Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Vacancies in the University

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Any job application submitted with a curriculum vitae should be accompanied by a Cover Sheet for Employment (form CHRIS/6) which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/, or may be obtained in hard copy from the advertising Department or Faculty. A full list of current vacancies can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/jobs/.

Three University Lectureships in the Faculty of Economics

Salary: £36,715–£46,510 a year.

Applications are invited for three Lectureships in the Faculty, which are available from 1 September 2011. A lectureship is a tenured position with a five-year probationary period. The Faculty is seeking strong applicants across all fields of economics. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. Degree by September 2011.

All appointments will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge. All applicants must complete and sign a CHRIS/6 application cover sheet (parts 1 and 2 only) which can be downloaded from the Faculty website at http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/. Applications should include:

•a completed and signed application cover sheet (CHRIS/6)

•a curriculum vitae

•the names and full addresses (including fax, telephone, and email) of three referees

•an outline of research plans

•a full list of all publications

•three sample pieces of major work

•information on teaching and research interests.

Candidates should ask three referees to write directly on their behalf to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee by the closing date.

Further information and an application cover sheet CHRIS/6 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 (email appsec@econ.cam.ac.uk), to whom a completed application package should be sent to arrive no later than Wednesday, 16 February 2011.

Quote reference: JG07653.

Category Manager – Central Purchasing Office (Part-time) in the Finance Division

Salary: £25,751–£29,853 a year, pro rata.

The University has a non-pay annual spend of approximately £250m and is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join a small team providing procurement support services to approximately 200 departments.

The role-holder will manage a defined area of spend and assist with the dissemination of best procurement practices across the University. He or she will use initiative to identify priority categories and design, sell, and implement solutions which reduce cost and contribute to the University’s overall Procurement Strategy. Drawing on experience in tendering, whole-life costing evaluation, contract formation, and management, the role-holder will deliver best value agreements and assist non-procurement staff to obtain value for money.

The successful applicant will have evidenced their ability to provide a professional procurement service, including responsibility for tendering and supply chain management, and be, or about to become, fully CIPS-qualified or equivalent. The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal, influencing, presentation, analytical, and communication skills, and will ideally have an area of expertise aligned to one of the University’s major commodity expenditure areas.

Additional details and application forms are available from Vanessa White, PA to the Director of Finance, Finance Division, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TS (tel. 01223 332227, email vjw22@admin.cam.ac.uk). Completed applications are to be received by Thursday, 17 February 2011.

Short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview on Monday, 28 February 2011. As part of the selection process, short-listed candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation.

Quote reference: AG07670.

Election

The following election has been made:

Election

Professor Benjamin David Simons, JN, M.A., Ph.D., SE, Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics, elected Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, with effect from 1 January 2011.

CRASSH Early Career Fellowships, 2011–12

The following researchers have been awarded a term’s leave in the annual competition organized by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH), in association with the Schools of Arts and Humanities (CSAH) and the Humanities and Social Sciences (CSHSS):

Lori Allen (Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College)

Felicitas Becker (History, Peterhouse)

Georgina Evans (French, St John’s College)

Edward Holberton (English, Girton College)

Rory O’Bryen (Spanish and Portuguese, King’s College)

Ivan Scales (Geography, St Catharine’s College)

Jens Martin Scherpe (Law, Gonville and Caius)

Kate Spence (Archaeology, Homerton College)

Brigitte Steger (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Downing College)

Anne Stillman (English, Clare College)

Kimberley N. Trapp (Law, Newnham College)

Marcus Waithe (English, Magdalene College)

Mina Gorji (English, Pembroke College)