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UNIVERSITY VACANCIES THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE invites applications tor appointment as TECHNICAL OFFICER (Femsle) for Marine Algal Research In the Department of Botany. The duties involve maintenance of a small culture collection. herbarium curating and routine determinations. Applicants should be graduates in Botany with an Interest in Phycology: experience in bacteriological techniques would be an advantage. Further Information is available from Dr. H B S. Womersley. The successful applicant will be expected to commence duties as soon as possible. .SALARY SCALE: »A 2341—69— 2617/2686—69—2893. Applications stating age, qualifications and experience, and enclosing references, should reach the Bursar of the University not later than August 5. 1966. 2.114 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MATHEMATICS APPLICATIONS are Invited for appointment to positions of— READER SENIOR LECTURER LECTURER SENIOR TUTOR TUTOR in the Department of Mathematlcs. The Department is responsible for courses in pure mathematics, applied mathematics and mathematical statistics and candidates may be specialists In any of these areas. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS In addition, the Department of Mathematics is responsible for a post-graduate diploma course in numerical analysis and automatic computing. Applications for appointment as a LECTURER to assist with the provision of this course and to help in the Computing Centre generally are also invited. The salary for a Reader is 8600 dollars p.a., and the salary ranges tor Senior Lecturer. Lecturer. Senior Tutor and Tutor arc 6500/220/7600 dollars, 4800/220/6340 dollars, 3850/110/4510 dollars, 3100/110/ 3540 dollars p.a. respectively. Superannuation will be similar to F.S.S.U. in all cases.

The Department at present has an academic staff of 37. consisting of four Professors, five Readers, 16 Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and 12 Tutors/Senior Tutors. Honours degrees in mathematics may be taken in the Faculties of Arts or Science. There is also provision for post-graduate work leading to higher degrees and active research is being carried out in queueing theory, singular perturbations, functional analysis, wave propagation. acoustics, relativity and electromagnetic theory. The library holdings are good with current subscriptions to approximately ISO journals. The University possesses two computers—an IBM 1620 and a PDP-6. This latter machine is fully time-shared, consisting of 16K (36 bit) 1.75 micro sec. core, eight microtapes, high speed card reader and Una printer, CRT display with light pen and six remote consoles. Considerable expansion is expected In 1967. Intending applicants are requested to obtain details of the procedure to be followed in applying for a post and a copy of the appropriate conditions of appointment before submitting their applications. This Information is available from the undersigned with whom applications close on October I, 1966. A. J. WILLIAMS, Registrar. 2521 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA LECTURESHIP IN ECONOMIC HISTORY APPLICATIONS are invited for appointment to the abovenamed position on the staff of the Department of Economics. The salary range for a Lectureship is currently 4800/220/6340 dollars p.a. Superannuation will be similar to F.S.S.U. Teaching in Economic History will be under the direction of Professor R. T. Appleyard when he takes up his appointment tn May. 1967. At present the unite taught for the pass degree cover Australian Economic History, Modern British Economic Hjistory from about 1750. the Economic History of the United States from 1815, and the Economic History of Soviet Russia. There is also a fourth year Economic History honours course in which the emphasis is upon economic development, modern Australian economic history 1901 to date, and the economic history of Japan 1868 to date. The Department would like to appoint a specialist in either Australian economic history or in one or more of the fields mentioned above. Intending applicants are requested to obtain details of the procedure to be followed In applying tor the post and a copy of the conditions of appointment before submitting their applications. This information is available from the undersigned with whom applications close on October 1, 1966. A. J. WILLIAMS, Registrar 2520 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES RESEARCH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES SECOND CHAIR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS are invited for appointment to a newly-estab-lished second Chair of Politicai Science in the Department of Political Science tn the Institute of Advanced Studies. The Department is conducting research in four fields: political behaviour in Australia; administrative institutions and organisation theory; comparative politics with special reference to Communist states and to Papua and New Guinea: and world politics with special reference to supra national organisations and war and peace theories. The Head of the Department is Professor R. S. Parker. The duties of the second Chair will be to conduct research. supervise post graduate students, and assist in the administration of the Department. Applications will be considered from scholars with Interests In any of the above fields, but the University will be especially interested to hear from applicants with a distinguished record of research and publication either in Australian politics or in modern analytical theories of political behaviour, or both. The Council reserves the right to fill the Chair by invitation. The salary for holders of second Chairs is dolA. 10,406 per annum. The Professor will be entitled to twelve months study leave on full salary plus ' a grant of up to dolA 3.200 towards expenses in each four--1 year period. Superannuation Is on the F.S.S.U. pattern with ’ supplementary benefits. Reason- ■ able appointment and travel - expenses for the successful ap- ’ plicant and his family are paid ■ and assistance with housing Is ; provided. „ . 1 Further particulars should be obtained from the undersigned, with whom applications close 1 on October 17. 1966. D. K R. HODGKIN. Registrar Institute of Advanced Studtea P.O. Box 4 Canberra, A.C.T. July 4, 1966.