I should be grateful if the following could be brought to the attention of interested parties: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES LECTURESHIP IN ITALIAN STUDIES (Ref: 611/00) Applications are invited for a lectureship in the Department of Italian Studies from applicants in any area of Italian Studies. Preference may be given to candidates with a special interest in contemporary Italian culture, media and politics. Candidates will be expected to have completed, or be on the point of completing, a PhD or equivalent, and should be of native or near-native competence in Italian. This post is available from 1 January 2001. Informal enquiries may be made to Mr Spencer Pearce, Departmental Chair of Italian Studies, on 0161 275 3125 or e-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing date: 28 August 2000. Salary will be in the range Lecturer A stlg18,731 - stlg23,256 per annum or for a more experienced applicant in the range Lecturer B stlg24,227 - stlg30,967 per annum. Application forms and further particulars are available from the Director of Personnel, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. (Tel: 0161 275 2028; Fax: 0161 275 2471; Minicom: 0161 275 7889; Email: [log in to unmask]; Web Site: http://www.man.ac.uk). AS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER WELCOMES APPLICATIONS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR DISABILITY. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%