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CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN PROFESSORSHIP OF ARMENIAN STUDIES

The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Calouste Gulbenkian Professorship of Armenian Studies with effect from 1 October 2002 or such later date as may be arranged, following the retirement of Professor Robert W. Thomson, FBA. The Gulbenkian Foundation established the Calouste Gulbenkian Professorship of Armenian Studies in 1965 through a generous benefaction.

The person elected to the Chair must have competence to teach the Armenian language and proven distinction in the study of the literature and history of the classical period, with wide interests in the modern period and in Armenian culture generally. Candidates are also expected to have a good knowledge of one or more of the languages and literatures of neighbouring areas. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Pembroke College is attached to the Professorship.

Applications (ten copies, or one only from overseas candidates), naming three persons (with postal and e-mail addresses and telephone/fax numbers) who have agreed to act as referees on this occasion, should be sent to the address below, not later than 10 September 2001.

NUFFIELD PROFESSORSHIP OF PATHOLOGY AND PROFESSORSHIP OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

The respective boards of electors intend to proceed to elections to the Nuffield Professorship of Pathology and to the Professorship of Clinical Laboratory Science with effect from 1 August 2002, or such later date as may be arranged.

A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Pembroke College is attached to the Nuffield Professorship of Pathology. A non-stipendiary Fellowship at Linacre College is attached to the Professorship of Clinical Laboratory Science. The Nuffield Professor must be medically qualified; the Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science may be medically qualified.

Applications (thirteen copies, or one only from overseas candidates), naming three persons who have agreed to act as referees on this occasion, should be sent to the address below, not later than 3 September 2001.

CHERYL AND REECE SCOTT PROFESSORSHIP OF PSYCHIATRY

The electors intend to proceed to an election to the Cheryl and Reece Scott Professorship of Psychiatry with effect from as early a date as may be arranged. This new post, in the Department of Psychiatry, is funded by a generous anonymous benefaction.

The Professor will conduct research into the causes and potential cures for autism and related disorders, e.g., Asperger's Syndrome. He or she will be expected to work closely with university researchers in other disciplines, such as genetics, biology, and psychology, to advance scientific understanding of autism and related disabilities; and will also be responsible for advancing the use of imaging techniques in furthering the understanding of developmental psycho-pathology.

A non-stipendiary Fellowship at St John's College is attached to the Professorship. The Professor must be medically qualified.

Applications (eleven copies, or one only from overseas candidates), naming three persons who have agreed to act as referees on this occasion, should be sent to the address below, not later than 28 August 2001.

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/).


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Cambridge University Reporter, 18 July 2001
Copyright © 2001 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.