Hawking’s new assistant
p2pnet.net OT News:- Stephen Hawking, the famed professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, needs a graduate student to help him with lectures and scientific papers.
The university is offering up to £22,774 (about $42,634) a year to his new assistant, who’d be based in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics, says the Guardian Unlimited.
As the world knows, Hawking, 64, is wheelchair-bound and speaks with the aid of a computer and synthesiser.
“If you were accepted for the post you would be responsible for maintaining and improving this computer system as well as other pieces of support equipment,” says a job advertisement on the university’s website, according to the story. “You would help him to prepare and deliver seminars and public lectures and assist with scientific papers. You would also accompany Prof Hawking on his many travels and assist other members of the group.
“Flexibility, stamina and a confident and caring personality, together with a valid driving licence, are essential for this demanding job.”
Hawking became famous with his book A Brief History of Time and since 1979, has been Lucasian professor of mathematics, the same chair held by Sir Isaac Newton in 1669.
Also See:
Guardian Unlimited – Hawking seeks graduate assistant, September 6, 2006
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