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: Materials Science and Metallurgy
Position: GAPSTI Lectureship in Computational Materials Science
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Paul Midgley (Chair)
- Dr James Elliott
- Dr Nikos Nikiforakis (Physics)
- Prof. Andy Parker (Physics)
- Prof. Chris Pickard
- Dr Louise Hirst
- Prof. Ruth Cameron
- Dr Rosie Ward (Secretary)
Department: Chemistry
Position: University Lectureship in Atmospheric Chemistry
Selection Committee Members:
- Dr James Keeler (Chair)
- Prof. Rod Jones
- Prof. John Pyle
- Dr Alex Archibald
- Dr Anja Schmidt
- Dr Marie Edmonds
- Prof. Peter Haynes
- Dr Howard Jones (Secretary)
Department: Institute of Astronomy
Position: University Lectureship in Astronomy
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Richard McMahon (Chair)
- Prof. Chris Reynolds
- Dr Debora Sijacki
- Dr Ian Parry
- Prof. Mark Wyatt
- Prof. Martin Haehnelt
- Prof. Mike Irwin
- Dr Vasily Belokurov
- Prof. Roberto Maiolino
- Prof. Val Gibson
- Mrs Angela Macharia (Secretary)
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: Chemistry
Position: University Lectureship in Theoretical Chemistry
Selection Committee Members:
- Dr James Keeler (Chair)
- Prof. David Wales
- Prof. Stuart Althorpe
- Dr Lucy Colwell
- Prof. James Elliott
- Prof. Christopher Ford
- Dr Julia Riley
- Dr Howard Jones (Secretary)
Department: Earth Sciences
Position: University Lectureship in Earth Sciences - three posts
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Simon Redfern (Chair)
- Prof. Nick Butterfield
- Dr John Maclennan
- Dr Alex Piotrowski
- Prof. Nick Rawlinson
- Dr Helen Williams
- Dr Alex Archibald
- Prof. Abir Al-Tabbaa
- Dr Andy Buckley (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: Physics
Position: Harding Lectureships
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Andy Parker (Chair)
- Prof. Manish Chhowalla
- Dr Sian Dutton
- Prof. Sir Richard Friend
- Prof. Neil Greenham
- Prof. Chris Haniff
- Dr Silvia Vignolini
- Mrs Gillian Weale (Secretary)