Hintze Fellowship (3 posts)

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Monday, October 15, 2018
Archive Date: 
Monday, January 7, 2019
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Large Academic
Institution/Company: 
University of Oxford
Department Name: 
Physics (Astrophysics)
Street Line 1: 
Denys Wilkinson Building
Street Line 2: 
Keble Road
City: 
Oxford
State/Province: 
Oxfordshire
Zip/Postal: 
OX1 3RH
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The Department of Physics invites applications for three fellowships in the University of Oxford Hintze Centre for Astrophysical Surveys, funded through the Hintze Family Charitable Foundation. The Centre is focused on the exploitation of current surveys to build a platform for Oxford participation in LSST, Euclid, SKA and the EELT. We are seeking three fellows with research interests in respectively cosmology, galaxy evolution and astrophysical transients. The fellows will be encouraged to develop a personal research programme that should overlaps with the current interests of Oxford Astrophysics. The appointments, which start in October 2019, are for two years in the first instance, extendable for a third year subject to satisfactory performance.

Successful candidates will hold, or be close to completion of, a PhD/DPhil in a relevant area of astronomy or astrophysics, should have a demonstrated capacity for independent work and be capable of initiating research in a lively group. They will have the opportunity to teach and may benefit from a college association.

Salary will be within the range £32236.00 - £39609.00 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. A benefits package and a support for travel and other research expenses will be available.

You will be required to upload a statement of research interests (maximum 3 pages covering past, current and future research), curriculum vitae, list of publications, and details of two referees as part of your online application. Candidates should arrange for their reference letters to be sent to [email protected] by the closing date.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, January 14, 2019
Selection Deadline: 
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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Attention To: 
HR Team
Institution/Company: 
University of Oxford
Department Name: 
Physics
Street Line 1: 
Clarendon Laboratory
Street Line 2: 
Parks Road
City: 
Oxford
State/Province: 
Oxfordshire
Zip/Postal Code: 
OX1 3PU
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Institution/Company Job ID or Reference Code: 
137442
Inquiries About Job
Attention To: 
Professor Roger Davies
Subject: 
Hintze Fellowship