Lecturer in French studies

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES

LECTURER IN FRENCH STUDIES

The French Department, based in the School of Modern Languages, wishes to appoint a permanent Lecturer in French Studies (Scale A), with effect from 1 September 2002. Applications are particularly invited from specialists in French society and politics, media studies, or cinema, although interest from candidates in any field compatible with the current profile of the Department is welcomed: the department has moved strategically towards a focus on modern and contemporary culture and society, with Film and Media Studies flagged as 5* in the recent RAE. The successful candidate will be expected to have demonstrable strength in research and native or near-native fluency in the language.

Informal enquiries can be made either to the Head of the School of Modern Languages, Professor C Riordan, tel: 0191 222 7513, e-mail: C.B.Riordan@ncl.ac.uk, or to Professor B Stimpson, Head of the Department of French Studies, e mail:Brian.Stimpson@ncl.ac.uk or visit

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/. For further information, including how to apply, please visit our vacancies website

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/ or telephone (0191) 222 5974 (24 hour answerphone) quoting reference number B068 or write to: Human Resources Section (Ref B068), University of Newcastle, 1 Park Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.

Closing date for applications is Friday 17 May 2002.