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The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Rhodes Professorship of Therapeutic Sciences and Clinical Pharmacology which falls vacant with effect from 1 October 2000, upon the retirement of Professor D. G. Grahame-Smith.
The prime responsibility of the appointee will be to develop a research programme in a proposed new Clinical Research Unit and in the Department. The appointee will be clinically qualified, will be on the Specialist Register or eligible to be on the Specialist Register, and will be expected to have a proven track record in research and teaching in a mainstream sub-speciality of general medicine (such as, for example, acute general medicine, cardiovascular medicine, respiratory medicine, or clinical oncology), with a strong interest in therapeutic interventions. Other areas of potential interest include biological interventions and vaccine biology. The appointee will be expected to take part in clinical activities relevant to his or her sub-speciality.
The pre-clinical and clinical schools, previously separate, are being united into a single Medical School. The new Professor will be expected to take a prominent role in the teaching of pharmacology and of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics in the new Medical School, within the pre-clinical and clinical undergraduate courses. The appointee need not be an accredited clinical pharmacologist; however, if not, the appointee will be expected to develop the appropriate expertise in order to fulfil the teaching requirements of the post. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Corpus Christi College is attached to the Professorship.
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 22 May 2000.
The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Professorship of Geology, which falls vacant with effect from 1 October 2004, upon the retirement of Professor J. F. Dewey, FRS. The Professor-elect will be invited to hold a Supernumerary Professorship with effect from 1 October 2000 (or such later date as may be arranged) until 30 September 2004.
The new Professor should bring to the Department an international reputation for his or her contributions to the field and be able to develop links outside the Department, both with other academic institutions and with industry. The field or fields of research interest and experience appropriate to the Professorship are intended to be interpreted broadly, to encompass eminent individuals in all branches of the earth sciences. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at University College is associated with the appointment.
Applications (eleven 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 5 June 2000.
The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Professorship of Psychology, which falls vacant with effect from 1 October 2000, upon the appointment of Professor S. D. Iversen as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resource Allocation).
The person appointed should be a scientist of world class and a leader in a field of psychology which will enable the fullest account to be taken of the existing strengths of the Department and of the expertise in cognate disciplines that is available in other Departments in the University, and which will provide the opportunity for the encouragement of new developments. There is no preference as to the field of interest of the Professor; the University seeks to appoint the best candidate from whatever field of psychology. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Magdalen College is attached to the Professorship.
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 5 June 2000.
The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Readership in Recent Social and Economic History, which falls vacant with effect from 1 October 2000 upon the election of Dr A. Offer to the Chichele Professorship of Economic History.
It is hoped that the successful candidate will be able to contribute to teaching and research in both Social and Economic History. The University has no special preference as to his or her areas of primary expertise, but is looking for a candidate with an interest in British Economic and Social History over the last two centuries. An interest in the application of analytical and quantitative approaches in the area of Modern Economic History, with a commitment to teaching nineteenth- and twentieth-century British Economic History, would be an advantage. A Fellowship at Nuffield College is attached to the Readership.
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 5 June 2000.
In each case, applications should be sent to 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/).
The Oxford Centre for Water Research (OCWR) is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in International Water Improvement. The Research Fellow will focus on the economic, social, political, institutional, and practical contexts which are often critical to success and failure in improving water supply and waste water arrangements and protecting the water environment in different parts of the world. The appointee may come from one of a number of disciplinary backgrounds (geography, economics, law, sociology, political science, or international relations, for example). We are particularly interested to receive applications from those with knowledge of one or more of the following: Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, or south or east Asia, although all relevant applications will be considered. The appointee must be able to develop the programme of work within the Centre in a dynamic way and to be pro-active in seeking funding from a variety of sources.
The appointment is for two-and-a-half years, subject to a probationary period of six months. The initial salary will be in the range £18,915-£22,579 a year on the RS1A scale. The appointee will additionally be a non-stipendiary Research Fellow of St Peter's College.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to the Director, Oxford Centre for Water Research, OCEES, Mansfield College, Oxford, OX1 3TF (e-mail neil.summerton@mansf.ox.ac.uk). Further details are available on the OCWR website (http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/), or contact Rebecca Boasman (tel. 01865 281216). Consideration of applications will begin on 30 April 2000 and will proceed until an appointment is made.
The fourth Annual Symposium of the Tureck Bach Research Foundation, entitled Structure and embellishment, will take place on 13 and 14 May, in Worcester College, Oxford, as follows:
Saturday, 13 May (Embellishment)
| 10 a.m. | Structure and embellishment in Egyptian art, by Dr Katja Goebs, of Merton College, Oxford. |
| 11 a.m. | Embellishment, the art of glossing sixteenth-century polyphony, by Professor Robert Stevenson, of UCLA. |
| 12.15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2.30 p.m. | Chinese ornament, the lotus, and the dragon (selected readings by Dr Stephanie Dalley), by Dr Jessica Rawson, of Merton College, Oxford. |
| 3.30 p.m. | Embellishment in Bach and Chinese and Indian music, by Dr Rosalyn Tureck, of St Hilda's College, Oxford. |
| 7.30 p.m. | Gala dinner |
Sunday, 14 May (Structure)
| 10.30 a.m. | Are living things computable?, by Dr Adrian Woolfson, of Darwin College, Cambridge. |
| 11.30 a.m. | How we structure our experience through the pursuit of meaning, by Danah Zohar, author of The Quantum Self. |
| 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 3 p.m. | Fractal music, by Dr Robert Sherlaw-Johnson, of the Faculty of Music, Oxford. |
| 5 p.m. | Reception |
Further information is available on the Web (http://www.connectedglobe.com/tbrf/), or from the Tureck Bach Research Foundation, Windrush House, Davenant Road, Oxford, OX2 8BX (tel. 01865 515760, fax 01865 512620).
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Cambridge University Reporter, 27 April 2000
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