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/hr/forms/pd18/, or may be obtained in hard copy from the advertising Department or Faculty.
The Department of Architecture wishes to appoint a University Lecturer to take up an appointment from 1 October 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The person appointed will have an architectural qualification, will have experience of the studio teaching of architectural design, and will have published in the field of architectural history and theory, preferably on aspects of modern architecture. The salary will be in the range of £36,532 to £46,278 a year.
Further particulars are available from the 'News' section of the Department's website (http://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/) or from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Architecture and History of Art, 1-5 Scroope Terrace, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PX (email as820@cam.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 2 June 2009. When applying, please quote reference GC05067. Interviews will be held on 24 and 25 June 2009.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a fixed-term Lectureship in Speech and Language Technology in the Machine Intelligence Laboratory. The successful candidate will take up the appointment on 1 September 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Machine Intelligence Laboratory has a vibrant group working in the areas of continuous speech recognition and automatic transcription, spoken dialogue systems, speech synthesis, and statistical machine translation.
The successful candidate will have or be expected to develop a record of world-class research commensurate with the Department's international reputation and top-rank research rating. Teaching responsibilities will include contributing to undergraduate and graduate courses primarily in the area of speech and language technology, supervising final-year projects, and supervising graduate students.
The appointment will be for two years and the Department's probationary scheme will apply to the successful candidate. The salary will be in the range of £36,532 to £46,278 a year.
Further particulars may be obtained from http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/admin/jobsinfo/AdvertFurther_Details_Fixed_Term_Lectureship_Speech or the HR Office, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ (tel. 01223 332615, fax 01223 766364, email enghead@eng.cam.ac.uk). Applications should be sent to the address above by Monday, 8 June 2009, and include a completed PD18 form (available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18/; Parts I and III only need be completed), a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a brief statement of research interests and future plans (no more than two pages).
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Phil Woodland (email pcw@eng.cam.ac.uk).
When applying, please quote reference NA05117.
The Faculty of Philosophy is seeking to appoint a temporary Lecturer in Philosophy from 1 October 2009. The limit of tenure is nine months, ending on 30 June 2010, covering the period resulting from Dr Arif Ahmed's award of a Leverhulme Research Fellowship.
The salary will be £36,532 a year (pro rata for the period of tenure).
This vacancy presents an excellent opportunity, particularly for an early career scholar, to gain teaching experience and research support within a prestigious philosophy department. Applicants' research specialty may be in any area of philosophy. Ability to teach at undergraduate level in one or more of the following areas is essential: Formal and Philosophical Logic, Wittgenstein, or History of Modern Philosophy. There may also be opportunities to teach in other areas.
The person appointed will be required to give 40 lectures, to supervise graduate students, and to examine at both undergraduate and graduate level.
Hard copy applications should be sent to Mrs Heather Sanderson, Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Philosophy, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, to arrive by Friday, 29 May 2009. Emailed or late applications will not be considered. Applications must include a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a one-page statement of research interests and future research plans, two articles or chapters which are representative of recent work (combined length not exceeding 20,000 words), a PD18 form (Parts I and III only, giving the names and email addresses of two referees), and a covering letter including details of the elements of the Faculty's undergraduate syllabus which the applicant would be prepared to teach.
Candidates must ask their two referees to send written or email references directly to Mrs Heather Sanderson (at the address above, or email hs313@cam.ac.uk) to arrive by 29 May 2009.
Further particulars and a link to the PD18 form are available from the Faculty of Philosophy website (http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/; under 'Job Opportunities').
When applying, please quote reference GV05109. Interviews will be held on 15 June 2009.
The Department of Architecture wishes to appoint a half-time Lecturer to take up an appointment from 1 October 2009. The post is available for three years. The person appointed will be expected to contribute to the Department's teaching, particularly in the history and/or theory of architecture and cities. The post-holder will contribute to the Department's research activities and will have published in the history and/or theory of architecture and/or cities. The salary will be in the range of £36,532 to £46,278 a year, pro rata.
Further particulars are available from the 'News' section of the Department's website (http://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/), or from the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Architecture and History of Art, 1-5 Scroope Terrace, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PX (email as820@cam.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 2 June 2009. When applying, please quote reference GC05006. Interviews will be held on 24 and 25 June 2009.
Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate in Early Modern French Philosophy, in the Department of French (with a limit of tenure of three years). The vacancy arises in relation to a new research project entitled Method and variation: narrative in Early Modern French philosophy, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and the Isaac Newton Trust. The post-holder will be expected to engage in research in areas relating to this project alongside its Principal Investigator, Dr Emma Gilby. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the teaching within the Department, giving some lectures in undergraduate courses in Early Modern French, acting as a convenor for a paper in Early Modern French Thought, supervising M.Phil. work in relevant fields, and assisting in Tripos examinations. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. Degree and a specialization in Early Modern French. They should have a strong profile, both in terms of research and publications, and with the promise to bring an outstanding input to the Department of French. Potential applicants should also have a native or excellent non-native command of French and English.
Applicants should apply with an outline of their proposed research in the area of Early Modern French Philosophy. Completed applications should include: a PD18 form (available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18/); a cover letter; a detailed curriculum vitae; the applicant's research interests; a list of publications; and the names and addresses of two referees who are familiar with the applicant's work in the relevant field. Applications should be sent to the Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA (email lb358@cam.ac.uk) by 4 p.m. on Monday, 8 June. Applicants are requested to ask their referees to write directly to this address by the same date.
Applicants are also invited to submit up to two recent examples of their work for consideration by the Committee, or, in the case of work which has been published, to draw the Committee's attention to items of special relevance to their application. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to give a short presentation prior to the interview.
Due to limitations of external funds, the salary for this pensionable post will be in the range of £27,183 to £32,458 a year. The appointment will run from 1 October 2009 for three years, and is subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period of six months.
Further particulars can be found at http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/jobs/. Potential applicants are also welcome to seek further information from Dr Emma Wilson, Head of Department (email efw1000@cam.ac.uk).
When applying, please quote reference GK04973.
Applications are invited for the post of Investment Analyst within the Investment Office.
Reporting to the Chief Investment Officer and working closely with two Investment Directors, the main focus of the post is on the analysis of asset classes, due diligence on external investment managers, and the subsequent monitoring of these managers once they have received an allocation from the University's investment portfolios. The Investment Analyst will form relationships with a wide range of relevant external investment managers, consultants, and advisers, based in the UK and internationally, and will have a major impact on the investments decisions taken for the Cambridge University Endowment Fund and other assets managed by the Investment Office, as well as investment performance and the perceptions of benefactors.
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and have a relevant Master's degree or experience working in the investment sector. An investment or other professional qualification would be advantageous. He or she will have advanced mathematical skills and analytical ability and an enquiring mind. He or she will have good written and other communication and presentation skills, and the ability to form and maintain a multitude of professional relationships. The salary will be in the range of £36,532 to £46,278 a year.
Further details may be obtained from Mrs Theresa Daly, Investment Office, Daedalus House, 1st Floor, 26-30 Station Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QA (tel. 01223 764901, email tkhd2@admin.cam.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is Monday, 25 May 2009. When applying, please quote reference DP05037.
The Judith E. Wilson Fellowships, held within the Faculty of English, are designed to enable practising poets, playwrights, and theatre practitioners to spend a period as members of the Faculty of English, bringing together the practices of poetry and drama and their academic study. The cost of the Fellowships is met from the Judith E. Wilson Fund, formed from a donation to the Faculty of English by Judith E. Wilson, a life-long friend of Dame Edith Evans.
The Fellowship is available for nine months from 15 September 2009. The salary will be in the range of £36,532 to £46,278 a year. The Fellow is expected to reside in Cambridge during that period and will be invited to take some part in the work of the Faculty, by arranging workshops or readings (including, in term, three hours of formal contact time for students a week), and to pursue her or his own projects. The Judith E. Wilson Committee will discuss a possible programme of work with the successful candidate.
The Faculty of English also wishes to appoint a Research Fellow for two years from 1 October 2009. The salary will be in the range of £27,183 to £35,469 a year. The post provides an opportunity for an outstanding early career researcher to gain substantial research and teaching experience within the Faculty, developing her or his curriculum vitae, and improving her or his prospects of going on to permanent lecturing posts after the Fellowship, which is non-renewable.
Further details and an application form for both posts can be obtained from the Secretary to the Appointments Committee, Faculty of English, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP (tel. 01223 335070, email english@hermes.cam.ac.uk), or from the Faculty website (http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/jobs/).
The closing date for applications for both posts is 29 May 2009. When applying for the Fellowship in Poetry, please quote reference GG05074. When applying for the Fellowship in Drama and Performance, please quote reference GG05073.