Roehampton University Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology

The University is proud of its strong sense of community among its diverse student and staff population and its tradition of academic excellence that stretches back to the 1840s. Roehampton’s stunning 54-acre campus beside Richmond Park is less than 30 minutes from central London. Following an excellent result for Anthropology in RAE 2008, the university is investing in this established area of research strength, bringing together both biological and social anthropologists in the new Department of Life Sciences. Two new lectureships are being created in human ecology and social anthropology to complement and broaden the current team of 8 anthropologists. The appointees will be expected to contribute to research and publication in their area of specialism. The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to and develop teaching activities at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including the supervision of research students. Applicants should have expertise in an area of human ecology, and an interest in interdisciplinary research across biological/social anthropology Successful candidates will join an expanding department supported by excellent facilities including laboratories and fieldwork facilities. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Caroline Ross for Human Ecology (c.ross@roehampton.ac.uk) To request an application pack please contact Human Resources on 020 8392 3644 (24 hour answerphone), email jobapplications@roehampton.ac.uk or visit our website at www.roehampton.ac.uk/jobs. Please quote reference HR37/10 Please note that CVs alone will not be considered. Closing date, no later than 5.00pm: Thursday 18th March 2010 Interview dates: Monday 29th March 2010,