Christ’s College invites applications for the W. H. D. Rouse Research Fellowship, tenable for a period of four years, for work in any of the following subjects: classical studies; Indian languages, including Sanskrit; and comparative philology.
The Fellowship is intended to provide a valuable development opportunity to a researcher early in their career and to offer an opportunity to carry out research in a stimulating academic environment. It will be tenable from 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2015, or for a similar period with dates to be agreed. The initial stipend will be £15,092 (without a Ph.D. Degree), or £18,717 (with a Ph.D. Degree). Fellows living out of College receive a living out allowance of £1,882 (without a Ph.D. Degree) or £4,116 (with a Ph.D. Degree).
Further details, including an application form, are available at http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jobs. Applications should be sent to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk, to arrive no later than Wednesday, 13 April 2011, and should include a curriculum vitae with details of qualifications, publications, and experience, and the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as academic referees. Candidates must arrange for their referees to send their reference directly to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the closing date of Wednesday, 13 April 2011. Short-listed candidates may be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interviews, expected to be held in the week commencing 27 June 2011.