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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.
The post of Rare Books Specialist offers considerable opportunity for personal and career development. The post-holder will have an informed understanding of the history of printing and book production, and a working knowledge of Latin and/or some modern European languages. The post-holder will also have excellent organizational and communication skills, and will be able to demonstrate a strong interest in reader services, user education, electronic resources, and digitization. The successful candidate should have a good honours degree, research experience and/or a professional qualification, together with practical experience of rare book librarianship.
The pensionable scale of stipends for an Assistant Library Officer is £19,460 to £23,643 a year. Further details can be downloaded at http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies or are available from the Librarian's Secretary, University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR (tel. 01223 333045, e-mail an286@cam.ac.uk). Applications, including a completed PD18 form, a covering letter, and a curriculum vitae, should be returned to the University Librarian by 31 March. Informal enquiries are welcomed by Jill Whitelock, Head of Rare Books, (e-mail jw330@cam.ac.uk).
This Lectureship, which is for a fixed term of one year from 1 October 2005, is funded by the Royal Acadamy of Engineering and the Leverhulme Trust. The candidate appointed will provide full-time replacement teaching within the broad area of modern chemical engineering while a member of the Department is on research leave.
The post-holder will teach at undergraduate and possibly postgraduate level (including examining), supervise short-term research projects, and participate in the general work of the Department, including administration.
Applications will be considered from graduates in chemical engineering, or associated branches of engineering or science, such as biology, chemistry, materials science, mathematics, microbiology, or physics.
The salary for this post will not exceed £24,820. Further information and an application form may be obtained from the Department Administrator, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, CB2 3RA (e-mail administration@cheng.cam.ac.uk), to whom the completed application form and a curriculum vitae should be sent so as to reach her not later than 18 March. The application form and further details of the post and the Department can be found at http://www.cheng.cam.ac.uk/vacancy.html.
Applications are invited for a Temporary Lectureship in Microeconomics. Candidates should have a Ph.D. Degree, or be firmly expected to have a Ph.D. Degree, by September 2005.
This post is available from 1 October 2005 for a fixed term of one year in order to provide replacement teaching for a member of staff who is on leave of absence. The stipend is in the range of £24,820 to £38,303.
Further information may be obtained from the Faculty's Web page (http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/) or from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Economics, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD (e-mail appsec@econ.cam.ac.uk), to whom a completed application form (PD18), a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, an outline of research plans, and the names and addresses of three referees (including e-mail addresses) should be sent to arrive no later than 31 March. Candidates should ask their referees to send their reports to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee by the closing date.
Applications are invited for a full-time computing post based in the Faculty of History. The post is intended to provide maternity cover from 1 April until 31 August 2005, or until the return of the current post-holder, whichever date is earlier. The Faculty is seeking a highly motivated, problem-solving, innovative, and enthusiastic applicant who can communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
The post-holder will be expected to help ensure the accurate collection and entry of RAE data, be proactive in updating the Faculty's website, and be able to maintain and develop the Faculty's Access databases. The Computer Office is responsible for all IT trouble-shooting within the Faculty (including the maintenance of all academic, administrative, and library computers, in addition to the 20 computers available for graduate use), and the post-holder will need to demonstrate experience of a wide range of software applications and general hardware problem solving skills. He/she will report to the Faculty's Grade II Computer Officer.
The salary for this post will be between £23,643 and £24,820. Further particulars and PD18 application forms can be obtained from Mrs Joanne Pearson, Personnel Clerk, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF (tel. 01223 335350, e-mail jen26@cam.ac.uk). Applications should include a completed application form and a full curriculum vitae containing the names of three referees. Applications (seven copies) should be returned to Mrs Pearson at the above address by 11 March. Candidates should request their referees to send their reports to Mrs Pearson by no later than 11 March. It is expected that interviews will take place mid-March. Further information about the Faculty of History can be obtained at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/.