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: Physics
Position: University Lectureship in Experimental Astrophysics
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Andy Parker (Chair)
- Prof. Nigel Peake
- Prof. Didier Queloz
- Prof. Cathie Clarke
- Prof. John Sutherland
- Dr Oliver Shorttle
- Dr David Buscher
- Ms Sam Stokes (Secretary)
Department: DPMMS
Position: Professorship (G11)/Readership
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. James Norris (Chair, DPMMS)
- Prof. Richard Samworth (Director of the Statistical Laboratory)
- Prof. Ioannis Kontoyiannis
- Prof. Richard Nickl
- Prof. John Aston
- Prof. Rajen Shah
- Dr Po-Ling Loh
- Dr Nilanjana Datta (DAMTP, Reader)
- Dr Vivien Gruar (Secretary)
Department: Earth Sciences
Position:
Assistant Professor in Climate Modelling
Selection Committee Members:
- Prof. Louise Sime (BAS)
- Prof. John Taylor (DAMTP)
- Prof. Rich Harrison
- Prof. Marie Edmonds
- Prof. David Hodell
- Prof. Sasha Turchyn
- Prof. Jerome Neufeld
- Mrs Emma Chapman (Secretary)