[UK] Smuts Research Fellowship in African Studies - University of Cambridge
The Centre of African Studies invites applications for the Smuts
Research Fellowship in African Studies, from candidates at the
postdoctoral level in all disciplines within the humanities and social
sciences. Applicants will have gained a PhD (or equivalent) within the
last five years or will have gained a PhD by the time of the
appointment. The appointment will be from 1 October 2007 for a period
of three years, and is non-renewable.
To apply, please send a copy of your c.v. plus a brief description (not
more than 1,500 words) of your intended research. Please also send up
to 10,000 words of scholarly work (published or unpublished). This work
need not refer to your proposed research programme. Three academic
reference letters are to be sent directly to the Centre. The closing
date for applications is 15 April 2007.
Founded in 1965 by the pathbreaking anthropologist Audrey Richards, the
Centre of African Studies holds a 40,000 volume library, co-ordinates a
prestigious seminar series, organizes periodic conferences, and hosts a
yearly cohort of visiting fellows from African universities. It acts as
a platform for interdisciplinary research, bringing together the
several dozen Africanist scholars working at the University with
academics and policy-makers from Africa, Europe, and the United States.
In 2007 the Centre will relocate to refurbished new quarters, which
will allow it to expand its activities considerably.
The Smuts Fellow in African Studies can normally expect to be offered a
fellowship at one of the colleges of Cambridge University. The College
may expect its Fellows to assist in the teaching of undergraduates, for
which the Fellows are paid. Colleges generally offer a room or rooms,
meals on High Table, and other privileges that are intended to draw the
Fellow into the life of the college. The emoluments of a teaching
Fellowship vary from college to college.
Salary: £24,402-£31,840 pa
Contact Info:
The Administrator
University of Cambridge
Centre of African Studies
Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RQ
UK
Website: http://www.african.cam.ac.uk/
