Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:13:28 +0100 From: J.Greenlees@sheffield.ac.uk (John Greenlees) Subject: Two jobs at Sheffield UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Department of Pure Mathematics LECTURER AND TEMPORARY LECTURER IN PURE MATHEMATICS Applications are invited for the above posts, which will be tenable from 01 July 2000 or as soon as possible thereafter. The temporary lectureship will be tenable for a fixed period of two years. These posts are part of the university's ongoing research stimulation, and are the third and fourth new appointments in Pure Mathematics since August 1998. Preference may be given to candidates whose research interests link with those already established in the department, namely algebraic topology, geometry, algebra (mainly ring theory), number theory and functional analysis. More information about the department's research strengths is on the department's website at http://www.shef.ac.uk/~puremath/. It is expected that the appointees will have proven research records (possibly with some postdoctoral experience), and will contribute to the high quality research and teaching of the department. The salaries will be on the lecturer A/B scale in the range stlg17,238 -- stlg30,065 per annum, according to qualifications and experience. Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made to Professor Rodney Sharp (e-mail: R.Y.Sharp@sheffield.ac.uk; tel.: (++44)-114-222-3746), Professor John Pym (J.Pym@sheffield.ac.uk; (++44)-114-222-3725), or Professor John Greenlees (J.Greenlees@sheffield.ac.uk; (++44)-114-222-3786). The closing date for applications is 10 December 1999. Intending applicants should quote the reference number R1837 in a request for an Information Pack about the posts to the University of Sheffield's Personnel Department (e-mail: jobs@sheffield.ac.uk; tel.: (++44)-114-222-1631 (24 hour line); website: http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs/; postal address: The Personnel Department, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK), and should follow the intructions in the Information Pack. The University of Sheffield is an Equal Opportunity Employer.