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5. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - RESEARCH AND LECTURING POSTS AT QUEEN MARY AND
   WESTFIELD COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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From: Steve Schwartz (S.J.Schwartz@qmw.ac.uk) 

                 Queen Mary and Westfield College
                       University of London

              Research and Lecturing Posts in Astronomy
                    (includes Space Physics)

      Applications are invited for the following positions
                      in the Astronomy Unit.

Lecturer in Astronomy (ref.941650)

This lecturing and research post is available for 5 years from 1 
September 1995. Applicants should have a strong record of original 
research in, and the potential for making a significant 
contribution to an area that overlaps with those currently studied
in the Unit. The appointee will be required to lecture in some
areas of Astronomy, Applied Mathematics and/or Computation. Salary
will be in the range UK16,075 to UK27,869 pa inclusive.

Senior Research Fellow/ Lecturer in Astronomy (ref.94166)

This position is available for between 13 to 18 months from 1 
September 1995 or at other times by agreement.  Applicants should
have a distinguished research record and a strong international
reputation in an area of Astronomy that overlaps with those
currently studied in the Unit. The appointee will have a light
teaching load and be required to lecture in some area of Astronomy,
Applied Mathematics or Computation. Suitable applicants may also be
appointed as a Perren Fellowship in Astronomy. Salary will be in
the range UK22,627 to UK27,869 pa inclusive or in exceptional
circumstances up to UK30,890.

Perren Senior Research Fellowships in Astronomy (ref.94167)

These Fellowships are for periods of 1 month to several months 
and may start at any time.  Applicants should have distinguished 
research achievements and a strong international reputation in 
an area of Astronomy that overlaps with those of the Unit. There 
will be no teaching duties other than to give one lecture to a 
general astronomical audience. Fellows may be paid a salary or, if
they are on sabbatical leave and have other sources of income a
subsistence allowance. The salary will be pro-rata up to UK33,292
pa inclusive.

Research interests in the Astronomy Unit include theoretical work,
observations and space experiments, in Magnetospheric and Space
Plasma Physics, Solar System Bodies and Dynamics, Helioseismology
and Solar Physics, Stellar Physics and Star Formation, Stellar and
Galactic Dynamics, Cosmology, and Gravitation. 

Informal enquiries for any of the above posts may be made to the 
Director of the Astronomy Unit, Professor I W Roxburgh, 
e-mail: I.W.Roxburgh@qmw.ac.uk.Tel: 0171 975 5454.

Application forms and further details can be obtained by 
telephoning our 24 hour recruitment line on 0171 975 5171 
quoting the relevant reference number. Completed application 
forms for the first two posts should be returned by 20 January 
1995 to the Recruitment Coordinator, Personnel Office, Queen 
Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, UK.