Research Fellow (110374-0325)

Please direct all informal inquiries about the role and the group’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture to Dr Farzana Meru (f.meru@warwick.ac.uk).

The Department of Physics seeks to appoint a Research Fellow within the group of Dr Farzana Meru on the topic of protoplanetary discs.

The appointment will be until 10 April 2027 with a start date at the earliest convenience of the candidate and is funded by The Royal Society.

The successful candidate will work with Dr Farzana Meru on a topic that is complementary to Dr Meru’s research interests: self-gravitating discs, protoplanetary disc evolution, dust growth, planet formation, planet-disc interactions, and connections with observed protoplanetary discs. 

The post is primarily expected to involve numerical simulations, but where relevant, an observational connection will certainly be encouraged. 

The candidate is expected to develop their own research ideas and will be encouraged to contribute to Dr Meru’s wider research focus on planet formation and evolution.

Dr Meru’s group is based in the University of Warwick’s Astronomy & Astrophysics group. It is a leading UK institution for exoplanet and disc research, with 81 researchers in total including 16 faculty members working on exoplanets and discs.

The group was recently donated £3.5m for PhD studentships and postdoctoral fellowships, attracting high quality international researchers and students. 

The exoplanet research is extremely active and the vibrant discs research group spans the fields of protoplanetary discs, debris discs, white dwarf discs and black hole discs.

Applications for a part-time position and those from underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged and welcome. 

The Physics Department at Warwick provides a healthy working environment, committed to outstanding scientific guidance, mentorship and personal development. We are committed to individuals with care giving duties and can offer flexible working hours.

To learn more about Warwick’s commitment to and support of equity, diversity and inclusion please see https://warwick.ac.uk/services/socialinclusion/.

The Physics Department is committed to promoting gender equality; for more information on their Juno Champion status or Athena Swan Silver Award please see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/staff/working/juno/.  

The Astronomy & Astrophysics group run regular Equitea meetings which is a monthly forum to discuss topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in relation to Astronomy, Physics and/or STEM as a whole. Please see: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/seminars/equitea/.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 27 April 2025 at 23:55 (GMT)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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