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paleonet JOB VACANCY



DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES, UCL
 Lecturer in Palaeobiology

 The Department of Earth Sciences will appoint a Lecturer in the general
area of Palaeobiology from 1 October 2003. We welcome applications from
active and innovative researchers working in any aspect of Palaeobiology,
but particularly encourage applicants who are interested in developing new
areas of collaborative research in Palaeoceanography, Palaeontology,
Palaeoenvironments, and Basin Evolution. The successful candidate will be
expected to contribute to our undergraduate teaching (including fieldwork)
programme. This appointment will be on the Lecturer A/B scale £22,191 -
£33,679 plus £2,134 London Allowance.

 For further information and to apply, please contact the Head of
>Department, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, WC1E
6BT or email: HoD-earthsci@ucl.ac.uk
  We particularly welcome women and black and ethnic minority applicants as
they are under represented at this level within University College London
(s.48 of the SDA 1975/s.38 of the RRA 1976 apply).

Applications should reach us by 22 April 2003, and should include the
names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of 3 referees. 
Interviews are likely to be held in the period 12-15 May 2003.

 Lecturer in Palaeobiology -  further particulars

 University College London is one of the leading multifaculty research
universities of the UK, and is located in the heart of London.  The
Research School of Earth Sciences, comprising the colocated departments of
UCL and Birkbeck College, is one of the largest departments in the UK, with
34 permanent academic staff, 16 research fellows, and 70 full and part-time
research students.  As part of a full range of research and teaching
activities in the Earth Sciences, we run an M.Sc. programme in
Micropalaeontology, an undergraduate programme in Palaeobiology in
collaboration with the Department of Biology, and we have strong research
links with the Natural History Museum.

 The Lecturer in Palaeobiology will collaborate with existing staff in
teaching our undergraduate programme of class and field-based courses in
palaeontology and related areas, as well as higher-level courses in the
Lecturer's own field of interest.  The Lecturer will also expected to
supervise postgraduate students and develop an externally-funded research
program.

 More information about the College can be found on http://www.ucl.ac.uk/.
For information about the Department of Earth Sciences, its staff and
research activities, go to http://www.earthsci.ucl.ac.uk/.--

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Dr. Jackie A. Lees				Dept. of Earth Sciences
Honorary Research Fellow, UCL			University College London
Chief Consultant, Industrial Nannoplankton		Gower Street
Laboratory (BioChron) 			London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Palaeoceanography Laboratory Technician, RHC
Editor, Journal of Nannoplankton Research

Phone:	+44-(0)20-7679-2424
Mobile:	+44-(0)7905-220704
Fax:	+44-(0)20-7388-7614
E-mail:	j.lees@ucl.ac.uk
Websites:	http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/
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