Please forward to potential candidates:
Chair of Modern English Language, Leeds University
Closing date: 4 March 2005
The School of English is seeking to appoint a Chair in Modern English
Language from 1st January 2006, or as soon as possible thereafter, to
succeed Professor Katie Wales.
The School is one of the largest and most successful departments of
English in the country, with a reputation both for international
excellence in research (5*A in RAE 2001) and for the high quality of its
teaching provision ('excellent' in TQA). In keeping with this
departmental profile, the person appointed will be a distinguished
international scholar in the field of Modern English Language. The new
Professor will be expected to make a major contribution to the further
development of the School's international profile by building upon the
tradition of research excellence in the subject area both within the
School and through collaborative links in the University more widely.
The salary, which is negotiable, will be within the professorial scale
(minimum 47,380 pa).
Informal enquiries may be made of Professor Vivien Jones (Head of
School), tel 0113 343 4752 email v.m.jones@leeds.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is Friday 4 March 2005
An application pack and further particulars may be obtained from Susan
Alexander, Recruitment and Administrative Co-ordinator, Human Resources,
The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT tel (+44) (0)113 343 3949,
email s.alexander@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Please quote reference number 330245
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