No 6179
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Vol cxl No 20
pp. 545–600
The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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 Earth Sciences is seeking to fill the post of Department Secretary (Administrator). The post-holder will be responsible for providing extensive administrative support to the Head of Department and liaison with the School of the Physical Sciences. The role includes major involvement in strategic and forward planning, reviews of the Department, key initiatives and equipment bids, and the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, now renamed REF). The post-holder will be responsible for the overall co-ordination and effective running of the Department and for managing the financial, administrative, and HR matters relating to the Department and its staff. The post-holder will also administer the Graduate Student programme. This is a challenging and interesting position in a vibrant and world-leading Earth Sciences Department.
Applicants should be educated to degree level, preferably in a science subject, and have significant administrative experience, preferably gained in higher education. The successful applicant will have excellent organizational and managerial ability, good communication skills (both verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, judgement, and diplomacy. The applicant will need to be self-motivated, with a flexible approach to her or his work, to initiate ideas, to respond sensitively to the needs of others, and to prioritize work to meet deadlines by means of effective time management skills. Excellent IT and numeracy skills will also be needed. Experience of working with research sponsors, Research Councils, industry, the Royal Society, their policies and procedures, will be an advantage.
The appointment will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University. The post is full time and permanent, subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of nine months. The salary will be in the range of £36,715 to £46,510 a year (grade 9), with the place on appointment determined according to qualifications and experience. The person appointed will be eligible to become a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. The post will be available from 1 August 2010.
Applications including a PD18 form (available from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18/), a curriculum vitae, and a covering letter should be sent, electronically, to the Head of the Department of Earth Sciences (email hod@esc.cam.ac.uk) by 26 February 2010; from whom further information may be obtained. Applications should also include the names, addresses, and contact details of three referees, who should be asked by the applicants to send references directly to the Head of Department by 26 February 2010. Interviews will be held on Thursday, 11 March 2010. Please quote reference LB06218 when applying.
Applications are invited for a Temporary Lectureship in Theoretical Cosmology to commence on 1 September 2010 or thereabouts, which will be known as the “CTC Lectureship”. The appointee will be expected to contribute significantly to an ongoing research programme in Theoretical Cosmology described in the further particulars and there will be a lighter teaching load than expected for a standard academic post.
The appointment will be made at an appropriate point on the scale for University Lecturers (£36,715 to £46,510 a year) and the limit of tenure for this post is four years.
Further information regarding the Department can be found at http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Paul Shellard (email E.P.S.Shellard@damtp.cam.ac.uk). Further particulars of this position can be found at http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/vacancy/Cosmology.pdf.
Applications should be sent, preferably by email, to the Secretary to the Head of Department, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA (email HoDSec@damtp.cam.ac.uk), and should include a full curriculum vitae, list of publications, a one-page statement of research interests and future plans, and the contact details of three academic referees, and should be accompanied by a completed application form PD18 (Parts I and III, downloadable from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18/). Applicants should ask their referees to email references directly to the Secretary to the Head of Department (email as above) to reach her by the closing date of 12 March 2010. Please quote reference LE06259 when applying.
The Centre of African Studies and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science invite applications for a two-year Mellon Post-doctoral Fellowship in Science, Medicine, and Society in Africa. Ideal applicants will have gained a Ph.D. Degree (or equivalent) within the last five years or by the time of the appointment, in disciplines within the humanities and social sciences.
The salary will be in the range of £27,319 to £35,646 a year. The limit of tenure for this post is 30 September 2012. Full details on the project and how to apply are available on the following websites: http://www.african.cam.ac.uk/ or http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/, or from The Administrator, Centre of African Studies, The Mond Building, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RF. The closing date for applications is 12 March 2010. Interviews will take place on 21 April 2010. Please quote reference JN06251 when applying.
The Faculties of Philosophy and Law wish to appoint a Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in Social Justice and Criminal Justice for two years from 1 October 2010. This is a collaborative project across the two Faculties, with the Faculty of Philosophy as the lead institution.
This post presents an excellent opportunity for an outstanding early career researcher to gain substantial research and teaching experience within prestigious Philosophy and Law departments.
Research speciality must be in at least one of the following areas: political philosophy, philosophy of law. Ability to teach at undergraduate and graduate level in political philosophy or philosophy of law is also essential. There may be opportunities to teach in other areas in addition.
The Fellowship provides specific opportunities to enhance and develop existing courses. It also provides an initiative for collaborative research on urgent questions of criminal justice, social justice, and individual responsibility.
The person appointed will be required to provide up to six hours of lectures/seminars a week during term time, to supervise graduate students, and to examine at both undergraduate and graduate level. The salary will be in the range of £27,319 to £35,646 a year. The limit of tenure for this post is 30 September 2012.
Hardcopy applications (four copies) should be sent to Mrs Heather Sanderson, Secretary of the Appointments Committee, Faculty of Philosophy, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, to arrive by Friday, 5 March 2010. 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 for the duration of the Fellowship, 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 teaching experience relevant to the specific seminars planned for this Fellowship.
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 Friday, 5 March 2010.
Further particulars and a link to the PD18 form are available at http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/ (under ‘Job Opportunities’). Please quote reference GV06222 when applying. Interviews will be held in mid to late March 2010.
The following election has been made:
Professor Barbara Jane Stapleton, B.Sc., New South Wales, Ph.D., Adelaide, elected Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science from 1 March 2012 until 31 August 2012.
It is regretted that in the notice published on 10 February 2010 (Reporter, p. 535), the date of Professor Cane’s election to the Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professorship of Legal Science was incorrect. The notice should read as follows:
Professor Peter Frederic Cane, B.A., LL.B., Sydney, B.A., Oxford, elected Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science from 1 September 2011 until 29 February 2012.
In the notice published on 10 February 2010 (Reporter, p. 536), the College affiliation of Dr M. E. J. Hughes was incorrect. The notice should read as follows:
English. Dr Mary Elizabeth Jane Hughes, M, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 January 2010 for a further year.