Graduate Teaching and Research Scholarship in Physics

Oriel College intends to appoint a Graduate Teaching and Research (GTR) Scholar in Physics, commencing in January 2025. The appointment will be for three years.

By October 2024, applicants will have completed at least one year of postgraduate study and will have embarked on a course leading to a DPhil in Physics at the University of Oxford. Applicants will normally be expected to have passed the Transfer of Status procedures by end of Michaelmas Term 2024. Once appointed, the successful applicant will be expected to transfer their College membership to Oriel (with the permission of their current College). The successful candidate will also be required to take a course in tutorial teaching, if they have not already done so.

The person appointed will be expected to teach for the College for 3 to 4 hours per week and to pursue doctoral-level study in any area of Physics. The precise teaching duties are flexible and can to some extent be adapted to the successful candidate’s areas of expertise and experience. However, preference will be given to candidates who are able to teach some courses from among the Optics (A2) course in the second year, and the physics topics covered in the first year of the course (CP1 and CP2).

The GTR Scholar may also be asked to participate in the undergraduate admissions process (normally Week 10 of Michaelmas Term). Admissions training will be provided.

The GTR Scholar will be paid for tutorial teaching and admissions at the hourly standard tuition rates as set by the Senior Tutors’ Committee. The Scholar will receive free accommodation (or an allowance of £2,798 per annum if living outside College accommodation) and will also have access to a research allocation of £493 per annum. In addition, the Scholar will be a member of both the Oriel Senior Common Room and the Middle Common Room. They will be entitled to a certain number of free lunches and dinners in the Senior Common Room, and free lunches and dinners in Hall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the post.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit their application to the Appointment Committee, via email attachment, to: academic.recruitment@oriel.ox.ac.uk, by no later than Friday, 29 November 2024 .

The application should include:

• a CV giving a brief summary of the applicant’s career with details of their education and teaching experience
• a covering letter outlining their reasons for applying, their teaching experience, and their research interests
• names and contact details of two referees (one on whom should be a current research supervisor)
• and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (optional)

Candidates are asked to ensure that their referees are willing to provide references should the candidate be shortlisted. It is anticipated that interviews will be held in the period of 2 to 6 December, 2024.

Informal enquiries may be made to Prof Andrew Boothroyd (andrew.boothroyd@physics.ox.ac.uk), Prof Julien Devriendt (julien.devriendt@physics.ox.ac.uk), or Dr Andrew Wells (andrew.wells@physics.ox.ac.uk).

The College exists to promote excellence in education and research and is actively committed to the principle of equality of opportunity for all suitably qualified candidates.