College Assistant Professor in Physics

2 weeks ago


Cambridge Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

Applications are invited forthe post ofCollege Assistant Professor in Physicsand FellowatLucy CavendishCollege. The post will begin in September 2024 and for a fixed term of 5 years.

The post holder will be expected to undertake at least 12 hours of undergraduate supervisions per week for 2.5 terms for the College and to assume the role of Director of Studies for all students specialising in Physics within the Natural Sciences Tripos. The College is seeking a candidate who can teach several of the associated Part IA and Part IB papers, such as:

  • IA Physics: Dynamics, Special Relativity, Oscillators, Waves, Electrodynamics
  • IA Natural Sciences Mathematics: Vector Calculus, Complex Numbers, ODE and PDEs
  • IB Physics A: Waves, Quantum Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics
  • IB Physics B: Dynamics, Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics
  • IB Natural Sciences Mathematics: Mathematics, Groups, Tensors, Fourier Transforms, Advanced Calculus

The ability to contribute teaching to associated papers of the Engineering Tripos () may also be an advantage.

This appointment offers an exciting opportunity to work with our diverse student body in a subject in which we admit roughly ten undergraduates each year. Since our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, the appointee will need to have a flexible approach to their teaching, and experience in working with students for whom the Cambridge learning environment may be unfamiliar may be an advantage. The post holder will also be elected as a Fellow and Trustee of the College, so they will be expected to attend certain College committees and should be prepared to participate fully in College life.

To learn more about this post or to make an informal enquiry please contact t he Assistant Senior Tutor: Academic, Dr Mark King, at mark.king@lucy.cam.ac.uk . Prospective applicants should note in particular that this is a full-time role that is not suitable to be held alongside completion of a PhD.

Closing date for applications is Monday 6 May 2024.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 May 2024.

Please attach a CV and a letter of application with your submission. You should include a short summary of your publication plans and teaching plans and specify the Tripos papers you would be able to teach in your application. Please include details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference by no later than 10:00 on Wednesday 8 May 2024.

Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the essential requirements of the Person Specification for the role. The Job Description, Person Specification and link to apply can be foundby clicking on the Apply button above.

£39,775 per annum (subject to review July 2024)

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