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.
Appointments made at University Lecturer level will be for a probationary period of five years, with appointment to the retiring age thereafter. The pensionable scale of stipends for a University Lecturer is currently £25,565 to £39,452 a year and for a University Senior Lecturer is currently £41,747 to £43,850 a year.
The Faculty of History is seeking to make four appointments at University Lecturer/University Senior Lecturer level in the following fields with effect from 1 September 2006:
Further particulars and application forms for each post may be obtained from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EF (tel. 01223 335302/335303, e-mail eh273@cam.ac.uk) to whom applications (twelve copies) should be sent by 31 March. Interviews are scheduled to take place in early/mid May 2006. Applications should include a curriculum vitae indicating teaching experience, a list of publications and major pieces of unpublished work, and the names of three academic referees. Referees should be requested to write directly to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee to reach the Faculty by the above closing date.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor John Hatcher, the Chairman of the Faculty of History (e-mail chairman@hist.cam.ac.uk). Additional information about the Faculty of History may be obtained from the Faculty's website at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/.
Applications are invited for three University Lectureships in the Department of Physics. Applications are encouraged from all areas of physics. Appointments will be from 1 October 2006 or as soon as possible thereafter.
It is expected that some of these positions will be used to support a major thrust in the physics of quantum systems, viewed broadly to include optical physics, atomic physics, and condensed matter physics. The Department is also seeking strong candidates in experimental astrophysics and in experimental and phenomenological particle physics. These posts are additional to the three recently advertised positions in experimental quantum condensed matter, bio-medical, and soft matter physics.
Further details of the posts and of the current research and teaching programme of the Laboratory may be obtained from Professor P. B. Littlewood, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE (e-mail hod@phy.cam.ac.uk) and also from the Department's website at http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a statement (up to six pages) of research experience to date and of research plans for the future, and a completed form PD18 should be sent to Professor Littlewood by 30 April.
Applications are invited for the following temporary positions in the Board of Graduate Studies, to take up appointment as soon as possible:
The post-holder will deputize for the Head of Graduate Admissions for two days a week, taking responsibility for all aspects of the management of the University's graduate admissions process. The post-holder will also be responsible for the central administration of Research Council studentships, including the management of Doctoral Training Grants. The post-holder will offer advice on graduate admissions and all matters related to studentships and will contribute to a web-based information service for graduate students. The appointment is limited to two years. The salary will be on the current scale of £23,182 to £30,002.
The post-holder will be responsible for co-ordinating the University's Transferable Skills Training programme, collaborating with a wide range of academic and administrative bodies across the University to foster good practice and ensure timely and efficient use of resources. He/she will be the key contact with the UK Research Councils, the Quality Assurance Agency and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), and with partner institutions in all matters relating to transferable skills training. The appointment is limited to one year. The salary will be on the current scale of £20,044 to £23,182.
Candidates should be graduates or equivalent, with relevant administrative experience, preferably in Higher Education.
Further information is available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/academic/jobs/, or contact the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 IRZ (tel. 01223 338385, e-mail jw437@admin.cam.ac.uk). Applications should consist of a covering letter, a curriculum vitae, and a completed form PD18 with the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of two referees, and should reach the Secretary of the Board not later than 24 March. Candidates interested in both posts are asked to provide a separate application for each. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Ms Louise Burton (post 1) or Dr Kate Maxwell (post 2) at the above address.