He has taken up an appointment as Professor of Chemistry.

【appointment】他接受任命当化学教授。

The bitter dispute about whether the gay-cleric Jeffrey John could take up an appointment as bishop of Reading in 2003 led to a steadily deepening rift in the Church of England.

2003年，关于同性恋牧师杰弗里·约翰能否担任副主教一事引发激烈争议，最终导致英国国教内部更加分化。