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.
The Department of Veterinary Medicine wishes to appoint a University Lecturer in Zoonotic Viral Diseases and Vaccinology from 1 October 2007, who will join and complement an interdisciplinary programme in RNA virology and immunity with translation through to vaccine development. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. Degree; at least three years of postdoctoral research with experience in molecular virology, immunology, and animal models (those of cross-species transmission preferred); and a proven track record in research. The successful candidate will develop an independent research programme that complements and integrates into the existing research programmes; will contribute fully to the didactic teaching of virology; and will participate in administrative duties.
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.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Jonathan L. Heeney (e-mail jlh66@cam.ac.uk).
Further particulars are available at http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/. Applicants should supply the following documents: a letter of application stating areas of interest; a full curriculum vitae, with the names and contact details of three referees; and a completed application form PD18 (parts I and III only) available from the Department's General Office (tel. 01223 337600). Applications should be sent for the attention of Miss Melissa Large, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, to arrive no later than 4 June 2007. Applications can be made via e-mail to recruit@vet.cam.ac.uk with the above documents as word attachments.
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Lecturer/Specialist Registrar in Clinical Genetics in the Department of Medical Genetics. The post offers trainees of outstanding academic potential an excellent research and clinical environment to advance their academic career. Applicants should have MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification, a Ph.D. or M.D. Degree, suitable clinical experience to be eligible for an honorary NHS contract as a Specialist Registrar in Clinical Genetics, and preferably some experience of clinical genetics to count towards specialist training. The successful candidate will be required to undertake research, clinical duties, and some teaching. The appointment will be for four years with the possibility of reappointment for a further two years. The salary will be in the range of £29,364 to £50,972 a year.
Applicants are welcome to contact Professor John Yates or Dr Geoff Woods (e-mail lms28@cam.ac.uk) for informal discussion about the post.
An information pack may be obtained from Ms L. Foster (e-mail lmdf2@medschl.cam.ac.uk). The closing date for applications (fourteen copies), together with a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, is 15 June 2007.
Applications are invited for the post of Administrative Officer in the Academic Division of the University Offices. The post-holder will be a member of the Planning and Resource Allocation Office, supporting the management of resources across the University.
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level and have previous relevant experience in an administrative post, preferably in a higher education establishment. Appointment will be to the retiring age subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year.
Further information is available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/academic/jobs/, or from the Academic Secretary, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (tel. 01223 332261, e-mail jsm41@admin.cam.ac.uk). Applications consisting of a letter, a curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 form including details of two referees (who may be consulted before interview) should be sent to the Academic Secretary by 11 June 2007.
The Faculty of Philosophy is seeking to appoint a Temporary Lecturer in Philosophy from 1 October 2007 for two years. The successful candidate must be able to take up the appointment on 1 October 2007.
This vacancy presents an excellent opportunity, particularly for an early career scholar, to gain teaching experience and research support within a top-ranked philosophy department. The successful candidate's research specialty may be in any area of Philosophy. He/she will contribute to the Faculty's teaching programme. The ability to teach some Ancient Philosophy at undergraduate and M.Phil. level would be an advantage and there will also be opportunities to teach in other areas. The successful candidate will be required to give 40 lectures a year, to supervise graduate students, and to examine at both undergraduate and graduate level. The salary will be in the range of £32,795 to £41,544 a year.
Further particulars and a link to the PD18 form are available at http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/ (under 'Vacancies'). Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a one-page statement of research interests and future plans, and a completed PD18 form (parts I and III only) giving the names and e-mail addresses of two referees, should be sent to Mrs H. Sanderson, Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Philosophy, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (tel. 01223 330525, fax 01223 335091, e-mail hs313@cam.ac.uk) to arrive by 25 May 2007.
Candidates are requested to ask their referees to write directly to Mrs H. Sanderson by the closing date. The selection committee may need to consider specimen(s) of candidates' work. Applicants should therefore also send a recent piece (or pieces) of work by e-mail attachment to Mrs H. Sanderson at the time they submit their application.
In association with the Isaac Newton Trust, the Faculty of Economics wishes to appoint a Newton Trust College Teaching Officer in Economics for five years from 1 October 2007. The successful candidate will be expected to offer teaching of interest to students studying Economics, particularly within the area of development economics.
Under the terms of the scheme, Newton Trust College Teaching Officers must be Fellows of Colleges who are non-University Teaching Officers but receive their prime stipend from their College for teaching undergraduates. A Newton Trust CTO is appointed as an Affiliated Lecturer and is expected to give 24 lectures a year in the Faculty, to examine, to supervise Research Students, and to be involved in Faculty teaching arrangements. Further detailed information about the terms and conditions of Newton Trust CTOs can be found at http://www.newtontrust.cam.ac.uk/cam/schemes/cto/b.html.
Applications, comprising a completed PD18 form (parts I and III only), a full curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a letter from the applicant's College giving approval in principle to participation in the scheme, and the names and contact details of two referees, should be sent to Margaret Guy, Faculty of Economics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DE (e-mail Margaret.Guy@econ.cam.ac.uk) to arrive no later than 1 June 2007. Further information about the Faculty of Economics is available at http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/.
The University of Cambridge, in association with Kings College London and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England project from 1 September 2007 to 31 July 2008. Information about the project is accessible at http://www.pase.ac.uk/; the researcher would be engaged in gathering and processing data relating to the period 1042-1100, and in gathering and processing data from late eleventh- and twelfth-century sources relating to the Anglo-Saxon period as a whole. Applications from candidates at an early stage in their academic career are particularly encouraged, but candidates must have completed a Ph.D. Degree before September 2007. The salary will be in the range of £24,402 to £31,840 a year.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from the Secretary to the Appointments Committee, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP (tel. 01223 335079, e-mail vlm32@cam.ac.uk), or at http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/. Applications should be sent to the Secretary to the Appointments Committee by 31 May 2007. Interviews will be held in June.