Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biochemistry and/or Organic Chemistry & Biophysics or Geophysics (3 Posts), School of Physical Sciences. Ref: AK22182

Salary: £27,578 to £35,938 pa

Funding is available for a maximum period of three years.

The Managers of the Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Fund invite applications within the general fields of:

  • Biochemistry and/or Organic Chemistry
  • Biophysics or Geophysics

All Fellowships are to be held from 1 October 2013 or otherwise by negotiation. Fellowships are available for between two and three years and provide an opportunity for independent research, although the holders will usually work in close collaboration with established research groups in one of the Departments in the School, see www.physsci.cam.ac.uk and the Further Particulars below.

In accordance with Dr Smith's will, candidature is limited to candidates who have obtained their PhD degree, or equivalent, within the last three years at any university but normally excluding Cambridge and Harvard.

The stipend will be on the University's Postdoctoral Research Associate scale, currently between £27,578 to £35,938 per annum, with a research allowance of £13,000 in the first year and £11,000 thereafter.

For details of the Scheme, please contact Ceri May, Secretary to the Fund Managers, Tel. +44 (0)1223 764987, e-mail hsf@admin.cam.ac.uk.

For discipline related queries, please contact:

  • Biochemistry and/or Organic Chemistry: Dr David Spring, Department of Chemistry, email: drs36@cam.ac.uk
  • Biophysics: Professor Ben Simons, Department of Physics, email: bds10@cam.ac.uk or Professor Ray Goldstein, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, email:  R.E.Goldstein@damtp.cam.ac.uk
  • Geophysics: Professor Bob White, Department of Earth Sciences, email rsw1@cam.ac.uk or Professor Peter Haynes, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, email: P.H.Haynes@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Further ParticularsPDF icon Terms and conditions of the Scheme PDF icon Application guidelines Word icon Referee form Word icon Permission form Word icon

This CHRIS 6 application form is available here.

Closing date for applications: 5pm on 3rd December 2012