JH Plumb College Lectureship
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for a fixed term College Lectureship, tenable from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2015 - or for a similar period with dates to be agreed, in any field of British or continental European history since 1500, associated with a Fellowship of Christ’s College.  The major part of the funding for this post has been supplied by the generosity of the Glenfield Trust to mark the centenary of Sir John Plumb's birth.  The Glenfield Trust was established in 2002 under the will of Sir John Plumb and its primary objective is to support education at Christ's College.

The Lectureship is intended to provide a valuable development opportunity for a fixed term to an individual at the beginning of his or her academic career to allow him or her to build teaching skills, a publication record and other academic activity with a view to obtaining a University appointment in Cambridge or elsewhere.

Further particulars.

 Applications should be sent to masters-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than 18 March 2011 including 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 18 March 2011. Short-listed candidates may be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interviews expected to be held in early May 2011.