The Colleges intend to appoint a joint College Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, to take up appointment on 1 September (or 1 October) 2000. Excellence (or potential excellence) in teaching and in research will be salient criteria at appointment.
The duties of the postholder will be to provide undergraduate supervisions (i.e. small tutorials) in Inorganic Chemistry within the Cambridge Natural Sciences Tripos, for up to 240 hours a year; to engage in research in the Department of Chemistry; and possibly to serve as a Director of Studies in Chemistry at either College for periods during which a permanent Director of Studies is on study leave. Each college will be entitled to half of the teaching hours.
Varying numbers of students at the two Colleges require teaching in Inorganic Chemistry in each of the four years of the Natural Sciences Tripos. Combining both Colleges, a total of 40-50 first year students require some supervision in Inorganic Chemistry, with substantially smaller numbers requiring supervision in Inorganic Chemistry in each of the three subsequent years. The total number of undergraduates from all four years combined and both Colleges combined requiring supervision in Inorganic Chemistry is in the region of 80. The postholder would be expected to organise the teaching of Inorganic Chemistry for these students and to do a substantial amount of the teaching. The postholder would not be expected to teach all the most advanced and specialised courses in the third and fourth years. The exact teaching to be done will be agreed with the Directors of Studies in Chemistry in the two Colleges. Applicants are asked to consult the syllabus for the teaching of Chemistry in the Natural Sciences Tripos on the website http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/, and to indicate on which courses in Inorganic Chemistry they would be prepared to supervise. They should also indicate how much of Part I Chemistry they could supervise.
The postholder will be expected to apply for any lectureship in the University of Cambridge for which they are eligible. The post holder will be encouraged to take part in the activities of the Department of Chemistry when opportunities arise, for example, in offering lectures, or contributing to postgraduate teaching, and will have access to laboratory facilities in that Department.
The appointment will be for three years, with a normal expectation of renewal for a further two, subject to satisfactory performance of duties. The colleges are not committed to the scheme of a joint lectureship beyond five years, but may offer, jointly or singly, the possibility of renewal thereafter, in the light of circumstances. The post holder will be appraised annually.
The salary will be at a point on the scale of a University Assistant Lecturer, currently £17,238 to £22,579 per annum. Any teaching done in excess of 240 hours will be paid for at standard university-wide hourly rates. Direction of Studies, if required, will be paid for additionally to the salary.
The postholder may apply for study leave at a rate of one term in seven, if suitable alternative teaching arrangements can be made.
The postholder will be elected to a Title A (Teaching) Fellowship at Churchill College and will be allocated a college room. A Fellow is entitled to seven free meals per week and may apply to the Fellows' Research Fund for assistance (for example, in attending conferences). Residential accommodation may be available, for which there will be rental and service charges. At Fitzwilliam the postholder will be provided with Fellows' dining rights.
There is no application form. A CV, including a description of teaching experience (if any) and current research interests, should be sent to the Senior Tutor's Secretary, Churchill College, Cambridge, CB3 0DS, by 17 April 2000. Applicants should arrange for two academic referees to write directly to the same address by the closing date. Interviews will be held on 31 May.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr S Warren (tel: 01223 336371; email: sw134@cam.ac.uk).
The Colleges
Churchill and Fitzwilliam Colleges are among the newer Cambridge colleges, both becoming full colleges of the University in the 1960s. They have about 450 and 425 undergraduates, respectively. Both admit a high proportion of their undergraduate intake from state schools (about 70 per cent). Both Colleges have other Teaching and Professorial Fellows in Chemistry.
There are a number of further sources of information available:
The Web:
Churchill College:
http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/
Fitzwilliam College:
http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/
Dept. of Chemistry:
http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/
Undergraduate admissions prospectuses:
Churchill College: 01223 336202; email:
admissions@chu.cam.ac.uk).
Fitzwilliam College: 01223 332030; email:
admissions@fitz.cam.ac.uk).
