August, 19661 THE ANALYST xvCLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSThe rate for classified advertisements i s 7s. a line (or spaceequivalent of a line), with a n extra charge of 2s. for theuse of a Box Number. Semi-displayed classifiedadvertisements are 80s. for single-column inch.Copy required not later than the 20th of the month pre-ceding date of publication which i s on the 16th of eachmonth. Advertisements should be addressed to TheAnalyst, 47 Gresham Street, London, E.C.2. Tel.:MONarch 7644.-CITY OF BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENTAssistant Analyst (male) required in thc City Analyst’sLaboratories for interesting work of a general analyticalnature. Qualifications required are a degree in Chemistryor Graduateship of the Royal Institute of Chemistry.Persons taking their degrees this summer are invited toapply.Salary: Graduate--A.P.T.Grade I1 (f;920-L1125)G.R.1.C.-A.P.T. Grade I11 (Ll090-iC;1340)Post permanent, pensionable and subject to medicalexamination.Applications giving details of age, qualifications andexperience together with the names of two persons to whomreference may be made should be sent to the Medical Officerof Health, Public Health Department, Trafalgar House,Paradise Street, Birmingham 1, by August 29th, 1966.NEW ZEALANDDEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIALRESEARCH.4pplications are invited for the undermentioned vacancy :Vacancy B 13/18/45/2526: Forensic Chemist. TheChemistry Division, Department of Scientific and IndustrialResearch, New Zealand, undertakes the scientific investiga-tion of crime for the Police Department.Applications areinvited for the position of chemist in the Division’s AucklandLaboratory. The appointee will be required to work with asmall group of spccialists in the scientific investigation ofdrugs and poisons in forensic toxicology.Salary: Up to L2065 p.a. is offered according to qnalifica-tions and cxperience, with opportunity for a further advancc-ment on scientific merit up to L2710 p a .Qualifications desired: B.Sc.(Hons.). Independent researchis encouraged. Modern physico-chemical techniques such asinfra-red, gas chromatography are available.Passages: Fares for appointee and his wife and family, ifmarried, will be paid.Incidental expenses: Up to E35 for a single man and &lo0 fora married man can be claimed to cover the cost of takingpersonal effects to New Zealand.Application forms and general information are availablefrom the High Commissioner for New Zealand, New ZealandHouse, Haymarket, London, S.W.1, with whom applicationswill close on August :iOth, 1966.Please quote refercrlce B 13/18/48/2526 whrn enquiring.COUNCIL OF EUROPEThe European Pharmacopoeia Commission will shortlyrequire a Scientific Officer as Head of the Laboratory soon tobe opened in Strasbourg.Full information and applicationforms may be obtained from the Establishment Division,Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France. Closing date forapplications September 30th, 1966.BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSIONSCIENTIFIC ASSISTANTApplications arc invited from graduatcs (pharmacy orchemistry) with experience in pharmaceutical analysis forappointment to thc staff of the Commission’s laboratoryworking on the investigation of analytical methods andspecifications for drugs.Commencing salary within therange L996 toA1462 according to qualifications and experience,Applications, marked “Appointment”, giving full detailsto The Secretary, British Pharmacopoeia Commission,General Medical Council, 44 Hallam Street, London, W.l.BSTRACTORS required Ability to prepare abstractsAfrom papers in French or‘Gcrrnan would be an advaiitagc.Apply to-The Editor, Analytzral Abstrartc, 14 BelgravcSquare, London, S.W.I.CHIE‘; ANALYST/DEPUTY required by Consultant withApplicants must holdthe Branch E Diploma (though an applicant about to take itmight be considered) and have at least two or three ytwsexperience in a Public .4nalyst’s laboratory ; they shouldpreferably be under 35.The person appointed must hecompetent to take charge of the day-to-day rumiing o f thelaboratory and to act as Deputy Public Analyst immediatt4yor in the very near future. Initial salary in the &SO00 toL2.500 range, with excellent prospects; the right man C R I Iexpect a major share in the practice at a later stage. Applica-tions i n full detail will be treated in strict confidence. Dr.E. C. Wood, Clarence House, Clarence Road, Norwicli,NOR 29T.appointments as Public Analyst..4NALYTICAL ASSISTAST also required. Applicants musthave H.X.C.at Irast, preferably L.R.I.C. or Grad.R.1.C.Initial salary L800 to L1200; some knowledge of food anddrugs analysis is nccrssary, prcferably g.tintd in a P.A.laboratory. The work is very varied and the prospects grwd,particularly for a man whose ultimate target is the Diplomain Branch E. Applications as above.THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEXTHE CHEMICAL LABORATORYM IC ROAN A LY STThere is a vacancy for an experienced rnicroanalyst to takecharge of the microanalytical laboratory. This position isgraded i n the Chief Technician salary range of L1242 toLl423 per annurn.Applications giving the namcs and addresses of tworeferees and a brief resume of previous experience aridqualifications, at the earliest opportunity, to the LaboratorySuperin tendent, Chemical Laboratory, thc University ofSusses, Falmer, Brighton.NL4LYST for silicate analysis rcquircd for GeologyADepartment for work initially in emission spectrography(experience preferred) and latrr co-operation in chemical andx-ray Auorescence analysis.Degree, H.N.C. or equivalentrequired. Appointment as Assistant Experimental Officer(~XOX-Ll243 p a . ) or Experimental Officer (Ll:i65-&17:14 p.a.)according to agr and qualifications. Write to AssistantBursar (Personnel), University of Reading, Reading,Berkshirc.CHELSEA COILEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYManresa Road, London, S.W.3DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYPOSTGRADUATE COURSES(i) Analytical Chemistry, il1.S~. (University of London)Applications are invited from graduatcs, or persons withequivalent qualifications, for admission to the above coursecommencing on October 3rd, 1966.The coiirse coiisists oflcctures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory work at a post-graduate level. Candidates who fulfil the entry requirementswill be registered for thc M.Sc. dtxgrcc (University of London)and other candidates for thc, Diploma of Chelsea College(D.C.C.).ljull-time students complete the course in one academicyear (October to July). The course may be taken part-time.Thc full-timr Analytical Chemistry course has hrenapproved by the S.R.C. for the award of Advanced CourseStudentships to suitably qualified studcn ts.Vacancies are strictly limited. Furthcr details may beobtained from thc Academic Registrar, to whom applicationsshould be scnt as soon as possible.(ii) The Chcmistry and Microscopy of Food, Drugs and WaterA special postgraduate evening course of lectures andpractical work based on the syllabus for the examinationleading to the Diploma of the Royal Institute of Chemistry(Branch E) will be given during the academic year commenc-ing October 3rd, 1966. The course is primarily intended forstudents who wish to prepare for this examination, but is alsosuitable for other chemists and pharmacists who have aninterest in the analysis of food and drugs.Full particulars can be obtained on application to theCollege Academic Registrar