University of Cambridge
Mounted-term: These posts are a part of a coaching growth programme and as such they’re 12 month fixed-term positions.
The Division of Social Anthropology, College of Cambridge, needs to nominate three full-time Postdoctoral Analysis and Educating Associates, to begin on 1 October 2024, as a part of a growth programme.
The 12-month fixed-term positions are designed for early profession researchers and supply coaching alternatives in instructing and analysis to boost the function holders’ future profession prospects. The target of this growth programme is to place the function holder in the very best place for a future tutorial profession, getting ready them for the subsequent stage of postdoctoral work. The programme combines instructing expertise with a structured growth programme of analysis profession growth.
The function holders are anticipated to conduct instructing, together with supervising, in Social Anthropology. The contribution to instructing will embody undergraduate supervision and a few lecturing, below the route of the Director of Undergraduate Training, and a few postgraduate instructing below the route of the MPhil Co-ordinator.
The structured growth programme can even present:
Particular person mentoring from a devoted senior tutorial, assembly repeatedly to debate coaching, profession growth, drafts of articles, job functions, and funding functions.
Group mentoring from senior lecturers on themes associated to tutorial careers (e.g., writing a ebook proposal, making grant or job functions).
A private coaching and growth plan drawn from College coaching programmes and designed in dialogue with the Mentor. This might embody coaching in strategies, profession growth, analysis grant writing, and communication abilities. It will possibly additionally embody department-provided coaching as accessible.
Every function holder can be inspired to organise or co-organise a workshop in Cambridge or a panel at a big worldwide Anthropological convention, and/or to current a paper in an instructional context outdoors of Cambridge, for which they’d be allotted a small finances.
The put up holder should have a PhD in social anthropology, or have clear proof that completion of a doctorate is imminent. They should have a confirmed specialist tutorial curiosity in social anthropology and have wonderful interpersonal and communication abilities. Expertise of efficiently delivering instructing at college degree is fascinating. The flexibility to show the anthropology of faith is fascinating for some candidates.
We notably welcome functions from candidates from a BAME background for this emptiness as they’re at the moment under-represented at this degree in our division.
Click on the ‘Apply’ button beneath to register an account with our recruitment system (when you’ve got not already) and apply on-line.
Please make sure that you add your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a full record of publications and a protecting letter, which ought to embody a brief abstract of your analysis pursuits and instructing expertise.
The deadline for functions is 22 April 2024.
It’s anticipated the interviews will happen quickly after the deadline for functions.
Enquiries in regards to the utility course of needs to be directed to the HSPS College HR Staff ([email protected] ). Casual enquiries could also be addressed to Dorothy Searle ([email protected] ).
Please quote reference JB40876 in your utility and in any correspondence about this emptiness.
The College actively helps equality, variety and inclusion and encourages functions from all sections of society.
The College has a duty to make sure that all staff are eligible to stay and work within the UK.
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