1. The Rhodes Professor of American History shall undertake research, lecture and give instruction in the History of the United States of America.
2. The professor shall be elected by a board of electors consisting of:
(1) the Vice-Chancellor;
(2) the head of the college to which the professorship shall be for the time being allocated by Council under any decree in that behalf or, if the head is unable or unwilling to act, a person appointed by the governing body of the college on the occurrence of a vacancy to act as an elector on that occasion;
(3) a person appointed by the governing body of the college specified in (2) of this clause;
(4), (5) two persons appointed by Council;
(6) the Head of the Humanities Division, or their nominee;
(7)-(9) three persons appointed by the Board of the Faculty of History.
3. The professor shall be subject to the General Provisions of the regulations concerning the duties of professors and to those Particular Provisions of the same regulations which are applicable to this chair.