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[Chadwick Andrew]

Dear AOIR list members, 

I would be most grateful if you could distribute this job advertisement as widely as possible in your professional networks. I'm more than happy to discuss the position informally.

Many thanks,

Andy 

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Reader or Professor in Politics or International Relations (Ref AC/173)

The Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, invites applications for the above fully-tenured post, tenable from 1 September 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter. 

This expanding Department was founded in August 2004 and has quickly established its research base in cutting-edge areas of the discipline, focused upon three new research centres: the Centre for European Politics, the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics, and the New Political Communication Unit.

Royal Holloway is one of the major Colleges of the federal University of London and is among the elite group of ten university institutions whose departments all hold the top three ratings for research, with scores of 4, 5 and 5*. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong research driven approach to their academic activity in general, including to their teaching.

You will have an outstanding, internationally-recognised record of academic achievement and research leadership. You should also have a record of successful supervision of postgraduate research students and successful applications for research grants. You will be expected to make a significant contribution to the delivery of the Department's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake supervision of doctoral students. You will play a full and active role in the development of this busy and intellectually vibrant Department and will significantly strengthen the Department's overall performance in the new HEFCE Research Excellence Framework.

Strong candidates in any area of Politics or International Relations are encouraged to apply.

The salary for a Readership is currently in the range £44,925 - £51,740 (approximately $90,106 - $103,000) pa inclusive of London Allowance. The salary for a Professorship is negotiable, currently STARTING at £53,229 (approximately $106,000) pa inclusive of London Allowance. The college offers a relocation package.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Andrew Chadwick, Head of Department and Chair of the Search Committee, preferably by email: andrew.chadwick at rhul.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is midday on April 23 2008.

To download an application form and further details about the jobs and the Department please visit:
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR/vacancies

Applications should include a completed application form, a full CV and the names of three academic referees.

Completed application forms should be sent to: Personnel Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX; Fax 01784 276299. You may email your application to recruitment at rhul.ac.uk

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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About Royal Holloway

Royal Holloway is a thriving, research-intensive university institution, which in recent years has grown to become one of the four largest multi-faculty Colleges in the University of London. Its achievements have been impressive:

- Research excellence - ranked 9th nationally in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, one of only 7 multi-faculty institutions with all departments earning the top three ratings of 4, 5 or 5*
- Ranked 13th in The Good University Guide 2008
- Ranked 3rd in the new Times Higher/Halifax quality-of-life index of 121 UK universities, published March 2008
- A strong reputation for teaching excellence and a high-quality student experience
- Excellent graduate career opportunities - ranked highly in the 2007 graduate employment statistics
- An impressive record of innovation and interdisciplinary research - research income up by over 35% in the last two years
- State-of-the-art teaching and research facilities and high quality student accommodation - investment in excess of £100 million in the campus environment
- International alliances with Yale, NYU, Sydney, HKU and Keio
- Extensive links with government, commerce and industry

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Dr Andrew Chadwick,
Head of Department (2006-2009),
Department of Politics & International Relations, 
Director, New Political Communication Unit
http://newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk,
Royal Holloway, 
University of London.
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