The Governing Body of Peterhouse, in partnership with Microsoft Research, intends to elect a Research Fellow in the area of Computational Sciences as applied to computational ecology. The Research Fellow, either man or woman, will enter upon their tenure on 1 March 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Candidates must, by 1 March 2008, have had at least one year and no more than three years of postdoctoral experience. Career breaks such as maternity leave, national service, and voluntary service overseas can be discounted, but teaching experience and/or time spent in industry since the award of the Ph.D. should be included in the total amount of postdoctoral experience. Candidature will be restricted to graduates of, or those studying at, universities in Europe.
Candidates should have strong expertise in scientific computing. This involves not only some solid basis in computer science but also some strong knowledge in computational ecology. Candidates should be able to drive their own research and work in a team when required. The successful candidate will be provided with research facilities in the University Department of Genetics, and will collaborate with the teams there and in Microsoft Research studying invasive species.
Candidates should obtain an application form from the College Secretary (or download it in Acrobat format, from the link on the College website at http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/). They will be asked to name two or three referees who know their work and to request them to write to the Master of Peterhouse a letter supporting their candidature. The completed application form and the letters from referees must reach the Master by 31 January 2008.
The Selection Committee for the Fellowship will draw up a short-list of candidates who may be invited to submit dissertations or other written work. Some of these candidates will subsequently be invited for interview.
The annual remuneration for the Research Fellow will be £21,500, with an annual research allowance of up to £1,085. The Research Fellow will be asked to sign a standard agreement with Microsoft Research.
Stipends will be subject to deductions in consideration of emoluments from other sources. Emoluments from other industrial sponsors will not be permitted. The Research Fellow will be expected to engage in full-time research, but may be permitted to teach for up to six hours a week and will be paid for this. Rooms in College with service will be provided free of charge for the Research Fellow. All Research Fellows are allowed seven free meals a week at the Common Table. There is an entertainment allowance in kind.
The initial tenure is for two years, with the possibility of extension, subject to the availability of funding and a satisfactory review of performance at the end of the second year.
All correspondence should be directed to the College Secretary, Peterhouse, Cambridge, CB2 1RD (tel. 01223 338202, e-mail pag39@cam.ac.uk). All correspondence should be clearly marked 'Microsoft RFC'.