Reporter 17/12/03: Vacancies in the University

Vacancies in the University

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

Any job application submitted with a curriculum vitae should be accompanied by a Cover Sheet for Employment (Form PD18) which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18, or may be obtained in hard copy from the advertising Department or Faculty.

University Lecturers

Appointments made at University Lecturer level will be for an initial period of three or five years, with reappointment thereafter subject to satisfactory performance. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Lecturer is currently £23,296 a year, rising by eleven annual increments to £35,950.

Four University Lecturers in the Judge Institute of Management Studies

As part of its continuing expansion, the Judge Institute of Management Studies wishes to recruit four University Lecturers with expertise in any one or more of the following subject areas: strategy; international business; human resources and organizations; accounting; finance. Appointments will be from 1 September 2004 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Further details and application forms may be obtained from Anne Pollintine, Human Resources, Judge Institute of Management Studies, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG (tel. 01223 339611, fax 01223 339701, e-mail a.pollintine@jims.cam.ac.uk) or from the website at http://www.jims.cam.ac.uk/people/new_staff_f.html. The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 January 2004.

University Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences

Applications are invited from plant ecologists with a significant record of research in any area of the subject. The successful applicant will be expected to establish an active research group that complements the existing research in the Department of Plant Sciences, and in other Departments in the School of Biological Sciences. The successful applicant will be expected to teach in the area of conservation biology and to lead field courses in the UK and Europe. The post is tenable from 1 April 2004 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Applications comprising a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a statement of research interests and future plans should be sent to Ms Catherine King, Department Administrator, Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA (tel. 01223 333909, e-mail cek31@cam.ac.uk), to reach her by 30 January 2004.

Further particulars are available from Ms King or on the Department's website at http://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/. Informal enquiries can be directed to Professor John Gray (tel. 01223 333958, e-mail jcg2@cam.ac.uk) or Professor Howard Griffiths (tel. 01223 333946, e-mail hg230@cam.ac.uk).

Other University Offices

Keeper of Applied Arts in the Fitzwilliam Museum

A Keeper is required to take up appointment on 1 April 2004, or as soon as possible thereafter. Within the Collections Division of the Museum, the Keeper will be responsible for all aspects of the department, which contains approximately 18,500 objects from Europe, the Near East, and the Far East. Applicants should be specialists in at least one of the areas covered by the collections and should have appropriate museum experience. An interest in teaching would be an advantage.

The pensionable scale of stipends for a Keeper is currently £24,121 to £35,950 a year. The appointment is subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, CB2 1RB (tel. 01223 332925, e-mail dr206@cam.ac.uk), or from the Museum's website at http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dep_services/index.htm. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2004. The date for interviews is 8 March 2004.

Lectureship in the Department of Zoology

Applications are invited for a five-year fixed-term Lectureship to strengthen the Department's vigorous programme of research and teaching in Population Biology. The prime criterion for appointment will be demonstrated academic excellence in research of international stature and in teaching of population biology and biological mathematics at undergraduate level. The pensionable scale of stipends for this post is currently £23,296 to £35,950.

Further information about the post and an application form may be obtained from http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ or from the Head of Department, Professor Malcolm Burrows, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ (tel. 01223 336601, fax 01223 336687, e-mail mb135@cus.cam.ac.uk), to whom applications should be sent. The closing date for applications is 16 January 2004. It is hoped that the successful applicant will start on or before 1 October 2004.

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