Cambridge University Reporter


University of Oxford

VIOLETTE AND SAMUEL GLASSTONE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SCIENCE

Applications are invited for the above Research Fellowships, tenable at the University of Oxford, in the fields of Plant Sciences, Chemistry (Inorganic, Organic or Physical), Engineering, Mathematics (including Computer Science and Statistics), Materials, and Physics.

The Fellowships are normally awarded for three years (subject to successful completion of a probationary period) and will be available from 1 October 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter.

There is one Fellowship for men and one Fellowship for women (supported from the Glasstone Fund for Men and the Glasstone Fund for Women respectively). The salary will be on Grade 7 (currently £27,466 to £33,780 a year).

Additional travel and research support grants are available.

Applicants should have submitted for their doctorate by the time of taking up a Fellowship (normally 1 October of the year in which the offer is made) and should not normally have had more than five years of postdoctoral research experience.

Application forms and further particulars are available from the University of Oxford website (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/).

Potential applicants wishing to discuss their research proposals or the availability of facilities should contact the relevant scientists in the appropriate Department.

Enquiries about the Fellowship scheme and its terms and conditions should be made to Mrs Judith Brown at the MPLS Divisional Office, 9 Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UB (tel. 01865 282464, email judith.brown@mpls.ox.ac.uk).