School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
in association with Harris Manchester College

UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN BIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Applications are invited for a full time University Lecturership in the field of the Biocultural Anthropology. The post is tenable from 1 October 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will be offered a non-tutorial fellowship at Harris Manchester College. The successful candidate will be appointed on the Oxford salary scale for university lecturers without tutorial fellowships (£42,733 to £57,431 per annum, depending upon experience). Appointment on this scale is based on the post-holder undertaking a teaching load of 288 units (see below). The post-holder will have office facilities in the School of Anthropology. The closing date for applications is 12 noon UK time on 9 March 2012. It is hoped to hold interviews in the week beginning 16 April 2012.

Applicants should submit a letter of application addressing the selection criteria supported by a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and a list of publications (8 copies, or one copy for overseas applicants) and provide the names and addresses of three referees, one of whom should be your current employer (not more than two from the same institution). Applications should be sent by post to Mrs Katie Grainger, School of Anthropology, 51-53 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PE, UK, to arrive no later than 12 noon UK time on 9 March 2012, quoting reference AE12001. Emailed applications will be accepted only from overseas applicants (to katie.grainger@anthro.ox.ac.uk). Separate application is not required for the college post.) Applications which arrive after the deadline will not be accepted.

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School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
in association with St Anne's College

DEPARTMENTAL LECTURER IN AFRICAN ANTHROPOLOGY

Grade 7: £29,099 - £35,788 pa

Applications are invited for a Departmental Lecturership in African Anthropology in association with a junior research fellowship at St Anne’s College effective from 1 October 2012, tenable until 15 December 2013. The post is based at the African Studies Centre, Bevington Road, Oxford.

The primary functions of the departmental lecturer will be, in the two schools, to assist in teaching, marking and supervision for the MSc in African Studies at the discretion of the Director of the African Studies Centre, and for the Masters courses in Anthropology at the discretion of the Head of the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, and in the college, to contribute actively and fully to the intellectual life of the College, and to matters that support and enhance it.

The successful candidate possess a doctorate in a relevant field or evidence that a doctoral thesis will be submitted by the starting date of the post; a track record of research of international quality, including the capacity to publish in international journals and with major presses in African Studies and/or in Anthropology; the ability to teach graduate students of high calibre, and to carry out student assessment; teaching experience in relevant fields; and the ability to supervise advanced degree students in African Anthropology.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online for this full-time fixed term position. For further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below.

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/

You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement with your application.

All applications must be received by midday UK time on 12 March 2012.

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Part-time Research Assistant (Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, and Theory of Mind)

Grade 6: £25,854 - £30,870 p.a. (pro rata)

We are seeking a Research Assistant (part-time for 7-8 months) to work on a project partly funded by the Fell Fund entitled 'Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, and Theory of Mind'. This project is a collaborative research project across the disciplines of Classics, English and Anthropology. The holder of the post will be required to design, carry out and analyse two practical studies involving audiences of drama.

Closing date 24 February 2012

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