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Pembroke College, Cambridge, invites applications for an exciting new three-year position of Visiting Fellow in Islamic Art to take effect from 1 October 2014. The successful applicant will be an established scholar in the field, holding a doctorate in a relevant subject and intending to pursue an active and coherent programme of research. At present there is no formal teaching in the field of Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Cambridge, but both the Department of Middle Eastern Studies (DMES) in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of the History of Art (DHA) in the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art are keen to establish dedicated research and teaching in this field. Alongside his or her own research, the Visiting Fellow will be expected to contribute lectures accommodated within the existing framework of courses, and to work with colleagues to devise a programme of joint courses for the future.Applications are welcome from researchers in any field of Islamic Art, but an emphasis on work that might take advantage of Cambridge’s outstanding holdings of Islamic manuscripts and the Islamic collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum will be an advantage.The salary, which is pensionable under the Universities Superannuation Scheme, will be on the University Lecturer scale, currently £37,382-£47,314 depending on qualifications and experience. The Visiting Fellow will be elected to a Bye-Fellowship at Pembroke College,  and will enjoy dining rights and access to resources associated with membership of the College; generous assistance with accommodation will also be offered. The deadline for applications is 24 March 2014, and it is intended that interviews will be held in April.Further particulars may be found here and applications made online  here.The deadline for applications is 24 March 2014.Information http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/the-college/job-vacancies/#FS