Anthropology Department, Durham University
Durham, UK.
Reference number 2561
Salary: £28,290 - £33,780 per annum
Grade: Grade 7
Contract: Non fixed-term, Full-time
Hours: Nominally 35 hours per week
The Department of
Anthropology seeks to appoint a lecturer in Human Evolution and/or
Palaeoanthropology from 1st October 2008. This is a non-fixed-term
appointment. The department welcomes applications from candidates
with appropriate qualifications and backgrounds in evolutionary
anthropology, who will make a strong contribution to the
department's strategic goals in research, teaching and outreach.
Candidates should have research specialisms capable of contributing
to our Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group, to include
palaeoanthropology and/or human molecular evolution.
The Anthropology Department
The department, rated 5 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, is
one of the leading interdisciplinary departments of Anthropology in
the UK. The department has achieved a steep rise in research grant
income over the past few years to the present level of approximately
£1 million per year. We are also one of the largest Anthropology
Departments in the UK, currently with 31 academic staff, 16 research
staff and about 70 postgraduate students.
Our four research groups provide the strategic foci for our
research:
o Anthropology in Development (AID)
o Evolutionary Anthropology (EARG)
o Medical Anthropology (MARG)
o Public Culture in Theory and Practice (PCTP)
During September 2007, the Department is moving to refurbished
accommodation shared with the Archaeology Department, reflecting
increasing collaboration between the departments. Research
facilities for osteology, molecular genetics, bio-archaeology and
informatics are available. The Department teaches on two sites, at
Durham City and at Queen's Campus in Stockton, delivering BA
programmes in Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Biological
Anthropology, and also contributing to joint degree programmes, such
as Natural Sciences. Postgraduate taught programmes include a
Master's courses in Evolutionary Anthropology. Strong links exist
between the Department and the School for Medicine and Health via
our joint involvement in the Wolfson Research Institute, the
University's flagship programme for co-ordinating health-related
research at its Queen's Campus. The University has recently (2006)
established an Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) to promote new
thinking through intra-, multi- and interdisciplinary research, in
which the Department has been heavily involved.
Please note that as part of the current 3 year pay agreement the
salary scale for this post will increase by 2.5% in October 2008.
Please see
http://www.dur.ac.uk/hr/payandreward/payscale/ for full details
of salary scales.
Pension: Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Holidays: 30 working days' holiday plus statutory holidays, and 4
'customary' holidays, normally allocated to the Christmas break
Contact for informal enquiries: Prof Robert Barton
0191-334-6171 r.a.barton@durham.ac.uk
Application
Process:
We prefer to receive applications on-line. Please see:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/
Closing Date for Applications: 24/06/2008
Interview Date: 14/07/2008
