The Centre of African Studies invites applications for the Smuts Research\u00a0Fellowship in African Studies, from candidates at the postdoctoral level in all\u00a0disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. Ideally applicants will\u00a0have gained a PhD (or equivalent) within the last five years or will have\u00a0gained a PhD by the time of the appointment. Candidates should have\u00a0excellent research ability in a field which fits with the interdisciplinary ethos of\u00a0the Centre. The appointment will be from 1 October 2012 for a period of three\u00a0years, and is non-renewable.<\/p>\n
The Smuts Research Fellow will be expected to carry out an approved\u00a0programme of research relating to Africa, to participate in the life of the\u00a0Centre, and to contribute a small amount of teaching for the MPhil in African\u00a0Studies<\/a>. The precise nature of the teaching\u00a0contribution is open to discussion, but we would require the Fellow to be\u00a0present and available to teach in either Michaelmas or Lent term each year.<\/p>\n The Fellow will also be involved in organising the Centre\u2019s seminar\u00a0programme and colloquia, and to take part (where appropriate) in the\u00a0Cambridge\/Africa Collaborative Research Programme which each year brings\u00a0a group of African scholars to Cambridge for a period of six months.<\/p>\n The full text of the advertisement can be found here<\/a> (link opens a .pdf document).<\/p>\n