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NUFFIELD PROFESSORSHIP OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Nuffield Professorship of Orthopaedic Surgery which falls vacant on 1 October 2001, upon the retirement of Professor John Kenwright. The Nuffield Professor-ship of Orthopaedic Surgery was established by the University in 1937 following a benefaction by Lord Nuffield. The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is now one of the largest academic clinical departments in Orthopaedics in the UK. The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, in which the main part of the Department lies, is also a major UK musculo-skeletal clinical centre.

The Department has important teaching and training responsibilities, and the successful candidate will be expected to take the lead in ensuring in particular that undergraduates receive sufficient and appropriate teaching in Orthopaedic Surgery. The successful candidate will be expected to have an appropriate qualification in Orthopaedic Surgery and either be on the Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register, and to have a strong academic record in research. Applications will be welcome from candidates with any relevant clinical expertise and research interests. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Worcester College is attached to the Professorship.

NUFFIELD PROFESSORSHIP OF SURGERY

The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Nuffield Professorship of Surgery which falls vacant on 1 October 2001, upon the retirement of Professor Sir Peter Morris, FRS. The Nuffield Professorship, established by Lord Nuffield in 1937, is one of the most prestigious chairs of Surgery in Europe, and the Nuffield Department of Surgery (NDS) is regarded internationally as one of the outstanding academic research departments in Surgery.

Applications would be especially welcome from candidates with oncological research interests and related surgical expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to have an appropriate qualification in Surgery and either be on the Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register, and to have a strong academic record in research. The clinical interests of the candidate could be related to any clinical discipline, and if the successful candidate were to have a research background in immunology and/or cell biology he or she would be able to build on the rich scientific expertise available within the Department. However, the Clinical School wishes to increase its commitment to Oncology, an area in which it has been relatively under-involved, with the long-term objective of developing a major cancer centre in Oxford. To do this, it plans to make appointments consistent with this objective to several of the senior posts which will become vacant in the near future, including this post, if suitable candidates are available.

The Department has important teaching and training responsibilities. The post-holder will be expected to play a leading role in the teaching of medical students. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Balliol College is attached to the Professorship.

In each case, applications (ten copies, or one only from overseas candidates), naming three persons who have agreed to act as referees on this occasion, should be received not later than 17 April 2000 by the Registrar, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, from whom further particulars may be obtained. Further particulars may also be accessed on the Web (URL: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/).

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN MODERN CHINESE STUDIES

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Modern Chinese Studies, with effect from 1 October 2000 for a single term of three years. The successful candidate should be proficient in written and spoken Chinese and competent to research Chinese language materials. He or she will become a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, and may also become a member of another Faculty depending on particular interests. Candidates may be drawn from any of the social science disciplines, including, but not limited to, social studies (political science, sociology, economics), law, social and cultural anthropology, human geography, and sinology. Applicants should have completed, or expect shortly to complete, a doctorate. The appointment will be on the RS1A (postdoctoral) scale and will attract a salary in the range £16,286-£21,597 a year.

The further particulars of the post (which must be consulted before applying) are available from the Secretary to the Inter-faculty Committee for Chinese Studies, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE (e-mail angela.norman@orinst.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications (three hard copies), together with the testimonials of three academic referees, should be sent by Wednesday, 26 April 2000. The further particulars will also be available at http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/jobs.html.

JAMES P. R. LYELL LECTURES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY, 2000

Dr David McKitterick, Litt.D., FBA, of Trinity College, Cambridge, will deliver a series of lectures, entitled Set in print; the fortunes of an idea, c. 1450-1800, in Lecture Theatre 2, St Cross Building, Oxford, at 5 p.m. on the following dates:

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Cambridge University Reporter, 1 March 2000
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