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No 6752

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Vol clv No 1

pp. 1–24

Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Electors to the Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology as follows:

Professor Sir John Aston, CHU, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:

Professor Anna Katerina Hadjantonakis, Sloane Kettering Institute

Professor Jonathan Simons, EM

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:

Professor James Briscoe, The Francis Crick Institute

Professor Kathy Niakan

Professor Benjamin Simons, JN

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Biology:

Professor Sarah Bray

Professor Nicholas Hopwood, K

Professor Shankar Srinivas, University of Oxford

Electors to the Prince Philip Professorship of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology*

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Prince Philip Professorship of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology as follows:

Lord Chris Smith, PEM, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:

Professor Ben Sheldon, University of Oxford

Professor Jon Simons, EM

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:

Professor Tracey Chapman, University of East Anglia

Professor Robert Fletcher

Professor Ian Henderson, CAI

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Biology:*

Professor Innes Cuthill, University of Bristol

Professor Rebecca Kilner, PEM

Professor Andrea Manica, CL

Correction

  • *31 October 2024: This Notice has been amended to remove a name that was included in error.

Electors to the Slade Professorship of Fine Art

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

Dr Elisabeth Kendall, G, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:

Professor Jocelyn Wyburd, CL

Professor Georgina Born, University College London

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:

Professor Tristram Hunt, Victoria and Albert Museum

Professor Sook-Kyung Lee, University of Manchester

Professor Alyce Mahon, T

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art:

Professor Alexander Marr, TH

Professor Flora Samuel

Electors to the Professorship of Politics

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

Dr Jessica Gardner, SE, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:

Professor Duncan Bell, CC

Professor Richard Bourke, K

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:

Professor Timothy Harper, M

Professor Hazem Kandil, CTH

Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economics and Political Science

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science:

Professor Jude Browne, K

Professor Colin Hay, Sciences Po, Paris

Professor Helen Thompson, CL

Electors to the Professorship of Sociology (1985)

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of Sociology (1985) as follows:

Ms Loretta Minghella, CL, in the Chair, as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:

Professor Tim Harper, M

Professor Hazem Kandil, CTH

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:

Professor Jennifer Gabrys

Professor Patrick Le Gales, Sciences Po, Paris

Professor Yael Navaro, N

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science:

Professor Patrick Baert, SE

Professor Ching Kwan Lee, University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Satnam Virdee, University of Glasgow

Elections, appointments and grants of title

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

Elections

Professor Mia Bay, B.A., University of Toronto, Ph.D., Yale University, Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Chair in American History, University of Pennsylvania, elected Paul Mellon Professor of American History with effect from 1 January 2025.

Professor Jan Klabbers, M.A., Ph.D., University of Amsterdam, Professor of International Law, University of Helsinki, elected Whewell Professor of International Law with effect from 1 October 2025.

Appointments

Professor (Grade 11)

Economics. Professor Tatiana Komarova, B.S., M.S., Voronezh, M.A., New Economic School, Russia, Ph.D., Northwestern, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age.

University Associate Professor (Grade 10)

Engineering. Dr Amit Kumar Agrawal, B.Eng., Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, M.Sc., Ph.D., Utah, appointed from 1 August 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

University Associate Professor (Grade 9)

Astronomy. Dr Amy Hannah Clay Bonsor-Matthews, M.Phys., Oxford, Ph.D., JN, appointed from 2 September 2024 until the retiring age.

East Asian Studies. Professor Ling Zhang, B.A., M.A., Peking, M.Phil., Ph.D., JN, appointed from 9 July 2024 until the retiring age.

University Assistant Professor

Divinity. Dr Arjen Feike Bakker, B.A., M.A., Amsterdam, M.Res., Ph.D., KU Leuven, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Economics. Dr Benjamin Wilhelm Arold, B.Sc., Ph.D., Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, M.Sc., UCL, M.Sc., LSE, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Minji Bang, B.B.A., Korea, M.S., Illinois, Ph.D., Pennsylvania, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Bryony Debra James, B.Sc., Edinburgh, Pg.Dip., M.Phil., Ph.D., W, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Hanbaek Lee, B.S., B.B.A., Korea, M.S., Illinois, M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period five years.

Education. Dr Pallavi Amitava Banerjee, B.Sc., M.Sc., Pg.Cert., Devi Ahilya Vishwaviyalaya, Pg.Cert., Birmingham, Ph.D., Durham, Pg.Cert., Exeter, appointed from 15 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

History. Dr Adrian Luis Enrique Lerner Patron, B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale, appointed from 3 October 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Dr Thorsten Edwin Boroviak, M.Sc., Vienna, Ph.D., Sheffield, appointed from 1 October 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Politics and International Studies. Dr Demetra Fannie Kasimis, B.A., M.A., Columbia, Ph.D., Northwestern, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Grants of Title

Affiliated Professor

Engineering. Dr Andrew Fitzgibbon has been granted the title of Affiliated Professor from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025.

Affiliated Lecturers

Archaeology. Dr David Friesem has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 for a further two years.

Computer Science and Technology. Dr Thomas Bauereiss, CHR, Dr Christian Cabrera-Jojoa, Dr Daniel Hugenroth, Dr Andrea Marinoni, Dr Christopher Pulte, Dr Ferdinando Samaria, Dr Jonathan Woodruff, Dr Jing Yang and Dr Fangcheng Zhong have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025. Mr Luke Church, CHR, Dr Timothy Harris, CHU, Dr Steven Herbert, Dr Tomasz Hollanek, JE, Dr Roman Kolcun, Dr Ian Lewis, Dr Yang Liu, N, Dr Jon Ludlam, CHU, Dr Theo Markettos, Dr Stewart McTavish, Dr Challenger Mishra, Dr Titouan Parcollet, Dr Advait Sarkar, Dr Petar Velickovic and Dr Eiko Yoneki have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 for a further year.

Divinity. Dr Anna Lefteratou has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 August 2024 until 30 July 2025. Reverend Dr Jeremy Morris has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025. Dr Yasser Zahur Ahmed and Dr Robert McDonald have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2026. Dr Julian Richard Gotobed, Dr Joel Richard Humann, Dr Jennifer Sarah Leith, Dr Karen O’Donnell, Dr Robert Pope, Dr Jonathan Soyars, Dr Naomi Wormell and Dr Marieke Dhont have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 for a further two years.

Engineering. Dr Zrinka Mendas has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2025. Dr Thiago Burghi, CHU, Dr Timoleon Kipouros, JE, and Dr Maria Vera-Morales, CHU, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025. Dr Deepshikha Acharya, Dr Pieter Desnerck, Dr Matthew Johnson, Dr Gos Micklem, PEM, Dr Jennifer Molloy, Professor William James Nuttall, HH, Dr Judith Plummer Braeckman, N, Dr Elena Punskaya, CHR, Mr Tony Roulstone, Dr Miles Stopher, HO, Dr Petia Tzokova, EM, Professor Mihaela van der Schaar and Dr Jeremy Woffendin have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 for a further year.

Psychology. Dr Jon Roozenbeek has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 for a further two years.

Vacancies in the University

A full list of current vacancies can be found at https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk.

Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology in the School of the Biological Sciences; tenure: from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter; informal enquiries: Professor Sarah Bray, Joint Head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (email: sjb32@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 15 October 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47930/; quote reference: PC42942

Professorship of Sociology (1985) in the Department of Sociology; tenure: from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter; informal enquiries: Professor Hazem Kandil, Convenor of the Board of Electors and Head of Department (email: hk376@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 28 October 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47687/; quote reference: JM42700

Slade Professorship of Fine Art in the Department of History of Art; tenure: part-time (0.25 FTE) for one year (one of the academic years from 2025–26 to 2029–30); informal enquiries: Professor Alyce Mahon, Head of Department (email: am414@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 9 October 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48205/; quote reference: GD43183

Regius Professorship of Hebrew in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies; tenure: from October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter; informal enquiries: Professor Christine van Ruymbeke, Convenor of the Board of Electors and Head of Department (email: cv223@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 11 November 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48256/; quote reference: GY43219

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