Reporter 8/8/01: Professorship of Experimental Combustion: Notice

Professorship of Experimental Combustion: Notice

The University anticipates establishing a new Professorship, to be based in the Department of Engineering, and invites applications for this Professorship. It is hoped that the successful candidate will take up position from 1 January 2002. Candidates are expected to have an international reputation in their field of specialization, which will be in the broad area of Experimental Combustion and should include the application of advanced diagnostic techniques to enhance the understanding of combusting flows. The Professor will be expected to provide leadership in research in his or her chosen field, to supervise research projects and graduate students, and to undertake undergraduate teaching in the Department of Engineering. The Department is traditionally strong in modelling combustion and its dynamics and is committed to establishing an activity of equal intensity in Experimental Combustion. The appointment will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University.

Further information may be obtained from the Deputy Secretary General of the Faculties, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (tel. +44 (0)1223 339912, e-mail ibise@admin.cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application, marked 'Confidential', including details of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae, and a publications list, should be sent, together with the names of two referees, so as to reach him not later than Friday, 21 September 2001.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Ann Dowling, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ (tel. +44 (0)1223 332739, fax +44 (0)1223 330282, e-mail apd1@eng.cam.ac.uk).

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

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