Colleges, Halls, and Societies
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OBITUARIES
All Souls College
DENNIS WILLIAM SIAHOU SCIAMA, MA (PH.D.), FRS, 19 December 1999; Fellow
1970–85, Emeritus Fellow since 1990.
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St Edmund Hall
JOHN EDWARD BAYLISS, MA, 20 April 1999; commoner 1955–8. Aged 64.
MALCOLM BRODIE FORBES, 20 June 1998; commoner 1954–7. Aged 64.
NITYANAND, 31 July 1998; commoner 1962–3 and 1968–70. Aged 69.
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Trinity College
JOHN DAVID CLARK, 2 November 1997; commoner 1977. Aged 39.
WILFRID MYLES EADON, 3 November 1999; commoner 1933. Aged 84.
DENIS EVE, 28 October 1999; commoner 1942. Aged 75.
GREGOR HUGH GRANT, July 1999; commoner 1929. Aged 89.
PETER WILDEBLOOD, 13 November 1999; scholar 1942. Aged 76.
DAVID WOODROW, 22 November 1999; commoner 1938. Aged 79.
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ELECTIONS
All Souls College
Visiting Fellowships
The following will be in residence for Hilary Term 2000 as Visiting Fellows at
All Souls College:
PROFESSOR BRIAN J. BOND, King's College, London
DR IAN C. HARRIS, University of Leicester
PROFESSOR MICHAEL POWER, London School of Economics and Political
Science
PROFESSOR ALAN SOKAL, New York University
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Brasenose College
To an Official Fellowship and Tutorship in Geography:
GREGORY E.
TUCKER (BA Brown, PH.D. Pennsylvania State)
To a Supernumerary Fellowship in Chemistry:
GUY H. GRANT (B.SC.
Glasgow, PH.D. Liverpool)
To a BT Junior Research Fellowship in Science:
EDMUND J. CRAMPIN
(B.SC. London), Magdalen College
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Corpus Christi College
To Visiting Fellowships:
PROFESSOR ANNA BALAZS, William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Chemical
Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh (MT 2000 and HT
2001)
PROFESSOR KLAUS GÜNTHER, Professor of Law, Johan Wolfgang Goethe
University, Frankfurt am Main (TT 2001)
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Nuffield College
To Professorial Fellowships:
ANTHONY HEATH, MA (MA, PH.D. Cambridge), Professor of Sociology
ADRIAN PAGAN (B.EC. Queensland, PH.D. ANU), Australian National University
To Visiting Fellowships:
BILL CALLAGHAN, MA (MA Kent), Chairman, the Health and Safety Commission
MOIRA WALLACE (MA Cambridge), Social Exclusion Unit, the Cabinet Office
To an Emeritus Fellowship:
PROFESSOR NOEL GALE, MA (B.SC. London,
PH.D. Cambridge), formerly Faculty Fellow and Director of the Isotrace
Laboratory
To a Senior Research Fellowship:
DR RICHARD SPADY, MA (BA
Haverford, PH.D. MIT), formerly Official Fellow of the college
To a non-stipendiary Research Fellowship:
BENT NIELSEN, MA (PH.D.
Copenhagen), University Lecturer in Econometrics
To an Associate Membership:
ALAIN JEUNEMAÎTRE (PH.D.,
Doctorate, University of Paris), École Polytechnique/CNRS Researcher,
Maison Française
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NOTICES
BALLIOL COLLEGE
Six-hour Lecturership in Mathematics
Applications are invited for a six-hour lecturership in Mathematics to be held
at Balliol College for the academic year 2000–1. The lecturer will be asked
to teach first and second year Pure Mathematics, and to contribute some
section b classes to the intercollegiate class scheme.
The lecturer will also be expected to assist with the administration of the
subject, with pastoral care of
students, and with entrance interviewing.
The lecturer will be expected to teach an average of six hours a week over
the year, with up to eight hours a week in Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, and
proportionally less in Trinity Term. He or she will receive, in addition to the
normal rates for tuition, a retainer of £5,279 per annum, an entertainment
allowance, and certain common room rights.
The closing date for applications is Friday, 4 February. Applicants should
submit a letter of application supported by a curriculum vitae, and
should state which parts of the Mathematics syllabus they would be willing to
teach. They should give the names of two referees whom they should ask to
write directly to the Senior Tutor by the closing date. Applications and
references should be addressed to the Senior Tutor's secretary, Balliol College,
Oxford OX1 3BJ.
It is expected that interviews will be held during the week beginning 14
February.
Any prospective applicants wishing to discuss details
of the post should contact Keith Hannabuss (e-mail: keith.
hannabuss@balliol.ox.ac.uk) or Frances Kirwan (e-mail:
frances.kirwan@balliol.ox.ac.uk).
Balliol College is an equal opportunities employer.
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BRASENOSE COLLEGE
Junior Research Fellowship
Brasenose College invites applications from graduates of either sex for a
Junior Research Fellowship in Theology, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Economics,
or any other area of Social Studies, tenable for three years from 1 October
2000. Candidates must not have spent more than seven years in full-time
education or research since their first degree on 1 October 2000. The
fellowship is non-stipendiary and is intended to be held in conjunction with
a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship or equivalent salaried support
for independent research, for which candidates should apply separately. A
fellow is entitled to free luncheons and dinners, either accommodation in
college or an allowance in lieu and a study room, and support for research
expenses.
Further particulars may be obtained from the Senior Tutor, Brasenose College,
Oxford OX1 4AJ (telephone:
Oxford (2)77823, e-mail: college.office@bnc.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications
should be submitted by 29 February.
Brasenose College is an equal opportunities employer.
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CHRIST CHURCH
Fowler Hamilton Visiting Research Fellowships
2001–2
Christ Church proposes to elect Fowler Hamilton Visiting Fellows, in the
Humanities or the Social Sciences, from overseas for up to eleven months in
the period September 2001 to August 2002.
The fellowships are intended to enable distinguished senior scholars to pursue
their own study and research
as members of the college community, and they will be
expected to reside in Oxford during the period of tenure.
The fellows will be entitled to free family accommodation, use of a study room
in college, and free lunches
and dinners. Return fares from the country of origin will be paid for each
fellow and his/her family. Limited stipends may also be offered depending on
individual
circumstances.
Further details may be obtained from the Dean's Secretary, Christ Church,
Oxford OX1 1DP (fax: Oxford (2)76238), and applications must be received by
14 February at latest. The further particulars can also be seen
on the college Web site, http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/jobs.
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NEW COLLEGE
Official Fellowship in Classics
New College proposes to elect, if a suitable candidate applies, a Fellow and
Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature with effect from 1 October
2000. The fellowship is associated with a titular university lecturership, which
the University may at a later date convert into a stipendiary post; meanwhile
the college will pay the full stipend. The college and University encourage
applications from those interested in any aspects of Classical Literature and
Languages. (The faculty has some preference for candidates with expertise in
the following: Latin Literature and Literary Theory and its applications to
classical studies.)
Application forms and further particulars are available from the Senior
Tutor, New College, Oxford OX1 3BN (telephone: Oxford (2)79596, fax: (2)79590,
e-mail: tuition@
new.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 February.
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Todd-Bird Junior Research Fellowship in
Medicine/Biochemistry; Astor Junior Research Fellowship in Music; Weston
Junior Research Fellowship in Chemistry
Applications are invited for these three Junior Research Fellowships tenable
for three years from 1 October 2000. The Todd-Bird Junior Research
Fellowship is restricted to the fields of Medicine/Biochemistry. The Astor
Junior
Research Fellowship is restricted on this occasion to the field of Music. The
Weston Junior Research Fellowship is restricted on this occasion to the field
of Chemistry.
For all these fellowships applicants must, at the time of taking up the post,
have completed at least two years study for an advanced degree. Each
fellowship carries a stipend of £12,372 per annum (subject to review). In
addition the fellows will be entitled to free rooms and meals
in college, and to entertainment, research, and book
allowances.
Application forms and further particulars are available from the Senior
Tutor, New College, Oxford OX1 3BN (telephone: Oxford (2)79596, fax: (2)79590,
e-mail: tuition@
new.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for receipt of applications is 18 February.
New College is an equal opportunities employer.
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ORIEL COLLEGE
Stipendiary Lecturership in English Literature
Oriel College invites applications for a Stipendiary Lecturership in English
Literature, for two years from 1 October 2000.
The lecturer will assist the Fellow in English in the teaching of English and
in the English sides of the joint schools of English and Modern Languages,
and Classics and English. He or she will be required to teach up to ten hours
per week across the range of English Literature in the period 1500 to 1830.
There is no age limit for applications. The stipend
offered is on the scale £15,334—£18,915 per annum.
Further details are available from the Senior Tutor, Oriel College, Oxford OX1
4EW (telephone: Oxford (2)76520). The closing date for applications is Tuesday,
15 February.
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Hayward Junior Research Fellowship
Oriel College invites applications for a Hayward Junior Research Fellowship in
the general field of medical science, tenable for a period of three years from
1 October 2000. It is intended that the fellowship will be held in conjunction
with a junior appointment or a grant for research in one of the departments
of this University. It is expected that the successful candidate will normally
be under thirty years of age.
The fellow will receive free rooms in college or a housing allowance, and
meals at the common table. Further financial arrangements will depend on the
circumstances of the successful candidate. The fellow may be invited to do a
limited amount of teaching for the college, in which case payment will be made
at capitation rates.
Further details may be obtained from the College Secretary, Oriel College,
Oxford OX1 4EW. The closing date for applications will be Friday, 11 February.
Oriel College is an equal opportunities employer.
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PEMBROKE COLLEGE
Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in
Non-linear Mathematics
Pembroke College proposes to elect a Stipendiary Junior Research Fellow in
Non-linear Mathematics. The fellowship will commence on 14 February 2000, or
as soon as possible thereafter, for a maximum period of ten months
in the first instance, with a possible extension for an
additional year.
Further details can be obtained from the Academic
Registrar, Pembroke College, Oxford OX1 1DW (telephone: Oxford (2)76410, fax:
(2)76418, e-mail: jackie.lewis
@pmb.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is
Friday, 21 January.
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ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE
Official Fellowship and Tutorship in Modern
History and University Lecturership (CUF) in the Faculty of Modern History
St Catherine's College proposes to elect to a Fellowship and Tutorship in
Modern History at St Catherines College, in the field of the History of Britain
and/or Europe in the Nineteenth and/or Twentieth Centuries, with effect from
October 2000. The college appointment is tenable in
conjunction with a University Lecturership (CUF). The
successful applicant will be required to take tutorial responsibility and teach
for the college, lecture and supervise graduates in the Faculty of Modern
History of the University, and undertake research.
Further particulars are obtainable from the Master,
St Catherine's College (telephone: Oxford (2)71762, e-mail:
margaret.lavercombe@stcatz.ox.ac.uk). Applications should include the names of
three referees, who should be asked to send their references directly to the
Master, St Catherine's College, Oxford OX1 3UJ, by Friday, 25 February.
St Catherine's College and the University are equal opportunities employers.
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ST CROSS COLLEGE
Appointment of Assistant Bursar
St Cross College intends to appoint an Assistant Bursar. The appointee will be
responsible for the provision of administrative support and financial
management of
aspects of the college's affairs. This includes responsibility for arranging for
the general repair and maintenance of the college buildings, implementation of
regulations to meet Health and Safety legislative requirements, and the
management of income-generating events in college.
The appointment will be offered on the University's salary scale for
academic-related grade 2 staff (currently £18,915–£24,479). The
appointment will entitle the post-holder to a university pension and
thirty-eight days of
annual leave, inclusive of eight public holidays. Free lunches and car parking
on site are provided.
Interested applicants may write for further details to the Bursar, St Cross
College, St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LZ (fax: Oxford (2)78484, e-mail:
maureen.doherty@stx.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for completed applications is
3 February.
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ST EDMUND HALL
William R. Miller Junior Research Fellowship in
Biological Sciences
St Edmund Hall proposes to elect to a W.R. Miller Junior Research Fellowship
in the field of the Molecular Aspects of Biology for three years from 1 October
2000. The fellowship includes dining rights and will be stipendiary, but the
stipend will be reduced by the amount of any other stipend received from
another source. The college will not normally elect someone who has previously
held a similar appointment.
Further particulars may be obtained from the Principal, St Edmund Hall,
Oxford OX1 4AR, and applications should reach him no later than Monday, 10
January.
St Edmund Hall is an equal opportunities employer and a charity which exists
to promote excellence in education and research.
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ST HILDA'S COLLEGE
V.H. Galbraith Fellowship in Medieval Studies
St Hilda's College invites applications from women graduates of any country
for this Research and Teaching Fellowship in Medieval Studies, tenable for two
years from
1 October 2000. Preference will be given to those studying
Medieval Philosophy, Science, Music, or Theology. Further particulars should
be obtained from the Academic Office, St Hilda's College, Oxford OX4 1DY
(telephone: Oxford (2)76815, e-mail: college.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk). The
closing date for applications is 4 February.
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Appointment of Filming Liaison Officer
St Hilda's College seeks a Liaison Officer for days when Chameleon TV are
filming in Oxford. Payment by the day (about forty days per annum) and
meals while on duty. Suitable for a recent graduate already based in Oxford,
and without commitments which would conflict with quick response at short
notice, familiar with college ethos, and able to relate to college members at all
levels. Further particulars may be obtained from the Principal's Secretary, St
Hilda's College, Oxford OX4 1DY (telephone:
Oxford (2)76813, e-mail: caroline.hill@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk).
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WOLFSON COLLEGE
Appointment of Day Nursery Manager
A Day Nursery Manager is required as soon as possible, to take charge of the
nursery, which has twenty-nine places for children aged from six weeks to
five years.
An NNEB or equivalent qualification is essential, as is a minimum of five years'
relevant experience. Salary in the range £15,000–£18,500. Staff
benefits include pension scheme, six weeks' annual holiday, subsidised meals,
and parking.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from the Domestic
Bursar's Secretary, Wolfson College, Oxford OX2 6UD (telephone: Oxford
(2)74071). The closing date for applications is 21 January.
Wolfson College is an equal opportunities employer.
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