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No 6714

Thursday 19 October 2023

Vol cliv No 4

pp. 39–64

Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Electors to the Professorship of Medieval and Renaissance English

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Medieval and Renaissance English as follows:

Ms Sonita Alleyne, JE, in the Chair as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a)on the nomination of the Council
Professor Rita Copeland, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Raphael Lyne, MUR

(b)on the nomination of the General Board
Professor John Arnold, K
Professor Seeta Chaganti, University of California, Davis
Professor Christopher Young, PEM

(c)on the nomination of the Faculty Board of English
Professor Sarah Beckwith, Duke University
Professor Orietta Da Rold, JN
Professor Jacqueline Tasioulas, CL

Electors to the His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Professorship of Modern Arabic Studies

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Professorship of Modern Arabic Studies as follows:

The Baroness Morgan of Huyton, F, in the Chair as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a)on the nomination of the Council
Professor Esra Ozyurek
Professor Christopher Young, PEM

(b)on the nomination of the General Board
Dr Elisabeth Kendall, G
Professor Rebecca Sauer, University of Zürich
Professor Christine van Ruymbeke, DAR

(c)on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Professor Amira Bennison, M
Professor Wen‑Chin Ouyang, SOAS, University of London
Professor Roel Sterckx, CL

Electors to the Professorship of Spanish

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Spanish as follows:

Professor David Cardwell, F, in the Chair as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a)on the nomination of the Council
Professor Henriette Hendriks, LC
Professor Julian Weiss, King’s College London

(b)on the nomination of the General Board
Professor Angeles Carreres, SE
Professor Graciela Montaldo, Columbia University
Professor John David Rhodes, CC

(c)on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
Professor Rodrigo Cacho, CL
Professor Parvati Nair, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Christopher Young, PEM

Elections, appointments and grants of title*

The following elections, appointments and grants of title have been made.

Elections

Dr Sarah Polonius-Teichmann, M.A., Ph.D., T, Director of Research, Cavendish Laboratory, Head of Cellular Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, elected Professor of Stem Cell Medicine with effect from a date to be determined.

Professor Jack Thorne, T, B.A., M.A.St., TH, Ph.D., Harvard University, Professor of Number Theory, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, elected Kuwait Professor of Number Theory and Algebra with effect from 1 January 2024.

Appointments

University Associate Professors (Grade 10)

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Duncan Robin Hewitt, M.A., M.Math., Ph.D., SID, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age.

Computer Science and Technology. Dr Tobias Christian Grosser, B.Sc., M.Sc., Passau, Ph.D., École Normale Supérieure, Paris, appointed from 1 October 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Jonathan Sterling, B.A., California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Engineering. Dr Edoardo Borgomeo, M.Sci., Imperial, Ph.D., Oxford, appointed from 5 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years. Dr Nathanial James Cooper, Sc.B., Brown, Ph.D., California, Davis, appointed from 18 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr James Paul Hambleton, B.S.C.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., Minnesota, appointed from 1 October 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Materials Science and Metallurgy. Dr David Matthew Collins, M.Eng., Imperial, Ph.D., PEM, P.G.C.H.E., Birmingham, appointed from 1 November 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

University Assistant Professors

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Miles Cranmer, B.Sc., McGill, Ph.D., Princeton, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Architecture. Dr Ramit Debnath, B.Tech., Delhi, M.Tech., Mumbai, M.Phil., Ph.D., G, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Tao Nwachi Sule-DuFour, B.Arch., Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, The Cooper Union, M.Phil., F, Ph.D., T, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Education. Dr Claire Elizabeth Crawford, B.A., Wales, P.G.C.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., Cardiff, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Land Economy. Dr Sofie Waltl, B.Sc., D.I., Dr. rer. soc. oec., Graz, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Law. Dr Lena Sophie Holzer, B.A., Vienna, E.M.A., EIUC, Venice, Ph.D., Geneva Graduate Institute, appointed from 4 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Narine Lalafaryan, LL.B., Yerevan, LL.M., American University of Armenia, LL.M., CLH, Ph.D., SID, appointed from 1 October 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Grants of Title

Affiliated Lecturers

Architecture*. Dr Tina di Carlo, Ms Jane Hall, K, and Dr Janina Schupp, N, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2024. Mr Roger Faires, Dr Jessie Fyfe, EM, Professor Claudia Marx, W, and Mr Jeremy Musson have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further one year.

Divinity. Dr Pui Ip, ED, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further two years.

Education*. Ms Jo Axton, Dr Madleina Daehnhardt, Dr Lenidia Lymperi and Ms Lucy Poskitt have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2025. Dr Ayesha Ahmed, Ms Alison Esther Binney, Dr Wendy Browne, Dr Joel Chalfen, Dr Eleanor Dare, Mr Mark Dawes, Mr James de Winter, Dr Helen Demetriou, Ms Alison Dunphy, Ms Oktober Rachael Evennett, Dr Frances Foster, Ms Rachel Foster, Ms Jennie Francis, Ms Sarah Gallagher, Dr Blanka Grzegorczyk, Dr Joanna Haywood, Ms Alice Hehir, Dr Lottie Hoare, Mr Steven Hunt, Ms Michal McLearnon, Ms Joanne Milton, Ms Judith Osler, Ms Fiona Peacock, Ms Harriet Rhodes, Ms Fran Riga, Ms Kate Rigby, Ms Anne-Marie Watkinson, Ms Alison White and Mr John-Mark Winstanley have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further two years.

Engineering. Dr Jennifer Molloy has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2024. Professor William James Nuttall, Mr Anthony Roulstone, Dr Petia Tzokova, EM, and Professor Mihaela Van der Schaar have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further one year.

History of Art*. Dr Marta Cacho Casal and Dr Ralph St Clair Wade, JN, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2024. Dr Marie Collier, Dr Anna Gannon, ED, Dr Sofia Gotti, Dr James Hillson, EM, Dr Krisztina Ilko, Q, Dr Verity Mackenzie, K, Dr Mary-Ann Middelkoop, PET, Mr Barry Phipps, CHU, Dr Sophia Pickford, K, Mr Paul Shakeshaft, HH, Professor Frances Spalding, CLH, Dr Lucia Tantardini, CL, and Dr Rebecca Tropp have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further one year.

Music. Dr Kim Ashton, PEM, Dr Nicholas Bell, Dr James Burke, Mr Michael Ladouceur, Mr Graham Ross, CL, Professor Susan Rutherford and Dr Gareth Wilson, G, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further two years.

Public Health and Primary Care. Dr Sarah Steele has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 13 May 2023 until 12 May 2025.

Corrections

  • *19 October 2023: An amendment has been made to correct the Department headings for the Affiliated Lecturers in Architecture and History of Art, which were wrongly assigned.

  • *30 October 2023: The name of an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Education was misspelt and has been corrected.