Lecturer in Astrophysics

Department: School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Salary: £47,178 – £58,595 per annum (Grade 6)
Reference: QMUL31644
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 6 July 2023
Closing date: 4 August 2023

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Overview

About the Role

The Astronomy Unit at Queen Mary University of London seeks to appoint a lecturer with research expertise in one or more of the areas of exoplanets, planet formation and star formation. This is a teaching and research position, with time split between lecturing, project supervision and research

About You

The research expertise of the successful candidate would ideally align with and extend the research of the planet formation/exoplanets group. We are equally interested in observational or theoretical expertise.

Broad areas that the group works on include planet formation, planet-disc interaction, circumbinary discs and planets, the star formation/planet formation connection (particularly external photoevaporation) young exoplanet systems and their host stars. We are involved in theoretical research utilising high performance computing facilities, as well as observational projects using facilities including JWST, ALMA, TESS, NGTS, HST and the VLT.

The successful candidate should have a strong track record in research and a clear plan for research in the future.

Lecturing and supervision experience will strengthen an application but are not essential.

About the School/Department

The Astronomy Unit is part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences based at Mile End Campus in London.

We have substantial on-site dedicated computing facilities for data reduction and developing numerical models.

We are also engaged with other groups in the London area, undertaking regular exoplanet/planet formation meetings with Imperial, UCL and MSSL.

In addition, the Astronomy Unit has a strong group in solar/plasma physics, including involvement in the Parker Solar Probe, as well as a strong group in cosmology and gravitational waves, with involvement in Euclid and LISA.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of late 2023/ early 2024. The starting salary will be Grade 5 through 6, in the range of £47,178 – £58,595 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Thomas Haworth at [email protected].

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.

The closing date for applications is 04 August 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held in August 2023 or shortly thereafter.

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science.

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support. As part of the School’s commitment to the Athena SWAN principles we strongly encourage applications from women.

                            Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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