Cambridge University Reporter


Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy: Notice

The Board of Electors to the Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the field of Experimental Physics and Astronomy.

The appointment will be subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of the University.

The Professorship falls vacant on 1 October 2008 but, to aid succession planning, the University hopes to be in a position to make an appointment from 1 October 2006 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will hold a fixed-term Professorship on appointment until taking up the Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy on 1 October 2008.

Further information may be obtained from the Academic Secretary, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (e-mail ibise@admin.cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application should be sent, together with details of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae, a publications list, and a completed form PD18 with details of two referees, so as to reach him no later than 19 June 2006.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Peter Littlewood, Head of the Department of Physics (tel. 01223 766312, e-mail hod@phy.cam.ac.uk).

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.