A full-time position is available in the Chemistry Department, Aberdeen University from 1/9/97 or as soon as possible thereafter to develop software for teaching organic chemistry. The position is for one year only and the salary will be on the RA1A payscale (depending on qualifications and experience). Requirements: a first degree in chemistry and a higher degree (preferably PhD) in organic chemistry; good communication skills; some experience of and interest in teaching undergraduates; a thorough understanding of curly arrow mechanisms. Programming ability is NOT required. Aims: to develop software which will allow undergraduates (Scottish second year predominantly), working independently, to practise and develop the skill of writing curly arrow mechanisms for organic chemical reactions. A programming format will be provided, probably based on Web-authoring tools, and the person appointed will be expected to use a drawing package (e.g. ChemDraw or ChemWindow) to create structures and feedback for the students to learn from. The person appointed will be willing to work independently with guidance from Dr. Susan Armstrong (organic chemical aspects) and Dr. Mary Masson (computing aspects). If successful the work may be published in, for example, the Journal of Chemical Education. There will also be some opportunities to teach undergraduate classes during the year. Interested chemists should contact Dr. Armstrong (s.k.armstrong@abdn.ac.uk) as soon as possible, and in any case by 14th July, with a full CV and the names of two referees (including at least one organic chemist). ---------------------- Dr Mary Masson Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Old Aberdeen AB24 3UE Tel. 01224 272931 m.masson@abdn.ac.uk chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa@ic.ac.uk)