Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
Salary:
£51,000 to £56,048
Starting Date:
1st October 2024
Tenure:
Initially 5 years with a possible further extension of 3 years (see Royal Society for further details)
The Institute of Astronomy is pleased to invite pre-applications from suitably qualified researchers who wish to apply for a Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF) to be held within the Institute.
In the first instance applicants should make contact with a member of the Institute's Academic Staff who has related research interests to discuss the possibility of hosting the fellowship within the Institute. Note: we have three academics starting who can also be contacted for support (Prof. Hiranya Peiris <hiranya.peiris[at]fysik.su.se>, Dr. Miles Cranmer <miles.cranmer[at]gmail.com>, Dr. Chris Moore <cjm8917[at]gmail.com>).
Applicants must have an appropriate level of experience (between 3 and 8 years of post-Ph.D. research experience at the time of application), significant research recognition (via publications and citations) and be able to demonstrate evidence of independence/leadership potential.
Once applicants have engaged with a member of the Institute's Academic Staff, a pre-application may be made by submitting:
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cv
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publication list
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draft research proposal (Four sides of A4)
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name and contact details of the proposed referee (personal reference)
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name of the IoA Staff member who has agreed to support the application.
Materials should be sent to fellowships@ast.cam.ac.uk with attachments as a single .pdf format file.
Applicants should also request that their endorsing IoA academic staff member send a statement in support of their application to the same e-mail address by the same deadline.
In order to be considered, applicants must send their pre-application materials to reach the Institute of Astronomy by 4th August at the latest.
Successful pre-application candidates will be provided with support and advice to improve their application before submission to Royal Society. If selected for interview, the Institute of Astronomy will arrange mock interviews to further support our candidates and maximise their chances of success.
Completed applications will have to be submitted on the Royal Society's Flexi-Grant system by 30th August to give time for checking, approval and ultimate submission by Cambridge University Research Services Division.
The final deadline for submission of applications to the Royal Society is 3pm 7th September.
The deadline for Head of Department/Nominated Referee references/statements to be submitted online using the Royal Society's Flexi-Grant system is also 3pm 7th September.
The University of Cambridge thrives on the diversity of its staff and students. The Institute particularly welcomes applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented. We have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee which continually works to further the aims of the Athena SWAN charter. The University has a number of family-friendly policies and initiatives, including a Career Support Fund, formally returning-carer scheme, childcare costs support, university workplace nurseries, university holiday pay- schemes, and a shared parental-leave policy. As part of its commitment to providing a family-friendly environment for researchers, the IoA ensures that should parental leave be needed during the course of employment, there is provision for extension to contract to compensate for the parental leave taken.
Application Deadline Date:
4 August 2023