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 £32,795 to £41,544 a year and, from 1 August 2007, will be £33,779 to £42,791 a year.
Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in the study of modern and/or contemporary China in the Faculty of Oriental Studies. Preference will be given to candidates specializing in human geography, social anthropology, modern Chinese history, international relations, cultural studies, or art history. The successful candidate will be expected to take up appointment on 1 October 2007. Applicants should have an excellent publication record and experience in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The ability to read and speak Chinese is essential as is native or near-native fluency in English.
Further details and an application form are available from Ms Anne Tucker, the Secretary to the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (tel. 01223 335107, fax 01223 335110, e-mail administrator@oriental.cam.ac.uk), or from the Faculty's website at http://www.oriental.cam.ac.uk/.
Applications, including an application form (including the names and addresses of two referees) and a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), should be sent to the Secretary at the address above, so as to reach her by 14 May 2007. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 11 June.
Applications are invited for the new post of University Physiologist, which is available from 1 July 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. Degree in a subject relevant to physiology, and experience of delivering high quality undergraduate teaching across a broad range of systems physiology. As well as carrying a significant lecturing and demonstrating load, the University Physiologist will take principal responsibility for the organization of experimental teaching in physiology, including the development of new methods and materials, and will be involved in developments intended to increase the degree of integration of preclinical medical teaching. The salary will be £48,162 a year.
Further particulars are available at http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/jobs/. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a completed form PD18, and the details of three referees, should be sent to Ms Alexis Park, the Head of Department's Secretary, Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, Anatomy Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, so as to reach her by 14 May 2007.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the Directorship of the IDBE course which is a fixed-term appointment at a level equivalent to a University Senior Lecturer. The successful candidate will take up appointment no later than 1 September 2007.
The IDBE is a joint initiative of the Departments of Architecture and Engineering. The Director is responsible for the planning and delivery of all aspects of the course which leads to a Master's Degree.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in both teaching and research commensurate with the Departments' international reputation and top-rank research rating.
Appointment will be for two years in the first instance (and may be extended given satisfactory recruitment to the course), and is for 80% of full-time. The current pensionable scale of stipends is in the range of £44,074 to £46,758 a year (pro rata).
Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/admin/jobs.shtml, or from the Head of Department's Office (Personnel), Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ (tel. 01223 332615, fax 01223 766364, e-mail enghead@eng.cam.ac.uk). Applications should be sent to this address no later than 7 May 2007 and should include a completed form PD18, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a short statement of research interests. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Robin Spence (tel. 01223 331710, e-mail rjs2@cam.ac.uk).
The Faculty of History seeks to appoint a Temporary Lecturer in the History of Africa for the period of one year. The person appointed will replace Dr Derek R. Peterson during the tenure of his Philip Leverhulme Prize. The post will extend from 1 October 2007 until 30 September 2008. Applications are welcomed from scholars working in all areas of African history. The new appointee will be expected to teach the history of Africa (including northern Africa) at all levels. The appointee's prime responsibility will be to contribute lectures and supervisions on a third-year undergraduate course on 'Africa since 1800', with Dr Ruth Watson. According to his/her special interests, the appointee will also contribute to the collaborative lecture courses mounted for the Part I papers 'The expansion of Europe from the fifteenth century to the First World War' and 'The West and the Third World from the First World War to the present day'. He/she will also be involved in the training and supervision of graduate students, and will be expected to contribute to the Faculty's research culture, to share its administrative and examining duties, and to participate in its research seminars. The salary will be in the range of £32,795 to £41,544 a year.
Application forms may be obtained from Mrs Joanne Pearson, Personnel Clerk, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF (tel. 01223 335350, e-mail jen26@cam.ac.uk), to whom applications (seven copies) should be sent by 11 May 2007. Interviews are scheduled to take place in May/June. Applications should include a curriculum vitae indicating teaching experience, a list of publications and major pieces of unpublished work, and the names of three academic referees. Applicants should also submit up to 10,000 words of scholarly work, published or unpublished. Referees should be requested to write directly to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee by the closing date.
Applications are invited for a fixed-term (two years from 1 October 2007) Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern African Economic and/or Demographic History. In addition to undertaking research, the Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to engage in innovative teaching within their field and develop collaborative links with other disciplines, such as Economics, Development Studies, and Geography. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year.
Informal enquiries about the post may be addressed to Professor M. J. Hatcher, Chairman of the Faculty of History (e-mail chairman@hist.cam.ac.uk), or Dr D. Peterson, Director of the Centre of African Studies (e-mail drp31@cam.ac.uk).
Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from Mrs Joanne Pearson, Personnel Clerk, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF (tel. 01223 335350, e-mail jen26@cam.ac.uk), to whom applications must be sent by 11 May 2007. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research proposal (up to 2,000 words) for the duration of the Postdoctoral Fellowship, a completed form PD18 (parts I and II), up to 10,000 words of scholarly work, and the names and contact details of three referees. Candidates should request their referees to send their reports to Mrs Pearson by 11 May.
Matching awards from the Leverhulme and the Isaac Newton Trusts have enabled the Department of History and Philosophy of Science to seek to appoint a Research Associate to work on a three-year philosophical project on biological accounts of human nature and their applications to ethical and political theory. The candidate must be able to take up the post by October 2007. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year.
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. Degree, and a first-rate research record in a relevant area of philosophy. The research area lies at the intersection of philosophy of biology, ethics, and political philosophy, so candidates specializing in any one of these areas would be considered, providing they can demonstrate an interest in the other areas. The candidate's research record should be such as to strengthen the Department's submission in the upcoming Research Assessment Exercise. The candidate will collaborate closely on research with Dr Tim Lewens, and will produce both single- and joint-authored articles under his guidance. The successful applicant will also provide teaching and administrative cover for Dr Lewens while he is on leave in the academical year 2007-08. For the remaining two years of the project the candidate will focus on research, and teaching and administrative duties will be light.
Applications, in hard copy only, should be sent to the Administrator, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH (tel. 01223 334540, fax 01223 334554, e-mail th10001@cam.ac.uk). Applications should include a completed form PD18, a covering letter containing details of the applicant's research, a full curriculum vitae, including details of teaching experience, a list of publications, a writing sample of up to 20,000 words, and the names of two referees. Applicants should ask their referees to send or e-mail references to the Administrator at the address above. The closing date for applications is 25 May 2007. Interviews will be held on 18 June.
Further particulars may be obtained from http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/. Informal enquiries may be made to Tamara Hug (e-mail th10001@cam.ac.uk) or Tim Lewens (e-mail tml1000@cam.ac.uk).
Applications are invited for a Teaching Associateship in the Faculty of Economics, tenable for two years from 1 September 2007. Candidates should have a Ph.D. Degree, or be firmly expected to have a Ph.D. Degree by September 2007. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to lecturing and examining in the Faculty, primarily in the area of macroeconomics.
All appointments will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year. Further information and an application form (PD18) may be obtained from the website at http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/, or from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Economics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD (e-mail appsec@econ.cam.ac.uk), to whom a completed and signed application form, a curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three referees (including e-mail addresses) should be sent to arrive no later than 25 May 2007. Candidates should ask their referees to send their reports to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee by the closing date.