Cambridge University Reporter


Vacancies in the University

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.

RCUK Fellowship/Lectureship in Integrative Mammalian Physiology

Applications are invited for a five-year RCUK Academic Fellowship in any area of Integrative Mammalian Physiology, with effect from October 2007. RCUK Academic Fellowships provide a career path into academia for outstanding researchers with the potential for distinguished research careers. The Fellowship has a guarantee of a tenured academic position, subject to successful completion of standard academic probation. Details of the scheme are available at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/acfellow/. The salary will be in the range of £32,795 to £41,544 a year.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. Degree or equivalent qualification and research interests in any area of Integrative Mammalian Physiology, particularly those using animal (e.g. rodent) models. Applicants whose field of research complements existing research strengths in the Department are particularly encouraged to apply. Further details of relevant research areas can be obtained from the website at http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/. For an informal discussion, please contact Dr W. H. Colledge (tel. 01223 333881, e-mail whc23@cam.ac.uk).

Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a completed PD18 form (available from the website above), a brief statement of research accomplishments and future research plans (two pages maximum), and contact details for three referees, should be sent to the Head of Department's Secretary, Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, Anatomy Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, by the closing date of 31 March 2007.

Teaching Fellows and Teaching Assistants in the Faculty of Economics

Teaching Fellowships

Applications are invited for Teaching Fellows to provide teaching for undergraduates in the Faculty of Economics for one year beginning in October 2007. These are not full-time positions and candidates should normally be registered graduate students within the University of Cambridge.

Applicants should be able to provide supervisions for one of the following papers for Part IIA and Part IIB of the Economics Tripos:

 

Paper Co-ordinator

Part IIA

 
Paper 4 (Economic development)Dr C. Meissner
 

Part IIB

 
Paper 3 (Labour)Dr T. Crossley (Michaelmas); Dr S. Horrell (Lent/Easter)
Paper 6 (Banking, money, and finance)Dr S. Satchell
Paper 7 (Public economics)Dr T. Aidt
Paper 8 (The economics of underdeveloped countries)Dr P. Krishnan
Paper 9 (Industry)Dr S. Sallstrom-Matthews
Paper 14 (World depression in the inter-war years)Dr S. Solomou

Candidates appointed to Teaching Fellowships to provide supervisions for Part IIB of the Economics Tripos would be guaranteed to supervise either 30 or 60 hours for the paper for which they are appointed. The value of the Fellowships will be approximately £2,000 for each Fellowship for 60 hours of supervisions (i.e. a supplement of £33 an hour for the agreed teaching hours). This payment is a supplementary payment over and above normal payments for supervisions, which will be paid for by undergraduate Colleges in the usual manner.

Part IIA

Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow in the Faculty for one year beginning in October 2007 for Part IIA: Paper 3, The theory and practice of econometrics. The Teaching Fellow is required to give fourteen classes for this paper. The classes are prepared in co-operation with the Lecturer and the Paper Co-ordinator, and are paid at the lecture rate, £71.50, excluding any preparation time.

 

Paper Co-ordinator

Part IIA

 
Paper 3 (The theory and practice of econometrics)Dr A. W. A. Peterson (Michaelmas/Lent); Dr M. Weeks (Easter)

For further information please contact the Paper Co-ordinator or Mr K. Coutts, Chairman of the Teaching Committee.

Applications, including a curriculum vitae giving relevant experience, should be submitted to Jackie Walpole, Administrative Secretary, Faculty of Economics, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD (e-mail Jackie@econ.cam.ac.uk) by 30 March 2007. Any graduate student applying for one of these Fellowships should first discuss their intention with their supervisor, and provide a statement to the effect that their supervisor is supportive of them taking a Teaching Fellow position, and attach it with their application. Holders of Teaching Fellowships during 2006-07 are eligible to apply for Fellowships for 2007-08.

Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistants are required for M.Phil. and Diploma classes for 2007-08. Hours will vary from 12 to 40 during the year for different courses. Rates of pay are as follows:
Lectures (excluding any preparation time)£71.50 an hour
Repeat lectures£35.75 an hour
Marking problem sets£3 a set
 
 

Subject Co-ordinator

M.Phil.

 
Subject 100: MicroeconomicsDr J. Edwards
Subject 200: MacroeconomicsMr K. Coutts
Subject 300: EconometricsProfessor R. Smith

Diploma

 
Paper 1: MicroeconomicsDr F. Toxvaerd
Paper 2: MacroeconomicsMr K. Coutts
Paper 3: EconometricsDr W. Peterson

For further information please contact the Subject Co-ordinators.

Applications are invited from graduate students in the Faculty and should include a curriculum vitae giving relevant experience, and be submitted to Mrs Silvana Dean, Teaching Administrative Officer, Faculty of Economics, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD, by 30 March 2007.