The Director of the RSC, Professor Stephen Castles will be leaving the centre in the New Year to take up a new and exciting position at the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford University. He will become the Senior Researcher at the International Migration Institute. The RSC is accordingly looking to replace Professor Castles with a new director. Please see below for further details. The Department of International Development in association with Green College Director of the Refugee Studies Centre University Reader (A10): Salary: £41,294 - £47,262 p.a. The Department of International Development wishes to make an appointment to the Leopold Muller Readership / Directorship of the Refugee Studies Centre. It is hoped that the new Director will start as soon as possible. For further information click here [<http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/directorship.pdf>]. Applicants should have a doctorate in an appropriate discipline, a distinguished research record in forced migration and/or humanitarian studies, significant university teaching experience in forced migration studies and related areas, experience in leading and managing research teams and a record of securing funds for research and other activities. Applications (eight copies of all documents except for candidates from overseas who need send only one), including a letter addressing the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees, should be sent to The Administrator, Ms J. Knight, Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB for receipt not later than 21 st February 2006. Further particulars can be found on <http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/people/vacancies.html> or by emailing [log in to unmask] . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html