The Professorship of Metaphysics... The Professorship of Early Irish The Professorship of Celtic Archæology and Ancient Irish History 700 ... 600 The Professorship of Modern Irish Language and Literature 600 The Professorship of Chemistry 750 The Professorship of Geology The Professorship of Experimental Physics 500 8co The Professorship of Mathematical Physics 600 The Professorship of Zoology 600 The Professorship of Anatomy 800 The Professorship of Physiology and Histology 700 The Professorship of Pathology and Bacteriology 600 The Professorship of Hygiene and Medical Jurisprudence 250 The Professorship of Materia Medica and Therapeutics The offices will be tenable for seven years from the dissolution of the Royal University, and the holders will be eligible for re-appointment by the Senate of the National University of Ireland. Applications, which may be accompanied by three testimonials and three references, must be sent to the Secretary of the Commissioners before August 31 next, from whom all information as to the tenure, duties, &c., of the offices may be obtained. The Representations of the Governing Body of University College, Cork, will be invited in reference to the candidates from whom applications shall have been received. No communications, verbal or written, in reference to the appointments are to be made to individual members of the Commission. Dated July 13, 1909. 200 ROBERT DONOVAN, The Professorship of Medicine The Professorship of Midwifery and Gynecology 200 Royal University Buildings, Dublin. The Professorship of Surgery 300 The Professorship of Jurisprudence and Roman Law... 250 The Professorship of Constitutional Law and of the Law of Public and Private Wrongs The Professcrship of the Law of Property and of the Law of Contracts.. 250 250 The Professorship of Civil Engineering ... 600 The Professorship of the National Economics of Ireland 500 ... 200 The Professorship of Commerce 400 The Lectureship in German 300 The Lectureship in Accountancy The Lectureship in Banking and Finance The Lectureship in Physics... The Lectureship in Botany. The Lectureship in Modern Irish History The Lectureship in Ophthalmology. The Lectureship in Spanish... The offices will be tenable for seven years from the dissolution of the Royal University, and the holders will be eligible for re-appointment by the Senate of the National University of Ireland. Applications, which may be accompanied by three testimonials and three references, must be sent to the Secretary of the Commissioners before August 31 next, from whom all information as to the tenure, duties, &c., of the offices may be obtained. The Representations of the Governing Body of University College, Galway, will be invited in reference to the candidates from whom applica tions shall have been received. No communications, verbal or written, in reference to the appointments are to be made to individual members of the Commission. Dated July 13, 1909. 50 50 100 The Lectureship in Italian The Lectureship in Eastern Languages 200 The Lectureship in Special Pathology 250 The Lectureship in Irish Language 150 The Lectureship in Welsh 150 The Registrarship (this office must be filled by a Professor or Lecturer of the College) ROBERT DONOVAN, Secretary to the Commissioners. 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Applications are invited for the position of CHIEF LECTURER in CHEMISTRY in the Municipal School of Technology, with the status of Lecturer in the University of Manchester. Applications, addressed to the DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY (Mr. J. H. REYNOLDS), should be sent in on or before Saturday, September 11. The salary is £350 per annum. Further particulars may be had on application to the School of Technology, Sackville Street, Manchester. KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE. RAMSGATE HIGHER EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE. COUNTY SCHOOL FOR BOYS. Wanted, for the new County School to be opened at Ramsgate in September, a SCIENCE MASTER, who will act as Assistant Master and also (under the Headmaster) as Organiser of the Schools and Classes for Further Education to be held at Ramsgate and Margate. Initial Salary, £200 per annum. Forms of Application and Scale of Salaries may be obtained from Mr. A. R. R. FRANKS, Technical Institute, Ramsgate. 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