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Dear All, Just to let you know that the Department of Town & Regional Planning, University of Sheffield is advertising a Lectureship/Senior Lectureship post (closing date 4th May). The Department is looking to appoint in research areas that would be of interest to a wide range of social, political or economic geographers, and to further develop its very strong performance in the last RAE. A brief outline of the job description follows below: full details are available from the University of Sheffield web pages (http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs/academic.html), and on www.jobs.ac.uk <http://www.jobs.ac.uk/> . Yours, Glyn Williams Ref: R07196 Department of Town and Regional Planning: Lecturer (L) or Senior Lecturer (SL) Brief outline of Job Description: This is a replacement post and is available from 1 September 2009. The appointee will work in an interdisciplinary environment characterised by critical engagement at the interface of social scientific theory and policy, and a concern with justice, whether social, environmental or spatial. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven commitment to international research excellence (or show potential to achieve such excellence for the Lecturer post) in one or more of the following themes: values in planning; planning ideas, practices and policy frameworks; the making of places; government practices and governance; economies, markets and the state, or spatial knowledge and analyses. The postholder will contribute to teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and to the supervision of doctoral students. Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant subject area (or have equivalent experience) and have proven teaching ability. Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Gordon Dabinett, Head of Department at [log in to unmask] or by telephone on +44(0)114 222 66187. Detailed handbooks about the Department's research activities or courses can be obtained from Yvonne Beach, Departmental Administrator at [log in to unmask] or by telephone on +44(0)114 222 6902. The Departmental website is at www.shef.ac.uk/trp. Dr Glyn Williams Department of Town and Regional Planning University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S3 7ND Tel: (+44) 114 222 6179 Email: [log in to unmask]