Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 16:01:46 +0100 (BST)
From: Mike Fraser <mike.fraser@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Project Assistant/Faculty IT Support Officer Position
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMPUTING SERVICES
CTI Centre for Textual Studies/Faculty of Literae Humaniores
Project Assistant/Faculty IT Support Officer
Grade: RS1B
Salary: UKP 15,159 - 19,371
The CTI (Computers in Teaching Initiative) Centre for
Textual Studies promotes the use of computers in the
teaching of literature (all languages), linguistics,
theology, classics, philosophy, film & media studies,
theatre arts and drama. Further information about the
Centre is available from http://info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/.
The Faculty of Literae Humaniores carries out research and
teaching in Ancient History, Classical Languages and
Literature, and Philosophy, and comprises 120 members of
academic staff. Further information about the Faculty is
available from http://units.ox.ac.uk/departments/classics/
and http://units.ox.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/
The CTI Centre is seeking to appoint a Project Assistant to
assist with the completion of the Centre's Guide to Digital
Resources (online and print) and also to assist in the
creation of an electronic edition of Edward Gibbon's
Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. The Faculty of Literae
Humaniores is seeking to appoint a Faculty IT Support
Officer to provide support for a range of computing
facilities, and subject-based advice to individual members
of the Faculty. The post holder will also be responsible
for the maintenance of the Faculty's electronic information
services.
The two half-time posts are offered as a full-time post for
a fixed-term one year contract in the first instance. The
salary will be at the lower end of the RS1B scale.
The successful applicant will have a strong academic
background in a literary, philosophical, or historical
subject area combined with a demonstrable interest in
computer applications for the humanities and good IT
skills. A formal computing qualification is not required
though a willingness to acquire new skills is essential.
Good time management skills are required to organise a busy
and varied workload, and the ability to work as part of a
team is desirable.
To apply, please obtain further details and an application
form from Mrs Nicky Tomlin, Oxford University Computing
Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN. (tel:
01865-273230, e-mail: nicky.tomlin@oucs.ox.ac.uk).
Closing date for the submission of applications is Friday 3
October 1997.
Interviews will be held during week commencing 13 October
1997.
This advert and the further details are available at
http://info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/position.html
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