Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Elections, appointments and grants of title

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

Elections

Dr Jamie Blundell, M.A., M.Sci., Ph.D., SID, Group Leader, Early Cancer Institute, elected Ursula Zoellner Professor of Cancer Research with effect from a date to be determined.

Professor Anthony Terence Anghie, B.A., LL.B., Monash University, LL.M., J.S.D., Harvard University, Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law, University of Utah, elected Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025, assigned to the Faculty of Law.

Appointments

University Associate Professors (Grade 10)

Astronomy. Dr William James Handley, M.Sci., M.A., Ph.D., CAI, appointed from 1 October 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Biochemistry. Dr Claudia Bonfio, B.Sc., Siena, M.Sc., Padova, Ph.D., Trento, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Computer Science and Technology. Dr Rika Antonova, B.S., B.S., Denison, M.S., Northeastern, Ph.D., KTH Royal Institute of Technology, appointed from 8 October 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Physics. Professor Teuta Pilizota, Diploma in Physics, Zagreb, Ph.D., Oxford, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

University Assistant Professors

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Nicole Christine Shibley, B.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale, M.A.St., CL, appointed from 3 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Archaeology. Dr John Joseph Rowan, Jr, B.A., Stockton, M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Architecture. Dr Yu Zhang, B.A., Southwest Jiaotong, M.Sc., MIT, D.Phil., ETH Zurich, appointed from 1 December 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Engineering. Dr Ayush Tewari, B.Tech., IIIT Hyderabad, M.Sc., INRIA and Grenoble Institute of Technology, D.Eng., Saarland, appointed from 1 February 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Shangzhe Wu, B.Sc., HKUST, D.Phil., Oxford, appointed from 1 March 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

English. Dr Ryan James Heuser, B.A., Florida, M.A., Ph.D., Stanford, appointed from 2 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Land Economy. Dr Dongxiao Niu, B.A., Shandong, M.A., Peking, Ph.D., Tsinghua, appointed from 1 July 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. Dr Doyle David Calhoun, B.A., Boston College, M.A., KU Leuven, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale, appointed from 4 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Music. Professor Margaret Faultless, M.A., CL, appointed from 31 August 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Politics and International Studies. Dr Ekin Kurtic, B.A., Boğaziçi, M.A., Ph.D., Harvard, appointed from 2 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Yunan Xu, B.S., Hohai, M.Sc., Renmin University of China, Ph.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Grants of Title

Affiliated Lecturers

Engineering. Dr Bryn Pickering, G, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2025.

Divinity. Dr Suf Amichay, TH, and Dr Paul Dominiak have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2024 until 30 September 2026. Ms Nadira Auty, Dr Andrew Jason Byers, Dr Sarah Dunlop, Dr Jonathan Duquette, Dr James Gardom, PEM, Dr Philip Johnston, HH, Dr Dirk Jongkind, ED, and Dr Reuven Leigh have 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.

Research Associate in the Faculty of Education (part-time, fixed term); tenure: from as soon as possible until November 2026 in the first instance; salary: £36,024–£44,263 (pro rata); closing date: 3 November 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48784/; quote reference: JR43701

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