Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Lecturer in Caribbean Studies

POSTE EN CARIBBEAN STUDIES

The Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Lecturer in Caribbean Studies. The closing date is Friday 19 November. Full details are available at http://americas.sas.ac.uk/about/jobs.htm.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Lecturer in Caribbean Studies

Ref: 95/04
£23,774 - £29,250 pa inc. LW

You will contribute to the Institute's core course on Comparative American Development and will teach a survey course on the modern Caribbean from October 2005. Thereafter you will be encouraged to develop a more specialised course. In addition to promoting social science research into an aspect of the Caribbean region (including the mainland countries on its perimeter), you will be expected to play an active role in liaising with key organisations and will undertake general academic collaboration on the area as appropriate.

You will possess a PhD (or be of postdoctoral standing), in any field of Caribbean studies, although the discipline of the successful candidate is likely to be in the social sciences, and the appointment is not expected to be made in the area of cultural studies or literature.

The post is available as soon as possible for a fixed-term period of 3 years; following successful completion, an ongoing lectureship will be offered. The post is supported by grant funding from the EPSRC.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5:30pm on Friday 19 November 2004. See further particulars for full details of the post.