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UNIVERSITY VACANCIES THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS CHAIR OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS APPLICATIONS for apointment to a newly-created Chadr of Mathematical Statistics in the Department of Mathematics are invited from persons who have made significant original contributions in the field of mathematical statistics or probability theory. It wSl'I be preferable if applicants have had experience of teaching at university level. The salary for the appointment its do*lAlo,4oo p.a., with superannuation s»imilar to F.S.S.U. The successful applicant wiilil be responsible for maintaining and extending the level of teaching and research activity in mathematical statistics and will! share in the adminiMration of the Department through membership of an executive committee and by the existing provision that the Chairmanship of the Department may rotate among the professors. The staff of the Department at present comprises 3 Professors—A. L. Blakers (Pure Mathematics), H. C. Levey (Applied Mathematics and Chairman), and J. J. Mahony (Applied Mathematics)—s Readers, 15 Senior Lecturers and Lecturers and 12 Senior Tutors and Tutors. A Readership in Matherne mead Statistics and several more junior positions are at present vacant and fct is desired that these be filled in consultation with the appointee to the Chair. Active research is being carried out in queueeng theory, singular perturbations, functional! analyses, wave-propaga-tion, acoustics, relativiity and electromagnetic theory. Journa.l hoild’i’ng’s are very adequate by modern standards and the University has two dtigi'tiad computers, a PDP-6 and an IBM 1620. Further information concerning avarlilab’le facfllc-tiies, organisation and teaching res'ponsib'idlties of the Department may be obtained by writing to the Chairman. Intending applicants are requested to obtain detadCs of the procedure to be followed iin applying for the position and a copy of the conditions of appointment before submitting their applications. Thdis inf or matron is available from the undersigned with whom applications close on May 7, 1966. A. J. WILLIAMS, Registrar. 3785 THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO and THE OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. Applications are invited for the Joint Appointment of LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE to the University, and PSYCHIATRIC SPECIALIST to the Hospital Board. Candidates must haxe a registrable medical qualification and must either: (a) Hold a higher qualification in psychiatry, or equivalent, and have had not less than two years’ practical experience *in psychiatry, or (b) Have been qualified for not less than six years, and have had not less than three years’ practice in psychia-i try. The duties of the appointment, under the Professor of Psychological Medicine, include participation in an extensive (300 hours) undergraduate teaching programme and clinical work in the setting of a general teaching hospital with inpatient and outpatient units. Research interests will be encouraged. The salary scale will be £2280-£2710 per annum, the commencing rate to be determined in accordance with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. Conditions of Appointment may be obtained from the Undersigned. APPLICATIONS, stating age, qualifications and experience, with names and addresses of three referees, and with Health and Chest Certificates, should be submitted to the Undersigned by MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1966. W. A. Williamson, Secretary, Otago Hospital Board, P.O. Box 946, DUNEDIN. ’3412 UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY THE University is the first university in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea and was established in 1965. It is intended to start full degree work in March. 1967, with limited student numbers in a range of arts subjects and in some science subjects. Other subjects and degree courses will follow. Opportunities for research will be available. Salary £5450 p.a. An additional £lBO p.a. is paid to married appointees. Accommodation will be provided at reasonable rental. Taxation rates in P.N.G. are very substantially below those operating in Australia and in the United Kingdom. Dependent children attending secondary schools outside the Territory'receive an administration allowance of £145 p.a. plus annual return air fares to Australia. Closing date for applications, April 30, 1966. Further details, including the conditions of employment, F.S.S.U. type superannuation, travel and removal expenses provided, and a general policy statement on the purposes of the university may be obtained from the Deputy Registrar, Box 320. P.O. Kingston, A.C.T., Australia. Applications must include particulars of age, nationality, marital status, academic record, teaching qualifications and experience and present position, a list of publications, the names of three referees of whom confidential inquiries may be made, a small recent photograph and a medical certificate of good health. The successful candidate may be required to undergo a further medical examination by a physician nominated by the university. *The council reserves the right not to make an appointment or to appoint by invitation. 2270 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON LECTURER IN ECONOMICS APIPLICATONS are invited for appointment to a Lectureship in the Department of Economics at Victoria University of Wellington. Preference will be given to candidates with qualifications in Statistics, Econometrics, Managerial Economics, or Economic Theory, but applications will be accepted from persons with qualifications in other branches of Economics. Salarv for a Lecturer is from /£l3OO p'.a. x £lOO to £2ooo—with a bar then on recommendation to £2200 p.a. Conditions of appointment are obtainable from the Registrar of any University in New Zealand, or from the Registrar, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 196, Wellington, with whom applications close on April 30, 1966.. L. O. DESBOROUGH, Registrar. 3411