Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate x 3 (Fixed Term)

Fastened-term: These posts are a part of a coaching improvement 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 start out on 1 October 2024, as a part of a improvement 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 improvement programme is to place the function holder in the absolute best place for a future tutorial profession, making ready them for the subsequent stage of postdoctoral work. The programme combines instructing expertise with a structured improvement programme of analysis profession improvement.

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, beneath the path of the Director of Undergraduate Training, and a few postgraduate instructing beneath the path of the MPhil Co-ordinator.

The structured improvement programme may also present:

Particular person mentoring from a devoted senior tutorial, assembly frequently to debate coaching, profession improvement, drafts of articles, job functions, and funding functions.

Group mentoring from senior teachers on themes associated to tutorial careers (e.g., writing a guide proposal, making grant or job functions).

A private coaching and improvement plan drawn from College coaching programmes and designed in dialogue with the Mentor. This might embody coaching in strategies, profession improvement, analysis grant writing, and communication abilities. It may well additionally embody department-provided coaching as obtainable.

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 educational context outdoors of Cambridge, for which they might be allotted a small price range.

The submit 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 power to show the anthropology of faith is fascinating for some candidates.

We significantly 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 under to register an account with our recruitment system (if in case you have not already) and apply on-line.

Please be certain that you add your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a full checklist of publications and a protecting letter, which ought to embody a brief abstract of your analysis pursuits and instructing expertise.

The cut-off date for functions is 22 April 2024.

It’s anticipated the interviews will happen quickly after the cut-off date for functions.

Enquiries concerning the software course of must be directed to the HSPS College HR Group ([email protected] ). Casual enquiries could also be addressed to Dorothy Searle ([email protected] ).

Please quote reference JB40876 in your software and in any correspondence about this emptiness.

The College actively helps equality, range and inclusion and encourages functions from all sections of society.

The College has a accountability to make sure that all staff are eligible to dwell and work within the UK.

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