Job Opportunities
Receptionist
Salary: £15,292-£17,111 per year
Limit of Tenure: post available for one year from appointment
Working as part of a team, your duties will include greeting visitors and students, handling incoming phone calls and sorting and distributing post, monitoring stationery supplies, and some word processing. Reception is the first point of contact for students and visitors, and a friendly and flexible approach and good communication skills are essential. You will also help with room bookings, so confidence and familiarity with computers are essential.
The Faculty offers a stimulating and friendly working environment with a firm commitment to staff development. The Faculty building is bright and airy with an excellent range of facilities for staff, including a cafeteria.
Further details and application procedure are available below.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 23 February 2010
Research Studentships in Education
The Faculty of Education at Cambridge is a leading international centre for research, with particular strengths in: school development, leadership and improvement; education in languages, arts and humanities; inequalities in education; psychology and neuroscience; history of education; language and literacy; teacher development at primary and secondary levels; educational uses of ICT; and maths and science education. Studentships are available for candidates whose research interests are in these main areas of activity. A research studentship at Cambridge will allow you to work closely with international experts in their field and be part of an active and fast-developing research community.
Two Studentships, funded by the ESRC and tenable from October 2010, are available for candidates whose research interests are in these main areas of activity. To be eligible you need to be a citizen of the EU and have at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. For further information see http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/graduate/phd/funding/index.html
Applications for the MPhil/PhD must be submitted by 15 February 2010 at the latest. A separate application process for the studentships will then open following a workshop for prospective ESRC applicants in early February.
For further information about how to apply for the MPhil/PhD, see http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/graduate/phd/
Enquiries should be directed to Emma Rixon (er206@cam.ac.uk)
Limit of tenure: Three or four years
Closing Date: 15 February 2010