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[Francis Nolan]

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
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UNIVERSITY LECTURER OR
UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT LECTURER

Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
University of Cambridge

THE DEPARTMENT OF SLAVONIC STUDIES invites applications for
the post of  University Lecturer or University Assistant Lecturer in
twentieth- and nineteenth- century Russian literature.  The successful
candidate will also be expected to take language classes at all levels, and
participate in postgraduate teaching.

University Assistant Lecturers are appointed for three years, with the
possibility of  reappointment for two years.  The statutory limit of tenure
of a University Assistant  Lectureship is five years, but all holders of the
office at University Assistant Lecturer  are considered for possible
appointment to the office of University Lecturer during  the course of their
tenure.  The pensionable scale of stipends is 14,756 UK pounds  a year,
rising by six annual increments to 19,326.

University Lecturers are appointed for three years, with the possibility of
reappointment to the retiring age.  The pensionable scale of stipends is
17,813 UK pounds a year, rising by eleven annual increments to 27,473.
There is no grade of Senior  Lecturer.

Further particulars are appended below.  Applications, including a
curriculum vitae,  the names of two or three referees, and a full list of
publications, should reach  the  Secretary of the Appointments Committee
at the address below by 22 APRIL 1995.

PLEASE NOTE that applicants responding to this announcement should
arrange for  their referees to send their confidential reference DIRECT to
this address BY THE SAME DATE.


The Secretary of the Appointments Committee
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge  CB3 9DA
United Kingdom

FAX: +44 (0)1223 335062

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FURTHER PARTICULARS

1.  Background to the appointment

The opportunity to appoint a new Lecturer or Assistant Lecturer arises
from the  University's decision to allow certain future vacancies to be
filled in  advance of the retirement  of the present office-holder.  This post
is tied to the University  Lectureship held by Miss Irina  Kirillova, who is
due to retire in 1998.

2.  Timetable

It is hoped that the appointment will be made following interviews to be
held in May  or June, and that the successful candidate will take up the
post on 1  October 1995 or as soon  as possible thereafter (1 January is the
latest practical date).

3.  Area of specialization

Preference will be given to candidates with strong research interests in
twentieth- century Russian literature and culture, although candidates
whose main  interests lie in the  nineteenth century will also be considered.
With appropriate allowances  for age and  professional experience, the
successful candidate will be expected to  show outstanding  achievement
or promise through recent or forthcoming publications in the  relevant
field.

4.  The structure of posts at Cambridge

Candidates are reminded that  (a) there is no post of Senior Lecturer at
Cambridge: the  University Lectureship is the 'career grade', and the salary
scale reflects  this;  (b) although the  maximum tenure of a University
Assistant Lectureship is five years, all  holders of the office  are
considered for possible appointment to University Lectureships  during the
course of their  tenure.  While this 'upgrading' is a serious and considerable
process, the  Faculty has a long  record of successful promotions;  (c)
University posts are not, in  Cambridge, formally tied to  Fellowships of
Colleges; nevertheless, almost all University Lecturers  and Assistant
Lecturers  in the Faculty also hold Fellowships.  These are matters for
negotiation  between Colleges and  individuals, and are not formally the
concern of the Department or of the  Appointments  Committee of the
Faculty.  College teaching is remunerated separately.   Cambridge has
relatively generous provision for sabbatical leave.


5.  The structure of Russian at Cambridge

Russian is taught within the Department of Slavonic Studies, which in
turn operates  within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages.
The Head of  Department is Professor  Anthony Cross (on leave 1994-5).
There are five University Lecturers in  Russian, plus a  Language
Teaching Officer.  In addition, the Department is fortunate in  having the
services of  a number of Affiliated Lecturers.  The Faculty as a whole
receives  approximately 200-230  first-year undergraduate students per
year, of whom around 40 read  Russian as one of their  two languages.  In
terms both of teaching strength and of undergraduate  numbers the
Department is therefore one of the largest centres for Russian in the
country.

All undergraduates in the Faculty study two languages to the same level
in Part I of the  Tripos.  In Part II they construct their own courses from a
very wide  range of options which  may cover two or more language areas
or may be focussed on one  language area.  If a student  has already
studied both of the languages to A-level standard, Part I is  normally taken
at the  end of the first year.  Beginners or near-beginners take Part I in the
relevant language at the  end of their second year.  The third year is spent
abroad, and Part II is  taken by all at the end  of the fourth year.

Language-teaching is mainly concentrated in Part I.  The Department
provides weekly  classes in 'Use of Russian' and 'Translation from
Russian', as well as  lectures on grammar,  conversation classes and
classes using the audio-visual resources of the  Language Centre.   Besides
language, in Part I students take one or both of two broad  introductory
papers:  'Introduction to Russian literature, history and culture before
1861', and  'Introduction to  Russian literature, history and culture since
1861'.  In Part II the  Department offers a range of  more specialized
papers on literature, history and culture from Kievan  Rus to the present.
A  full list is enclosed as an appendix to this document.  Members of the
Department also  contribute to some of the comparative papers offered in
the Faculty.

For postgraduate students the Faculty has recently introduced an M.Phil.
in European  Literature, which has proved highly successful.  It involves a
core course  in modern critical  theory, and a number of optional modules
based on the various language  areas.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in the
teaching  programme at all levels: to take language classes and
introductory  courses up to Part I, to take  a lead in developing the Part II
papers closest to his or her research  speciality, and to become  involved in
the postgraduate programmes.

Candidates are welcome to seek further information by writing either to
the Acting  Head of Department (Miss Kirillova) or to the Chairman of the
Faculty  (Dr Simon Franklin)  at the above address, or by telephoning.
The telephone number of the  Department is +44 (0)1223  335007, and the
number for the Faculty is +44 (0)1223 335034 (FAX: +44 (0)1223
335062).