VACANCIES AT CHRIST'S COLLEGE
Academic Vacancies
Research Fellowship in Animal Parasitology
Applications are invited for a fixed term stipendiary Research Fellowship in Animal Parasitology. The post is tenable for four years from no later than 1st October 2020 and is not renewable. Animal Parasitology is to be interpreted broadly to include molecular, cellular and medical parasitology, together with host-parasite interactions and protistology.
The Fellowship is intended for researchers comparatively early on in their careers and offers an opportunity to carry out novel research in a stimulating academic enviroment. Applications are welcomed from researchers with a PhD in a cognate subject. Candidates should not normally have held a stipendiary Research Fellowship at another Oxford or Cambridge College.
The stipend will be on the University's single salary spine, between point 32 (currently £25,217) and point 40 (currently £31,865) depending on experience. Single accommodation in College may be available, but cannot be guaranteed. Alternatively, a pensionable accommodation allowance (currently £4,574) will be paid in addition to the stipend.
Applications should be sent to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than noon on Monday 20th April 2020 and should include a five-page research proposal, 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. Any submitted but unpublished work upon which the research proposal relies should be deposited in a preprint server such as biorƔciv (https://www.biorxiv.org/submit-a-manuscript) so that it can be evaluated by the selection committee. Candidates must arrange for their referees to send their reference directly to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the same closing date of noon on Monday 20th April 2020.
It is anticipated that shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview at the College on Wednesday 13th May 2020. Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Nick Gay, njg11@cam.ac.uk.
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College Lectureship and Fellowship in English (1660-1870) - 1 Year Fixed Term Appointment
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for a College Lectureship in English associated with a Fellowship 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 their academic career to allow them to build teaching skills, a publication record and to undertake other academic activity with a view to obtaining a University appointment in Cambridge or elsewhere. It will be tenable from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 (without the possibility of renewal) or for a similar period with dates to be agreed.
The successful candidate will be expected to undertake at least eight hours of small group teaching per week for the College during Full Term (equivalent to 160 hours per academic year); to engage in research and publication; to assist or act as Director of Studies in English and to undertake other College offices or duties appropriate to an early-career appointment if asked to do so. Candidates should normally be able to teach a range of subjects from the material covered in the English Tripos at the University of Cambridge, but preference will be given to those who teach in the area where the College has greatest need, that is, literature of the long eighteenth century (1660-1870).
The stipend will be equivalent to point 41 of the Cambridge University scale (presently £32,816). The privileges of a Fellowship include seven free meals per week, the possiblity of limited financial support for research expenses, a study room for teaching and other academic purposes, and possibly single-occupancy residential accommation in College. The stipend is subject to a reduction if the Fellow chooses to reside in College. The Fellow may, at their discretion, give additional College teaching (beyond 160 hours per annum) which would be remunerated at the normal hourly rates for College supervision.
Letters of application (there are no forms) should be sent to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than noon on Tuesday 21st April 2020. Applications should include a curriculum vitae with details of qualifications, publications and experience; an indication of whether a work visa would be required in order to take up the post, and the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as academic referees. Candidates must arrange for their referees to submit references directly to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the same closing date of noon on Tuesday 21st April 2020. Short-listed candidates may be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interview, expected to be held in the week commencing 18th May 2020.
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College Lectureship and Fellowship in Modern and Medieval Languages (Modern Spanish/Latin American) - 1 Year Fixed Term Appointment
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for a College Lectureship in Modern and Medieval Languages associated with a Fellowship 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 their academic career, to allow them to build teaching skills, a publication reord and to undertake other academic activity with a view to obtaining a University appointment in Cambridge or elsewhere. It will be tenable from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 (without the possibility of renewal), or for a similar period with dates to be agreed.
The successful candidate will be expected to undertake at least eight hours of small group teaching per week for the College during Full Term (equivalent to 160 hours per academic year); to engage in research and publication; to assist or act as Director of Studies in Spanish and Portuguese with oversight of other modern languages, and to undertake other College offices or duties appropriate to an early career appointment if asked to do so.
The stipend will be equivalent to point 41 of the Cambridge University scale (presently £32,816). The privileges of a Fellowship include seven free meals per week, the possiblity of limited financial support for research expenses, a study room for teaching and other academic purposes, and possibly single-occupancy residential accommation in College. The stipend is subject to a reduction if the Fellow chooses to reside in College. The Fellow may, at their discretion, give additional College teaching (beyond 160 hours per annum) which would be remunerated at the normal hourly rates for College supervision.
Letters of application (there are no forms) should be sent to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than noon on Wednesday 22nd April 2020. Applications should include a curriculum vitae with details of qualifications, publications and experience; an indication of whether a work visa would be required in order to take up the post, and the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as academic referees. Candidates must arrange for their referees to submit references directly to hrmanager@christs.cam.ac.uk so that references are received by the same closing date of noon on Wednesday 22nd April 2020. Short-listed candidates may be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interview, expected to be held in the week commencing 18th May 2020.
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