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No 6461

Thursday 20 April 2017

Vol cxlvii No 27

pp. 443–470

Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Electors to the Professorship of Cell Biology

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Cell Biology as follows:

Professor Dame Athene Margaret Donald, CHU, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council

Dr Sean Munro

Professor Margaret Robinson

(b) on the nomination of the General Board

Professor Wendy Bickmore, University of Edinburgh

Professor Patrick Maxwell, T

Professor David Rond

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine

Professor Matthew Freeman, University of Oxford

Professor Gillian Griffiths, K

Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, PEM

Electors to the Dr John C. Taylor Professorship of Innovation

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Dr John C. Taylor Professorship of Innovation as follows:

Professor Dame Ann Dowling, SID, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council

Professor Michael Lewis, University of Bath

Professor Richard Prager, Q

(b) on the nomination of the General Board

Professor David Cardwell, F

Professor Philip Dickens, University of Nottingham

Professor William O’Neill, DOW

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Engineering

Professor Duncan McFarlane, JN

Professor Kathrin Möslein, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Professor Andrew Neely, CHU

Electors to the Goldsmith’s Professorship of Materials Science

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Goldsmith’s Professorship of Materials Science as follows:

Professor Ian White, JE, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council

Professor Xavier Obradors, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona

Professor Christopher Pickard

(b) on the nomination of the General Board

Professor Markus Antonietti, Max Planck Institute, Potsdam

Professor Lindsay Greer, SID

Professor John Kilner, Imperial College London

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Physics and Chemistry

Professor Mark Blamire, HH

Professor Judith Driscoll, T

Professor Rachel Thomson, Loughborough University

Electors to the His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Professorship of Modern Arabic Studies

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Professorship of Modern Arabic Studies as follows:

Professor Simon Franklin, CL, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council

Professor Marilyn Booth, University of Oxford

Professor Timothy Harper, M

(b) on the nomination of the General Board

Professor Martin Millett, F

Professor Dr Gudrun Krämer, Freie Universität Berlin

Professor Hans van de Ven, CTH

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Dr Amira Bennison, M

Professor Geoffrey Khan, W

Professor Shawkat Toorawa, Yale University

Electors to the Bennett Professorship of Public Policy

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Bennett Professorship of Public Policy as follows:

Professor Eilís Ferran, CTH, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council

Professor Philip Allmendinger, CL

Professor Dame Athene Donald, CHU

(b) on the nomination of the General Board

Dr William Janeway

Professor Anand Menon, Kings College London

Dame Barbara Stocking, MUR

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science

Professor David Runciman, TH

Professor Jason Sharman, K

Professor Jonathan Wolff, University of Oxford

Vacancies in the University

A full list of current vacancies can be found at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk.

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Professorship of Modern Arabic Studies in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies; closing date: 28 April 2017; informal enquiries: Dr Amira Bennison, Convenor of Board of Electors (email: amira.bennison@ames.cam.ac.uk); further details: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/13279; quote reference: GY11786

Professorship of Cell Biology in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry; closing date: 5 May 2017; informal enquiries: Professor Patrick Maxwell (email: Regius@medschl.cam.ac.uk, tel.: 01223 336738); further details: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/13254; quote reference: RG11762

University Lectureship in Applied Mechanics in the Department of Engineering; salary: £39,324–£49,772; closing date: 4 May 2017; further details: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12744; quote reference: NM11293

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.

Elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title

The following elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title have been made:

Elections

Professor Jan Bouwens, M.Sc., Ph.D., Tilburg, Professor of Accounting, University of Amsterdam, elected Professor of Management Accounting with effect from 1 August 2017.

Professor Rae Helen Langton, B.A., Sydney, Ph.D., Princeton, Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, elected Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy with effect from 1 August 2017.

Professor Christopher Stephen Reynolds, M.A., Ph.D., T, Professor, University of Maryland, elected Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy with effect from 25 September 2017.

Professor Xiaoping Chen, B.S., M.Ed., Zhejiang, M.A., Ph.D., Illinois, elected Sandra Dawson Visiting Professor of Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation (2002), and assigned to the Judge Business School, from 6 March 2017 until 24 March 2017.

Appointments

University Lecturers

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Ronojoy Adhikari, B.Sc., Kolkata, M.Sc., Chennai, D.Phil., Bangalore, appointed from 27 March 2017 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Divinity. Dr Holger Michael Zellentin, Doctoraal, Juda Palache Institute, Amersterdam, M.A., Ph.D., Princeton, appointed from 1 September 2017 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Pharmacology. Dr David Colin Eric Bulmer, B.Sc., Manchester, Ph.D., London, appointed from 1 July 2017 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Associate Lecturers

Clinical Medicine. Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Dr Fahim Anwar, Dr Topun Austin, TH, Dr Helen Bailie, Mr John Russell Benson, SE, Dr Rosalie Campbell, Mr John Crawford, Ms Nicola Shan Fearnhead, Dr Theodora Foukaneli, Dr Anita Gibbons, Dr Sara Godward, Mr Manj Gohel, Dr Alopa Malaviya, Dr Erika Manzo, Dr David Mitchell, Mr Jonathan Morton, Dr Emma Senior, Dr Mark Slack, Mr James Tysome, and Dr Shahid Zaman have been appointed from 1 October 2016 until 30 September 2021.

Clinical Lecturer

Public Health and Primary Care. Dr Carol Mary Sinnott, M.B., B.A.O., B.Ch., M.Med.Sci., Ph.D., Cork, MRCPI, appointed from 27 March 2017 until 26 March 2021 and subject to a probationary period of twelve months.

Senior Assistant Registrary

Office of External Affairs and Communications. Mr Barnaby Jonathan Brown appointed from 1 October 2016 until the retiring age.

Departmental Secretary

Education. Ms Laura Elizabeth Aston, B.A., Kent, appointed from 14 June 2017 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Administrative Officer

University Offices (Academic Division). Mr Christopher Liam McCartney, B.A., Oxford, appointed from 24 April 2017 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Reappointments

Associate Lecturers

Clinical Medicine. Mr Francis Charles Wells has been reappointed from 1 October 2016 for one year. Dr Ute Pohl has been reappointed from 1 October 2016 for five years. Dr Basil Fuad Matta has been reappointed from 1 January 2017 for five years. Dr Padmanabhan Badrinath, Dr Martin Besser, Dr Venkata Ramesh Bulusu, Dr Kathryn Margaret Fife, Dr David Gilligan, CL, Dr Peter Heinz, Mr Asif Jah, Mr Ramez Kirollos, Mr Narain Moorjani, Professor Jesus Perez, Dr Robert Ian Ross Russell, PET, Dr Michael Scott, and Mr Rikin Ajaykumar Trivedi, JN, have been reappointed from 1 March 2017 for five years. Dr Robin Alfred Florian Crawford has been reappointed from 1 April 2017 for one year. Dr John Alexander Latimer, CAI, Dr Miles Parkes, and Dr Ruchira Sinnatamby, MUR, have been reappointed from 1 June 2017 for five years.

Grants of Title

Affiliated Lecturers

Clinical Medicine. Dr Howard Anton Ring and Mr James Peter Whatling have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2019.

Music. Dr Delphine Mordey, N, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2019.