The Centre of African Studies invites applications for the Smuts Research Fellowship in African Studies, from candidates at the postdoctoral level in all disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. Applicants will have gained a Ph.D. Degree (or equivalent) within the last five years or will have gained a Ph.D. Degree by the time of the appointment. The appointment will be from 1 October 2007 for a period of three years, and is non-renewable. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a brief description (not more than 1,500 words) of the applicant's intended research, and up to 10,000 words of scholarly work (published or unpublished), which need not refer to the proposed research programme, should be sent to the Administrator, Centre of African Studies, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RQ, by 15 April 2007. Three academic reference letters should be sent directly to the Centre.