UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES BRITISH INTER-UNIVERSITY CHINA CENTRE Instructorship in Chinese Salary Grade 6 £22,774-£27,193 Applications are invited for a fixed-term Instructorship in Chinese, tenable from 1 March 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter, for a period of four years and seven months.  Applicants must have a native, or equivalent, command of Mandarin Chinese; and some experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at university level.  Applicants should hold, or expect to hold by the time of their appointment, a degree or equivalent qualification.  The Instructor will be required to give instruction in Mandarin Chinese at all levels, including a small amount of teaching outside term; and to participate in the further development of the profile of Chinese Studies in the University. Further particulars, including an application form and details of how to apply, should be obtained from www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or from the office of Ms C Vinnicombe, Secretary to the Board of Oriental Studies, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE (fax: +44 1865 278190; tel. +44 1865 278200; e-mail orient@ames.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications and references should be sent no later than Wednesday 3 January 2006.  Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.