The University values diversity and 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.
The Faculty of History is seeking to make two appointments at University Lecturer level in the field of South Asian History, since c. 1700, with effect from 1 October 2007.
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 335350, e-mail jen26@cam.ac.uk), to whom applications (twelve copies) should be sent by 2 February 2007. Interviews are scheduled to take place in early/mid March 2007. 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should include a curriculum vitae indicating teaching experience, a list of publications and major pieces of unpublished work, and the names of three academic referees.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.
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 £32,471 to £41,133 a year and, from 1 August 2007, will be £33,779 to £42,791 a year.
Informal enquiries may be made to the Chairman of the Faculty of History, Professor John Hatcher (e-mail chairman@hist.cam.ac.uk), or the Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History, Professor C. A. Bayly (e-mail cab1002@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/.