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Vacancies in the University

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and has a policy on arrangements for part-time work.

UNIVERSITY OFFICES

Applications are invited for the following University offices:

University Lecturer or University Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

University Lecturer or University Assistant Lecturer in the Sociology of Health and Illness. Applicants should have a higher degree in the broad field of the social sciences of health, preferably with teaching and research experience in medical sociology or sociology of health and illness. The candidate should have a background in empirical research on health. An interest in comparative research on health issues would be an advantage.

The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences is an interdisciplinary Faculty, and it is expected that the successful applicant would make a broad, interdisciplinary contribution to teaching and research. The post is intended to support and complement existing research on health and ageing, health and family, and the sociology of health and illness in a comparative framework.

Appointments made at University Lecturer level will be for three or five years in the first instance, with the possibility of reappointment to the retiring age. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Lecturer is £20,811 a year, rising by eleven annual increments to £32,095.

Appointments made at University Assistant Lecturer level will be for three years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further two years. The statutory limit of tenure of a University Assistant Lectureship is five years, but all holders of the office of University Assistant Lecturer are considered for possible appointment to the office of University Lecturer during the course of their tenure. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Assistant Lecturer is £17,238 a year, rising by six annual increments to £22,579.

Further particulars may be obtained from Ms Kate Stacey, Administrative Officer, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RQ (e-mail ks298@cam.ac.uk), to whom six copies of applications should be sent to reach her not later than 10 March 2000. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of interests, and the names of three referees, who should be asked to write directly to Ms Stacey by the same date.

Informal inquiries may be addressed to Professor Bryan Turner, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge, CB2 3RQ (e-mail bst22@cam.ac.uk).

It is hoped that interviews will be held in the latter half of April 2000.

OTHER POSTS

The Secretaryship of the Cambridge Society

The Cambridge Society was set up by the University in 1976. It is a world-wide membership organization for Cambridge graduates. The Society is looking for a Secretary to succeed Mr Bill Kirkman. The Secretary is responsible for running the Society in accordance with the policy decided by the Executive Committee. The post is part-time. The Secretary works in close collaboration with the Administrator, who holds a full-time post. The Secretary receives a non-pensionable honorarium, currently under review. The Society's purpose is 'to support the University in maintaining and extending excellence in learning, teaching, and research'. It is not a fund-raising organization.

Further particulars may be obtained from the Administrator, The Cambridge Society, 32 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QY (e-mail cmfk2@cam.ac.uk). Those interested in being considered should write, with a curriculum vitae, to Dr John Leake, Chairman of the Executive Committee, at the address above, by 31 January 2000.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 26 January 2000
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