Section I

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division

Department of Physics
in association with Wolfson College
and
the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC)

UNIVERSITY LECTURERSHIP IN ACCELERATOR SCIENCE

Description of Joint Appointment and Application Procedure

Applications are invited for a University Lecturership in Accelerator Science.  The successful candidate will be appointed to a Supernumerary Fellowship at Wolfson College.  The salary will be on a scale up to £42,733 - £57,431 per annum.  Proven academic distinction can be recognised by the University by the award of the title of Professor. Details of the Department and further details of the University post are given in Section II and details of the College and further details of the College association are given in Section III.

The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI), hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and by the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) is looking for a University Lecturer in Accelerator Science, to be jointly appointed to work in Oxford and with ASTeC (Accelerator Science and Technology Centre) at the STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire on common research programmes. The appointee will have an established international reputation in accelerator science.

The Institute was established in October 2004 as a joint venture between the two Universities and is part of a major initiative in accelerator science, supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council and Diamond Light Source Limited. The current portfolio of projects includes R&D in the area of synergy between laser and plasma physics and accelerators, research towards novel advanced compact light sources and FELs, design studies for a future high-energy linear electron-positron collider, a neutrino factory and as part of the Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE), the development of non-scaling Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient accelerators for a variety of applications including Charged Particle Cancer Therapy using protons and light ions, plasma-wave accelerator diagnostics, and upgrades to ISIS at RAL and the LHC at CERN. The institute is developing connections with industry aiming to make developments in accelerator science and technology more accessible for the benefits both to the economy and wider society. The Institute also has a vigorous outreach programme. More details about the John Adams Institute can be found at http://www.adams-institute.ac.uk.

The ASTeC is the STFC in-house Centre for accelerator studies based at the Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories since 2001. It pursues a broad programme covering both specific future facility design studies and generic underpinning R&D topics.

The appointee will undertake lecturing, research and administration within the JAI and the Department of Physics in Oxford, and will undertake research at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Applications are welcome in any area of accelerator science, especially those aligned with the strategic interests of the JAI, for example the development of compact light sources, areas of synergy between laser and plasma physics and accelerator physics, and areas where accelerator science may prove beneficial in technology, energy and medicine. This work involves close international collaboration. Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Professor Andrei Seryi, email: Andrei.Seryi@adams-institute.ac.uk.

Duties

The post holder will:

• Carry out a programme of research in accelerator science, including the supervision of graduate students.
• Make substantial contributions to the research programme of the JAI; this may involve periods of working outside the UK.
• Participate in University teaching and examining in physics (graduate and undergraduate), and in administration under the direction of the Chairman of Physics and the Head of the Sub-department of Particle Physics.
• Carry out duties at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory as agreed between the post-holder, the Director of JAI and the Director of ASTeC.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will be expected to satisfy the following selection criteria:

• Ph.D, normally in accelerator science, engineering or particle physics.
• At least 3 years' relevant post-doctoral research experience.
• An excellent research record of personal achievement.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Evidence of good judgment and reliability.
• Ability to identify key problems and generate ideas on how to solve them.
• Perseverance and the necessary expertise to carry out solutions.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and work with others.
• Ability or potential to take responsibility for and manage a project.
• Enthusiasm for teaching.

An appointment as a University Lecturer will require substantial evidence of leadership and a significant record of personal scientific achievement.

Application Procedure

Applications should be sent to Mrs S. Geddes, Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, to arrive no later than 1st of June 2011.

Applications should be made in the form of a detailed CV and publication list and a covering letter indicating clearly how the candidate meets the selection criteria for the post outlined above. In addition, candidates should arrange for the three letters of reference to be sent to Mrs. Sue Geddes by the closing date.  At least one of these letters must be from someone outside Oxford University and one should be a representative of the candidate's current or most recent employer. The candidates may be asked to provide additional referee names. (If the candidates will wish any of these referees to be approached only with their specific permission and/or if they are being called for interview on the final short list or are in receipt of a conditional offer, they should state that explicitly alongside the details of the relevant referee(s)).

Interviews for the University Lectureship will be held on 4th July 2011. 

The recommendation of the selection committee will be subject to ratification by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board, the Governing Body of Wolfson College and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council.

Section II

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

UNIVERSITY LECTURERSHIP IN ACCELERATOR SCIENCE

FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY POSTS

A.        The Department

The University of Oxford employs almost 9,000 academic, research and support staff across a wide range of academic disciplines.  Its mission is to achieve and sustain excellence in every area of its teaching and research, maintaining and developing its historical position as a world-class university, and enriching the international, national, and regional communities through the fruits of its research and the skills of its graduates.

The academic administration of the University is conducted through four divisions (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, and Medical Sciences). The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division comprises ten departments: Chemistry, Computing Laboratory, Earth Sciences, Engineering Science, Materials, Mathematical Institute, Physics, Plant Sciences, Statistics, and Zoology.  The division provides a framework for interdisciplinary teaching and research.  There are also links with the Medical Sciences Division.

Physics at Oxford is organized as a single department with six sub-departments which are engaged in teaching and research covering all aspects of the subject, from the universe as a whole to the smallest sub-atomic particles. It is one of the largest Physics departments in the UK and has strong links with numerous other institutions nationally and internationally. At present, the department has some 80 academic and 100 post-doctoral staff, over 200 research students and about 170 support staff. It occupies well-equipped laboratories and workshops based on 2 sites just north of Oxford city centre and adjacent to the extensive University parks.

The Oxford Physics Department offers both a 3-year course leading to a BA honours degree and a 4-year course leading to an MPhys honours degree. In addition Physics shares a 4-year joint degree in Physics and Philosophy with the Faculty of Philosophy. The annual intake of undergraduates is about 160 for the physics degrees and 20 for physics & philosophy, with between 110-120 students staying on to take the MPhys course. Formal examinations are held at the end of every academic year. The first-year examination is a qualifying test for the remainder of the courses, but does not contribute to the final degree class. The degree class is determined by marks accumulated over the final 2 or 3 years, with a heavier weighting towards the last year or years. MPhys students take two major options from a selection based on the research strengths of the department and sometimes from cognate departments. In addition students are required to undertake a project lasting one term, often in research groups, and write the project up as part of the MPhys final year assessment.

Further information about the Department of Physics can be found http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/.

The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science

The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI) is a Centre of Excellence in the UK for advanced and novel accelerator technology providing expertise, research, development and training in accelerator techniques, and promoting advanced accelerator applications in science and society. The JAI works with other national and international accelerator laboratories and institutes to promote and develop accelerator science in the UK. The main objectives of the Institute are to develop novel and advanced accelerator technologies for particle physics and other applications; to train a new generation of accelerator scientists and engineers; to disseminate knowledge about the benefits of accelerator technology to a wide community; to make a major contribution to the design, development and construction of future accelerator projects in particle physics, future light sources and neutron sources, and for other applications, for example in the treatment of cancer. The John Adams Institute is jointly hosted by the Physics Departments of the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University of London.

The Institute has fifteen associated academic staff, twelve research staff, thirteen technical staff, about thirty research students, three administrative staff and several guest lecturers and visitors.

The Institute's research programme includes work on several major projects. Research at the intersection between laser and plasma physics and accelerators is focused on novel advanced compact light sources and FELs. In the area of linear electron-positron colliders research is concentrated on the Machine-Detector Interface and the Beam Delivery System. The work on advanced beam diagnostics includes the Laser-wire (measuring the size of the nanometre beams via laser back-scattering), Smith-Purcell and Coherent Diffraction Radiation (measuring the length of ultra-short bunches) and FONT (Feedback On Nano-second Timescales, controlling the transverse beam position). All of this work is supported by an intensive simulation activity. The Neutrino Factory research includes studies of the proton driver and muon acceleration sub-systems, the Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE) aimed at designing, building and testing a section of muon cooling channel which is now being constructed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The Institute will provide the Absorber Focus Coil (AFC) modules for MICE, the design of thin windows for the absorbers and RF cavities, the beam optics of the cooling channel and emittance measurements. Research on future Light Sources includes the development of ultra-short pulses on synchrotron- and linac-based systems, and the development of plasma-driven accelerators and light sources. Work is just beginning on the upgrade at CERN for the Large Hadron Collider, investigating options for achieving higher luminosity, and at ISIS, looking at options and potential limitation such as space-charge effects for possible upgrades to the ISIS spallation neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Finally, there is a project aiming to design a new type of accelerator capable of delivering better quality proton and light ion (such as Carbon) beams for Proton and Light Ion Cancer Therapy to treat certain cancers with improved patient experience and outcomes.

The Institute is named after Sir John Adams, who was the 'father' of the giant particle accelerators that made CERN the leader in the field of high-energy physics. He was an extraordinary accelerator designer, engineer, scientist and administrator. He worked during World War II in the Radar Laboratories of the Ministry of Aircraft Production. Thereafter he worked at the Atomic Energy Research establishment at Harwell on the design and construction of a 180 MeV synchro-cyclotron. He went to CERN in September 1953 and was appointed director of the PS division in 1954 at the age of 34, becoming the leader for the world's biggest particle accelerator project.  From 1961-66 Adams worked as director of the Culham Fusion Laboratory. From 1966-71 he was a member of the Board of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.  In 1971 he returned to CERN and served until 1975 as Director-General of what was then called Laboratory II, responsible for the design and construction of the SPS accelerator. From 1976-80 he was executive Director-General of CERN and instrumental in getting approval for the LEP collider. He was made a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford in 1966.

Detailed information about the JAI may be found at http://www.adams-institute.ac.uk

The Accelerator Science and Technology Centre

The ASTeC comprises some 50-60 staff at both the Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories who are focused on accelerator R&D topics and are supplemented by substantial engineering and other support services within the two Laboratories. ASTeC sustains core skills in the science and technology of particle accelerators and beams and applies them both to system design studies and to underpinning R&D topics. It has extensive collaborations both with UK universities and with international laboratories. Its broad portfolio currently covers design studies for particle physics (e.g. linear collider, neutrino factory), nuclear physics (e.g. HIE-ISOLDE), photon sources (NLS) and neutron sources (e.g. ISIS upgrade). Its underpinning work extends from superconducting RF systems through advanced magnetics to XHV vacuum science. It oversees major experimental test facilities both at RAL (intense proton beams: FETS – Front End Test Stand) and Daresbury (high brightness electron beams: ALICE – Accelerators and Lasers in Combined Experiments).

Further information about the ASTeC can be found at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/astec/default.aspx

The Sub-departments of Particle Physics and Atomic and Laser Physics

While the John Adams Institute interacts with the entire Physics Department, particular strong research connections are with the Sub-departments of Particle Physics, within which the JAI sits, and Atomic and Laser Physics.

The Oxford Particle Physics group is the largest university-based group in the UK, with 27 permanent academics and research lecturers, 33 fixed-term academic staff, research fellows and post-docs, 38 graduate students and approximately 50 support staff. It is housed in the Denys Wilkinson Building with excellent electronics and mechanical workshops. Currently the Sub-department's largest project is ATLAS, a detector for the LHC where Oxford was responsible for the precision assembly of all 4 barrels of the inner detector, as well as the laser metrology techniques for monitoring the positions of its individual silicon detectors to an accuracy of a few microns over distances of 1.5 m. Now that the assembly of this is completed, Oxford staff are playing leading roles in the physics analysis of LHC data. Other research projects include the MINOS, LHCb, SNO+ and T2K experiments, while continuing participation in CDF and ZEUS, and detector R&D for future colliders. Particle astrophysics activities include the SNO solar neutrino experiment and the CRESST and Edelweiss dark matter searches as well as preparations for the Eureka dark matter search.

Research in the Sub-department of Atomic and Laser Physics involves both theory and experiment aimed at understanding the nature of quantum interactions mediated by light and developing them for use in the study of novel non-classical phenomena and quantum-based technologies. There are sixteen research groups working in some of the most rapidly developing areas of physical science.  These include quantum information processing, ultracold matter, high-intensity laser matter interactions and ultrafast, nonlinear and quantum optics. The short-wavelength lasers and laser wakefield acceleration research group led by Professor Simon Hooker is focused on research on high gradient laser-plasma acceleration, controlled injection of particles into the plasma wave, staging of plasma accelerators, and application of these techniques to generating femtosecond x-ray pulses. There are about 80 people involved in research in Atomic and Laser Physics, including 16 academic staff, 25 postdoctoral research associates and visitors, and about 50 graduate students.  Aside from the excellent experimental facilities in the Clarendon Laboratory, work is undertaken at laboratories around the world including, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California, and at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in New York.

B.      Standard Terms and Conditions

1. Applications for the University Lecturership will be considered by a selection committee containing representatives from the Department of Physics, Wolfson College and STFC. The selection committee is responsible for conducting all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; it does not, however, have the authority to make the final decision as to who should be appointed. The final decision will be made by the MPLS divisional board, the governing body of Wolfson College, and the STFC on the basis of a recommendation made by the selection committee. No offer of appointment will be valid until and unless the recommendation has been approved by the divisional board, the College governing body, and STFC, and a formal contractual offer has been made.

2. The successful candidate will be appointed on the Oxford scale for university lecturers without tutorial fellowships, which ranges from £42,733 to £57,431 – see Annexe for further details. Lecturers appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. There is also an annual 'cost-of-living' review. Departments may also, in wholly exceptional cases, propose the awarding within the substantive scale of additional increments to lecturers at any time during their appointment.

The lecturer will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). Details are available on the website at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/finance/pensions/uss

3. Additional remuneration is currently paid to those undertaking examining and graduate supervision.

4. Upon completion of an initial period of appointment (which is normally five years), a university lecturer is eligible for reappointment until retiring age, subject to the provisions of the Statutes and Regulations of the University. Evidence of teaching competence and of substantial progress in research are prerequisites for reappointment to the retiring age.

The University's normal retirement date[1] for university lecturers is 30 September immediately preceding the 66th birthday, except that, if the successful candidate can establish vested rights, as defined in the University's statutes (details available on request), in retirement at age 67 or later, then the date of retirement will not normally be later than the 30 September immediately preceding the 68th birthday.

5. All appointments are subject to the relevant provision of the Statutes and Regulations of the University in force from time to time, as published from time to time in the University Gazette.

All university lecturers, with other members of the academic staff and certain senior academic-related staff, are normally members of Congregation, which is the University's ultimate governing body. Congregation's approval is required for all university statutes or amendments to statutes, and for major policy decisions, and the members of Congregation constitute the electorate for ten of the members of the main executive body (the Council of the University) and for members of a number of other university committees. Twenty or more members of Congregation may initiate the discussion by Congregation of matters of university policy, and any two members may ask questions about the policy or administration of the University. The person appointed to this post will receive full details soon after he or she takes up the appointment.

6. The holder of this post is eligible to apply for sabbatical leave. In general, one term of sabbatical leave is available for each six terms of qualifying service: qualifying service is built up on a 'rolling' basis, so that leave which is not taken is not lost (although qualifying service does not accrue beyond the maximum of 18 terms). Such leave is commonly used to develop research ideas and collaborations, visit other Universities or research establishments, write books or papers, or for similar activities. Further details are available on request.

7. The University encourages links with industry and other outside bodies.  Although the holding of outside appointments such as consultancies or spin-out activity must be approved by the head of department, no limit as such is set on the amount of money individuals may receive in this way. The criterion is the amount of time such appointments take up: a maximum of 30 days per annum may be spent on such activities before any deduction in stipend is considered. Full details are available on the University website at: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/ps/staff/codes/outsidecov.shtml.

Guidance on managing conflicts of interest is also available on the University website (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/rso/intergrity/#Conflict).

8. The Statutes and regulations of the University record the extent of the University's claims to intellectual property and the proportions in which exploitation revenues are shared with researchers. Copies of the relevant extracts are available on request or on the university website (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/regulations/182-052.shtml).

9. All staff participate in the University's appraisal scheme which is currently under review.

10. The University has generous maternity leave arrangements. Provided that they have at least 26 weeks' service with the University at the fifteenth week before the expected week of childbirth, women may take up to 26 weeks leave on full pay, plus 13 weeks SMP, plus a further 13 weeks unpaid leave. Arrangements are available to enable a phased return to full duties; for women to return to work on a part-time basis after the birth of their child; and for paternity leave. Requests for flexible working arrangements will be considered. More information on family support and flexible working policies is available on the university website at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/ps/staff/family/.

11. The University has three subsidised nurseries and also subsidises places at some local nurseries, although at present there is a waiting list. In addition, staff have access to a childminding network. There is also a salary sacrifice scheme whereby parents with children at university nurseries are able to save on income tax and national insurance contributions, and a virtual voucher scheme for parents with children not at university nurseries or placed with childminders through the network whereby a saving is made on national insurance contributions. There is also a holiday play scheme for school age children. Further information may be obtained from the childcare website (www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/child) or by e mailing childcare@admin.ox.ac.uk, or writing to the Diversity and Equal Opportunities Unit, University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD.

Equality of opportunity

12. The policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or her gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, racial group, age or disability.

Where suitably qualified individuals are available, selection committees will contain at least one member of each sex.

Data protection

13. All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post[2] and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University's Data Protection Policy.

Pre-employment checks

14. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of a medical questionnaire and the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK. Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK's new points-based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient points, and in particular that:

(i) they have sufficient English language skills (evidenced by having passed a test in basic English, or coming from a majority English-speaking country, or having taken a degree taught in English)

and

(ii) that they have sufficient funds to maintain themselves and any dependants until they receive their first salary payment.

Further information is available at:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier2/generalarrangements/eligibility/.

Interview and relocation expenses

15. All reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed. Removal expenses and travelling expenses in connection with the move to Oxford of the successful candidate are generally paid in full in appropriate cases.  Professional expenses of up to £6,500 also are available where appropriate to cover solicitors' and other costs in connection with a move.  Further details are available on request.

ANNEXE

SALARY SCALE FOR UNIVERSITY LECTURERS WITHOUT TUTORIAL FELLOWSHIPS

(with effect from 1 August 2010)

The following scale proceeds by annual increments:

Section III

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

WOLFSON COLLEGE

FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

The College

Wolfson is a graduate College through which men and women graduates may be admitted to study for advanced degrees and diplomas of the University: there is no restriction on subject.  There is a single Common Room for all Fellows and Graduate Students, all of whom may make full use of all College facilities.  A Supernumerary Fellowship at Wolfson carries no additional stipend but all Fellows are entitled to various allowances such as for Common Table. Whilst having no specified College teaching duties for Wolfson, Supernumerary Fellows are sometimes asked to act as advisers for junior college members in the same or related subjects.  Fellows may undertake (paid) teaching of graduates and undergraduates for any College.  See http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/ for further details of the College.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division

Department of Physics

Further Particulars for

DEPARTMENTAL LECTURERSHIP IN ACCELERATOR SCIENCE

Applications are invited for a Departmental Lecturership in Accelerator Science. The salary will be on a scale up to £29,099 – 39,107 per annum. This is a 5-year fixed-term appointment. Details of the Department and further details of the Department post are given in further sections.

The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI), hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and by the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) is looking for a Departmental Lecturer in Accelerator Science. The Appointee will have an established reputation in accelerator science.

The Institute was established in October 2004 as a joint venture between the two Universities as apart of a major initiative in accelerator science, and is supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council and Diamond Light Source Limited. There are currently 15 academic staff, 12 research staff, about 30 research students and a large number of technical staff associated with the Institute. The current portfolio of projects includes R&D in the area of synergy between laser and plasma physics and accelerators, research towards novel advanced compact light sources and FELs, design studies for a future high-energy linear electron-positron collider, a neutrino factory and as part of the Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE), the development of non-scaling Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient accelerators for a variety of applications including Charged Particle Cancer Therapy using protons and light ions, plasma-wave accelerator diagnostics, and upgrades to ISIS at RAL and the LHC at CERN. The institute is developing connections with industry aiming towards making developments in accelerator science and technology more accessible for the benefits both to the economy and wider society. The Institute also has a vigorous outreach programme. More details about the John Adams Institute can be found at http://www.adams-institute.ac.uk.

The Appointee will undertake lecturing, research and administration within the JAI and the Department of Physics in Oxford. Applications are welcome in any area of accelerator science, especially those aligned with the strategic interests of the JAI, for example the development of compact light sources, areas of synergy between laser and plasma physics and accelerator physics, and areas where accelerator science may prove beneficial in technology, energy and medicine. This work involves close international collaboration. Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Professor Andrei Seryi, email: Andrei.Seryi@adams-institute.ac.uk.

Duties

The postholder will:

• Carry out a programme of research, including the supervision of graduate students;
• Make substantial contributions to the research programme of the JAI; this may involve periods of working outside the UK;
• Participate in University teaching, examining of physics (graduate and undergraduate) and administration under the direction of the Chairman of Physics and the Head of the Sub-department of Particle Physics;

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will be expected to satisfy the following selection criteria:

• Ph.D., normally in accelerator science, engineering or particle physics;
• Outstanding post-doctoral research experience;
• An excellent research record of personal achievement;
• Good written and oral communication skills;
• Evidence of good judgment and reliability;
• Ability to identify key problems and generate ideas on how to solve them;
• Perseverance and the necessary expertise to carry out solutions;
• Ability to lead, motivate, and work with others;
• Ability or potential to take responsibility for and manage a project;
• Enthusiasm for teaching.

An appointment as a Departmental Lecturer will require evidence of leadership capabilities and a significant record of personal scientific achievement.

Application Procedure

Applications should be sent to Mrs S. Geddes, Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, to arrive no later than 1st of June 2011.

Applications should be made in the form of a detailed CV and publication list and a covering letter indicating clearly how the candidate meets the selection criteria for the post outlined above. In addition, candidates should arrange for the three letters of reference to be sent to Mrs. Sue Geddes by the closing date.  At least one of these letters must be from someone outside Oxford University and one should be a representative of the candidate's current or most recent employer. The candidates may be asked to provide additional referee names. (If the candidates will wish any of these referees to be approached only with their specific permission and/or if they are being called for interview on the final short list or are in receipt of a conditional offer, they should state that explicitly alongside the details of the relevant referee(s)).

It is planned to hold interviews in mid June to early July (exact date will be announced on JAI web-site). Those interviewed will be requested to give a 30 minute seminar.

The recommendation of the selection committee will be subject to ratification by the made by the MPLS divisional board.

For further details about the Physics Department and the JAI please refer to further particulars of the University Lectures above.

Standard Terms and Conditions

1. Applications for the Departmental Lectureship will be considered by a selection committee containing representatives from the University. The selection committee is responsible for conducting all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; it does not, however, have the authority to make the final decision as to who should be appointed. The final decision will be made by the MPLS divisional board on the basis of a recommendation made by the selection committee. No offer of appointment will be valid until and unless the recommendation has been approved by both the divisional board and the governing body, and a formal contractual offer has been made. The successful candidate will be appointed on the Oxford scale for departmental lecturers (salary on the scale £29,099 – 39,107 p.a.) for a fixed term not exceeding 5 years.

2. Lecturers appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. There is also an annual 'cost-of-living' review. Departments may also, in wholly exceptional cases, propose the awarding within the substantive scale of additional increments to lecturers at any time during their appointment. The lecturer will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

3. Additional remuneration is currently paid to those undertaking examining and graduate supervision.

4. All appointments are subject to the relevant provisions of the Statutes and Regulations of the University in force from time to time, as published from time to time in the University Gazette.

5. The University encourages links with industry and other outside bodies. Although the holding of outside appointments such as consultancies must be approved by the head of department, no limit as such is set on the amount of money individuals may receive in this way. The criterion is the amount of time such appointments take up: a maximum of 30 days per annum may be spent on such activities before any deduction in stipend is considered.

6. The Statutes and Regulations of the University record the extent of the University's claims to intellectual property, and the proportions in which exploitation revenues are shared with researchers. Copies of the relevant extracts are available on request.

7. All staff participate in the University's appraisal scheme which is currently under review.

[1] Please note that the University's policy on retirement age is currently under review following new government regulations.

[2] But note that if the appointee to the post is a migrant sponsored under the UK's new points-based migration system, we are required to retain all applications for the duration of the sponsorship.