In this section you will find information on vacancies in the School of the Physical Sciences as well as funding opportunities.

• Vacancies
• Herchel Smith Award
• The Ernest Oppenheimer Fund
• Travel Fund
• Selection Committee Memberships

Vacancies in the School of the Physical Sciences

There are no vacancies within the School Office at present.  

For vacancies in the School more widely, please see here.

Funding Opportunities

Herchel Smith Award

The Herchel Smith Fellowship and PhD Studentship Scheme offer awards across the physical and biological sciences.

For more information about the schemes, please click here.

The Ernest Oppenheimer Fund

Applications are closed for the Ernest Oppenheimer Fund

Travel Fund

• SPS Travelling Expenses Fund (TEF) Guidelines 2018-19
• Travel Fund Application Form
• Travelling Expenses Fund Receipts

Selection Committee Memberships

Under University procedures, we will publish here the membership of Selection Committees for senior academic posts. 

Department: Geography 

Position: University Lectureship in Human Geography

Selection Committee Members:

• Prof. Ash Amin (Chair)
• Dr Harriet Allen
• Prof. Matthew Gandy
• Dr Alex Jeffrey
• Dr Emma Mawdsley
• Prof. Saul Dubow
• Dr Sian Lazar
• Dr Adam Strange (Secretary)

Department: Geography 

Position: University Lectureship in Geography

Selection Committee Members:

• Prof. Ash Amin (Chair)
• Prof. Ulf Buentgen
• Prof. Michael Hulme
• Dr Alex Jeffrey
• Prof. Christine Lane
• Prof. Laura Diaz Anadon
• Dr Adam Strange (Secretary)

Department: Materials Science and Metallurgy

Position: Lectureship in Device Materials

Selection Committee Members:

• Prof. Paul Midgley (Chair)
• Prof. James Elliott
• Prof. Serena Best
• Dr Jason Robinson
• Prof. Judith Driscoll
• Prof. Andrew Flewitt (Engineering
• Dr Sian Dutton (Physics)
• Dr Rosie Ward (Secretary)