This seems to be an appropriate venue to bring to everyone's attention a postdoctoral fellowship that is currently beeing advertised (copied from the The Guardian newspaper): Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Caribbean/Caribbean Diaspora Studies Available for a fixed term of one year in the first instance from 1 September 1999. The Research Fellow's main task will be to develop, secure funding for, and implement a research proposal or proposals in the field of studies of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant discipline and will preferably have some research experience, a publications record and proven IT and administrative skills. Staring salary will be at point 6 of Research Grade 1A, currently ?17,570 plus London Allowance of ?2,134. For further information please contact Mrs. Rowena Kochanowska, Administrative Secretary, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 28 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DS on 0171 862 8844 or e-mail [log in to unmask] Applications (CV plus two confidential references) should be sent to Mrs. Kochanowska no later than Friday 30 April. Interviews will be held in the second half of May. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%