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I noticed this ad at jobs.ac.uk: Chair in Archaeobotany Reference : JK229 Closing Date : Thursday 22 February 2007 Applications are invited for the newly established Chair in Archaeobotany available from 1 September 2007. Candidates should have an outstanding research record and an international reputation in the field, together with the ability to lead innovative research projects and the ambition to build still further the Department’s research and postgraduate activities in bioarchaeology. As a senior member of the Department, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to help guide the Department’s future direction. They will contribute to the teaching programme at undergraduate and Masters level and supervise MPhil and PhD students. The person appointed will join a busy Department which enjoys a strong research culture; there are 20 members of staff (including four support staff and four researchers). There is a strong commitment to archaeological fieldwork, and staff direct projects in the UK, Europe and the Near East. Affiliated interdisciplinary research centres include the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies, the Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies and the Underwater Archaeology Research Centre. Set in the heart of the University Park campus, our building also houses the University Museum and the Trent and Peak Archaeological Unit. The University has recently invested in developing its infrastructure in archaeological science, with new research and teaching laboratories and a new electron microprobe analyser. Departmental staff have also developed a close working relationship with the nearby British Geological Survey, including a number of projects using their stable isotope analysis facilities. Lists of recent staff publications, research interests and other details about the Department are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/archaeology. Salary will be within the Professorial range, minimum £49,607 per annum. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor A Poulter, tel: 0115 951 4844 or Email: [log in to unmask] This post is open until filled – review of applications from 22 February 2007. Details: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/JK229/