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)
Department: Chemistry
Position: University Lectureships (x2) in Synthetic Chemistry
Selection Committee Members:
- Dr James Keeler (HoD, ex officio)
- Prof. Matthew Gaunt
- Prof. David Spring
- Dr Silvia Vignolini
- Prof. Judy Hirst (MRC Mitochondrial Unit, School of Clinical Medicine)
- Dr John Sutherland (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
- Dr Howard Jones (Secretary)
Department: Physics
Position: University Lectureship in HEP
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Andy Parker (HoD, Chair)
- Prof. Val Gibson
- Dr Oleg Brandt
- Dr Ulrich Schneider
- Prof. Ben Allanach (DAMTP)
- Dr Maria Ubiali (DAMTP)
- Ms Gillian Weale (Secretary)