Cambridge University Reporter


University of Oxford

MALCOLM BOWIE MEMORIAL LECTURE

Professor Clive Scott, of the University of East Anglia, will give a lecture, entitled The re-invention of the literary in literary translation, at 5 p.m. on 3 March in the Taylor Institution, St Giles', Oxford. All are welcome.

CHARLES SIMONYI PROFESSORSHIP IN THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE

Applications are invited for the above post, tenable from 1 October 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will be expected to make important contributions to the public's understanding of science. The starting point is likely to be a specific field of science, which may, as well as the natural, medical, and mathematical sciences, include the history of science and the philosophy of science.

The Professor should be committed to using the opportunities the chair provides through writing, broadcasting, and other forms to encourage the public to share in the excitement of science, and foster an awareness of the contribution it can make to human endeavour. He or she will take a leading role in developing the science outreach activities of the University of Oxford.

The successful candidate will be expected to continue his or her own research and scholarly work, which may include investigations of the public's understanding of science.

The Professorship will be held jointly between the Department for Continuing Education and the appropriate discipline-based Department in the University, depending on the post-holder's own background.

A non-stipendiary Professorial Fellowship at New College is attached to the Professorship.

Further particulars, including details of how to apply, are available from http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/, or from the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD (tel. 01865 270200). The closing date for applications is 31 March 2008.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.