contribution once in post to £31,525.
Additional details and application forms are available from Mrs S. Bidgood, Finance Division, Greenwich House, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0TX (tel. 01223 339657, e-mail sb551@admin.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 2 February 2007. Interviews will be held on 9 February.
The Finance Division of the University Offices seeks an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join a small team providing procurement support services to the University, which has a non-pay annual spend of approximately £220m.
The successful applicant will have substantial experience in procurement, ideally including public sector experience and working in a devolved budget environment. The post-holder will be fully CIPS qualified or equivalent and will have excellent interpersonal, influencing, and communication ability, as well as proven management skills. The salary will be in the range of £32,471 to £41,133 a year. The funds for this post are available until 21 April 2008 or the return of the post-holder, whichever is the earlier.
Additional details and application forms are available from Mrs S. Bidgood, Finance Division, Greenwich House, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0TX (tel. 01223 339657, e-mail sb551@admin.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 2 February 2007. Interviews will be held on 20 February.
Applications are invited for the full-time post of Research Assistant/Associate to work on a four-year major research project on Death in Africa: a History c.1800 to the Present Day. This is an AHRC-funded interdisciplinary project headed by Professor Megan Vaughan of the Faculty of History and Dr Rebekah Lee of Goldsmiths College. It places the current HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa within a longer history of mortality and responses to mortality in the East, Central, and Southern African Region. The primary task of the Research Assistant/Associate will be to review the existing sources for the history of mortality in East, Central, and Southern Africa since c.1800, and to explore new methods and new sources for estimating changes in mortality. Other duties may be assigned as the project develops and the appointee will be required to work closely with other members of the project on collective activities, such as the organization of conferences and the production of joint publications.
Applicants will be expected to have a Ph.D. Degree (or to be nearing completion of a Ph.D. Degree) in historical demography and to have a knowledge of African history. Good computer skills are essential. The post will be tenable from 1 October 2007 until 30 September 2009. The salary will be in the range of £20,842 to £23,457 (Research Assistant, grade 5) or £24,161 to £31,525 (Research Associate, grade 7).
Application forms (PD18 or employment coversheet) can be obtained, with further particulars for the post, from Mrs J. E. Pearson, Personnel Clerk, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF (tel. 01223 335350, e-mail jen26@cam.ac.uk). Applications should include a full curriculum vitae (including contact and salary details) supplemented by the names of two referees, and must be sent to Mrs Pearson by 1 March 2007. Candidates should request their referees to send their reports to Mrs Pearson by the same date. Applicants should also supply a short example of their published work up to about 10,000 words for consideration by the Appointments Committee. Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Professor Megan Vaughan (e-mail mav26@cam.ac.uk). It is envisaged that interviews will be held early in April 2007.