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No 6216

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Vol cxli No 20

pp. 569–584

College Notices

Churchill College

An exhibition will be held of recent work by distinguished British artist Graham Crowley, entitled Recent paintings. The work will be on display at Churchill College, Storey’s Way, from Saturday, 5 March to Friday, 25 March 2011, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Corpus Christi College

BOUTWOOD LECTURE 2011

The 2011 Boutwood Lecture will be given by Dr Catherine Pickstock, Reader in Philosophy and Theology, Fellow and Tutor of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. This year’s lecture is entitled Transcendence and geopolitics: the decay of metaphysics and the loss of international order.

The lecture will take place on Friday, 11 March, in the McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College, at 5 p.m., followed by a panel discussion at 6.15 p.m.

The panellists will be Professor Janet Soskice, the Revd Dr John Hughes, the Revd Dr Andrew Davison, and Dr William Bain, chaired by Professor George Newlands.

All are welcome.

Peterhouse

SCHOOLS LIAISON OFFICER AND ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT

The College is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic graduate to join the Admissions team at Peterhouse as Schools Liaison Officer and Admissions Assistant. The Schools Liaison Officer will work alongside the Admissions Tutors and Admissions Co-ordinator to assist with the effective administration of the admissions period and take part in outreach activities of the College.

Good interpersonal skills are essential as the work will involve interacting with a large number of prospective students, teachers, current undergraduates, Fellows, and other members of the College. Some experience of the Cambridge College system and/or the secondary school sector is desirable. In addition, good organizational skills and some knowledge of computing are required. A clean driving licence and a willingness to travel on school visits are essential.

The appointment is envisaged from 18 April 2011. The salary is not less than £22,920 a year, with a competitive package of benefits. The post will be full time (36.25 hours a week) but overall hours are negotiable. Full details and an application pack can be obtained from Ms Helen Walker, HR Co-ordinator (tel. 01223 330836, email helen.walker@pet.cam.ac.uk).

Applications should be sent to Helen Walker, HR Co-ordinator, Peterhouse, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RD. The closing date for applications is 16 March 2011. Interviews are likely to take place in the week commencing 21 March 2011.

Trinity College

ELECTIONS

Elected into a Staff Fellowship under Title C with effect from 1 January 2011:

John Frederick Rudge, on appointment as College Lecturer in Mathematics for Natural Sciences

Elected into a Professorial Fellowship under Title D with effect from 1 January 2011:

Paul Martin Brakefield, Professor of Zoology, appointed College Senior Lecturer in Natural Sciences (Biological)

Elected into a Visiting Fellowship under Title F with effect from 1 January 2011 for two years:

Elliot Martin Meyerowitz

MASTERSHIP

The Mastership of Trinity College will become vacant not later than 30 June 2012 with the retirement of Lord Rees of Ludlow. In recent times appointees have been persons of the highest academic distinction. At present the Master must retire or seek reappointment on reaching the age of 70. The position is open to both men and women.

The Mastership is a Crown appointment and the process by which a nomination is submitted to the Crown is in the hands of a College Committee (the Magisterial Appointment Committee), which has now begun its work to identify suitable candidates.