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Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Condensed Matter Physics (semiconductors, nanostructures and devices).

 

Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford

 

The Department of Physics and Queen’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor (or Professor) of Condensed Matter Physics, specializing in the area of semiconductors, nanostructures and devices, to be held in the Department of Physics together with a Tutorial Fellowship at the Queen’s College Oxford. This is an opportunity to develop a world-leading research programme in semiconductor physics.

 

The post is available from 1st July 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the Queen’s Tutorial Fellowship commencing on 1st September 2025.

 

The Associate Professor will develop a world-leading research programme in semiconductor physics, teach at undergraduate and graduate level, and participate in administration.  On behalf of the College they will have responsibility for admission, teaching and pastoral care of students reading degrees in Physics. They will play a role in the running of the College as a charity trustee and a member of its Governing Body.

 

The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in condensed matter physics or a related subject, and will have a proven record of high-quality creative research at an international level.  They will be an excellent teacher at undergraduate and graduate level and have the interpersonal skills necessary to engage with students and colleagues at all levels.

 

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

 

Further particulars, containing details of the application procedure and of the duties, may be obtained below.

 

Only applications received before 12 noon (UK time) on 28 February 2024  can be considered. Applicants should ensure that their referees send letters to aptreferences@physics.ox.ac.uk by the same deadline. 

 

Please quote departmental reference 167006 on all correspondence. Interviews are likely to take place  in first week of June 2024 and candidates must be available to travel to Oxford in this period.

 

Enquiries may be made to Professor Arzhang Ardavan at arzhang.ardavan@physics.ox.ac.uk or Professor Seth Whidden at senior.tutor@queens.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

 
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The post also provides access to a housing loan or the right to occupy housing owned by the College, a College research allowance of £3,842 p.a., access to private medical insurance scheme, and an allowance for additional guidance and welfare responsibilities to students of £4,380 p.a. after the first year in post. Overview of the post The Department of Physics and Queen’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor (or Professor) of Condensed Matter Physics, specializing in the area of semiconductors, nanostructures and devices, to be held in the Department of Physics together with a Tutorial Fellowship at the Queen’s College Oxford. This is an opportunity to develop a world-leading research programme in semiconductor physics. The post is available from 1st July 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the Queen’s Tutorial Fellowship commencing on 1st September 2025. If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact Professor Arzhang Ardavan at arzhang.ardavan@physics.ox.ac.uk. Queries about the College side of the appointment should be addressed to the Senior Tutor, Professor Seth Whidden at senior.tutor@queens.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision. The role of Associate Professor at Oxford Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford. Associate Professors have responsibility for developing the careers of people in their group, department, and the wider environment by leading a successful programme of research, being an enthusiastic and engaging teacher and by promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion across all facets of the Collegiate University. Associate Professors are appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, and you will have a contract with both. Further information about the College Tutorial Fellowship is found here. Associate Professors are full members of University departments/faculties and college governing bodies playing a role in the democratic governance of the University and their college. You will join a lively, intellectually stimulating and multi-disciplinary community which performs to the highest international levels in research and teaching, with extraordinary levels of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. There is considerable flexibility in the organisation of duties, with three 8-week undergraduate teaching terms and generous sabbatical leave to balance teaching and research (please see the Benefits, Terms and Conditions section for further details of sabbatical leave). There is the potential for temporary changes to the balance of duties between College and University to enable a focus on different aspects of work at different stages in your career. Oxford offers many opportunities for professional development in research and teaching. Associate Professors may apply for the title of full Professor in annual exercises. If the title is conferred, you will also have access to professorial merit pay opportunities. In exceptional cases, the title of full Professor may be awarded on appointment. Appointments are confirmed as permanent on successful completion of a review during the first five years. The vast majority of Associate Professors successfully complete this initial review. Duties of the post The main duties of the post are as follows: The Associate Professor will develop a world-leading research programme in semiconductor physics, teach at undergraduate and graduate level, and participate in administration. On behalf of the College they will have responsibility for admission, teaching and pastoral care of students reading degrees in Physics. They will play a role in the running of the College as a charity trustee and a member of its Governing Body. The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in condensed matter physics or a related subject, and will have a proven record of high-quality creative research at an international level. They will be an excellent teacher at undergraduate and graduate level and have the interpersonal skills necessary to engage with students and colleagues at all levels. 2 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 For the University the post-holder will be expected: Research • to engage in original research in condensed matter physics with an emphasis on work related to semiconductor materials, nanostructures and devices; • to secure research funding and engage in the management of research projects; • to disseminate their research through publication in scholarly journals, participation in international conferences and seminars, and through other media; • to engage in knowledge transfer activities. Teaching • • to carry out teaching at undergraduate and graduate level including lectures, classes, demonstrations, and project supervision, under the direction of the Head of Department; to supervise research students; Examining • to take part in University examining as and when requested to do so. Administration • to participate in the administration of the department as and when requested by the Head of Department. For the College the main duties of the post are as follows: Research • To be actively engaged in sophisticated, original, and independent research of outstanding quality in the relevant field (see ‘Overview of the post’); Teaching • • To provide an average of six weighted tutorial-hours of Physics teaching each week during Full Term (each of which is eight weeks long) for undergraduates taking the Honour School of Physics and its joint school with Philosophy. College teaching is mainly in tutorials of two or three students. Tutorials consist of an hour of academic discussion between tutor and students. Tutorial teaching also includes the marking and discussion of submitted problem sheets and requires marking written skills practicals and organising an oral skills session of talks each year (for further information about College responsibilities see ‘The Tutorial Fellowship: General Template of Duties’ appended to this document). Take-up for individual papers varies from year to year. In the event that the demand from Queen’s students for the papers specified falls short of the level which would allow a tutor to meet their teaching obligations, they would offer tutorials to students from other colleges taking those papers; To co-organise the teaching of undergraduates taking Physics and Physics and Philosophy in the College. This includes holding meetings with students at the beginning and end of every term to discuss their programme of work and academic progress; arranging tuition by colleagues in other colleges; writing brief termly reports on students’ academic progress; and setting, marking, or arranging to have marked mock examination papers (‘collections’) at the beginning of each term; 3 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 • • • • • To assist with the appointment and management of the work of College Lecturers in Physics; To share the lead role in the annual undergraduate admissions process for Physics and, in liaison with Fellows in Philosophy, the joint school combination of Physics and Philosophy; To assist with College Open Days; and to play a role in access and outreach work; To act as a Personal Tutor for undergraduate students studying Physics and Physics and Philosophy; To act as a Graduate Advisor for graduate students studying Physics and related subjects; Administration • To undertake a reasonable share of College administrative duties; Governance • To act as a Trustee of the College (as a member of the Governing Body) and to contribute to the intellectual and social life of the College. Selection criteria Your application will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet these criteria. The University demonstrates its support for DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment) to which the University became a signatory in 2018. The University is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Members of selection committees will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity, fair selection and the risks of bias. There will be both female and male committee members. If, for any reason, you have taken a career break, suffered with a long-term illness or debilitating condition (e.g. long-COVID), or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognising that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result. Applications will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below, so you should make sure that you show very clearly how your skills and experience meet these criteria. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following. Essential (a) A doctorate in condensed matter physics or a related topic; (b) Proven research record of high quality at international level in condensed matter physics; (c) Ability to attract research funding and develop an independent programme of research, with an emphasis on work related to semiconductor materials, nanostructures and devices. Preference will be given to candidates working in any of the following areas: (A) physics of nanostructured devices, (B) interface energetics in functional materials and devices, (C) Discovery of new semiconducting materials. 4 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 (d) Experience of and ability to teach effectively, both at undergraduate and graduate level, a wide range of topics within the field of physics; (e) Ability to supervise graduate students; (f) Excellent interpersonal skills necessary for undertaking tutorial teaching and the pastoral care of students and for working constructively with colleagues at all levels; (g) Ability and willingness to undertake the full range of administrative duties both within the department and the College. (h) Good citizenship and a willingness to undertake administrative duties (within reason) to support the smooth running of the Department and the College. A commitment to advocating for equality, diversity and inclusion in research, teaching and/or the broader community Desirable (h) Excellent track record of obtaining research grants; (i) An interest in interdisciplinary collaboration within Oxford; (j) Experience of research collaborations at national and international level; (k) Experience of supervising research students or, for early career candidates, willingness and demonstrable potential ability to do so. How to apply To apply, visit https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=167006 , then click on the Apply Now button on the ‘Job Details’ page and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a new user or log-in if you have applied previously. Please refer to the “Terms of Use” in the left hand menu bar for information about privacy and data protection. Please provide details of three referees and indicate whether the University may contact them now. Applications must include the following, with documents uploaded as PDF files with your name and document type in the filename: • • your full contact details including e-mail address, full postal addresses, and telephone number; a covering letter or supporting statement explaining how your application meets each of the criteria set out above, which should not exceed two A4 pages; • a full CV, which should not exceed four A4 pages, plus publications list; • a summary of your current research interests and future research plans, which should not exceed six A4 pages; • the names and contact details (postal and email addresses and telephone numbers) of three referees of international standing in your chosen research area (no more than two of whom should be at the same academic institution). The referees should be asked to submit their references via aptreferences@physics.ox.ac.uk. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that letters from referees are received by this date. If you would prefer a referee or referees to be approached only with your specific permission or only if you are being called for interview on the final short list, then you should state this in your application, alongside the details of the relevant referee(s). You should provide the names and full contact details of three referees even if you do not wish to contact them yet. All applications must be received by 12.00 noon on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. 5 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 Please note that you will be notified of the progress of your application by automatic emails from our erecruitment system. Please check your spam/junk mail regularly to ensure that you receive all emails. Should you experience any difficulties using the online application system, please email recruitment @physics.ox.ac.uk. Further help and support is available from www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/support/. To return to the online application at any stage, please go to: www.recruit.ox.ac.uk. The University and colleges welcome applications from candidates who have a disability or long-term health condition and is committed to providing long term support. The University’s disability advisor can provide support to applicants with a disability, please see https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/disabilitysupport for details. Please let us know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including the provision of these documents in large print, audio or other formats. If we invite you for interviews, we will ask whether you require any particular arrangements at the interview. The University Access Guide gives details of physical access to University buildings https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/. Teaching commitments are mainly concentrated into Oxford’s three 8-week undergraduate teaching terms, making it easier to balance teaching and research. There is considerable flexibility in the organisation of duties, and generous sabbatical leave. The Department of Physics We are a vibrant community of scientists who aim to be one of the best physics departments in the world. We pursue state-of-the-art research programmes across a broad front, educate the next generation of physicists to the highest standard, and strive to enhance the public’s understanding of the achievements and potential of physics and science more broadly. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise conducted by HEFCE, show that Oxford Physics has overall the largest amount of world-leading research of any UK physics department. Our 125 permanent members of academic staff include experimentalists, observers, modellers and theoreticians working across all major themes of accelerator science, astrophysics, biophysics, physical climate science, fundamental particles, (exo-) planetary science, plasmas, quantum materials, quantum information, and semiconductor devices and photovoltaics. We work in close collaboration with colleagues in many other departments in the University, and in many other institutions both nationally, including the nearby UK national laboratories at Culham and Harwell, and internationally: 75% of our papers have an international co-author. We work extensively with high-tech industry and a number of spin-out companies have been created to commercialise technology developed in the department. We have very substantial technical facilities, including mechanical and electronic workshops, nanofabrication, and materials preparation and characterization. The Condensed Matter Physics sub-department has a worldwide reputation and currently consists of 27 academic staff, about 55 postdocs and about 100 graduate students. The research conducted covers three main areas, biological physics, quantum materials and semiconductor materials, devices and nanostructures. We work closely with other departments in Oxford and internationally. Details of our research can be found at https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/condensed-matter-physics. The Physics Department and Condensed Matter Sub-department already host several facilities that are likely to be of use to the experimental work of the appointee. A world-unique Thin-Film Cluster Deposition Facility (funded by an EPSRC Strategic Equipment Grant) now allows for exciting possibilities in combinatorial semiconducting materials, for which desired electronic properties are engineered using multiple material layers or nanocomposites that can form complex interfaces. An ultraviolet 6 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 photoemission spectroscopy (UPS) unit has just been added to the cluster allowing for powerful research to be conducted on uncontaminated interfaces. The Nanofabrication and Electron Microscopy Facility offers electron-beam and focused ion beam lithography, electron microscopy and nanophotolithography that will allow processing of nanometre scale devices and photonic elements. The existing high-magnetic-field and cryostat dilution refrigerator facilities will be able to support nanodevice work at milli-Kelvin temperatures, and under magnetic fields of up to 60T. X-ray diffraction and crystal growth facilities run by the sub-department of Condensed Matter Physics, and solutionprocessing laboratories are available for materials development. The Semiconductor Materials Devices and Nanostructures (SMND) group currently comprises 6 permanent academic staff, Prof Marina Filip, Prof Laura Herz, Prof Michael Johnston, Prof Moritz Riede, Prof Henry Snaith and Prof Robert Taylor (retiring in September 2025). The SMND group is highly research active and dynamic; publications have attracted an exceptionally high levels of citation, with three of the six academics currently listed as Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) and many international accolades having recently been received, for example from the Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry. The SMND group holds a total current EPSRC funding portfolio of £18m and has just been awarded a new EPSRC Programme Grant over £7.6m to start in September 2023. Funding sources are diverse, with significant income in the group from UKRI, Horizon/EU, Leverhulme Trust, DoE/ONR, Royal Society, etc. The SMND group has an excellent track record of successfully attracting external funding for new infrastructure facilities, such as for the Wolfson Laboratory (part-funded by a Royal Society Wolfson grant) which is a well-equipped space for solution-processing of materials and devices. The stimulating and interdisciplinary environment will offer excellent opportunities from which research by the new appointee can benefit. The SMND group already has an outstanding portfolio in macroscopic photovoltaic and light-emitting devices, computational first-principles calculation, and spectroscopic analysis of semiconductors. This appointment is intended to be complementary to the research areas already covered by the existing permanent academic staff in SMND, with priority given to candidates in the following three areas: Area A: Physics of nanostructured devices. This area may include nanoscale semiconductor–light interfaces and/or nanoscale devices and junctions, interfacing with other themes in the Physics Department, for example in quantum information. Area B: Interface energetics in functional materials and devices. A new Thin-Film Cluster Deposition Facility, combined with a new ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS) unit, allows for exciting possibilities in combinatorial materials to be explored, for example, to engineer electronic properties through multiple material layers or nanocomposites that can form complex interfaces. Area C: Discovery of new semiconducting materials: This area would focus on the development of novel inorganic and hybrid semiconductor materials with interesting semiconducting properties, through design and synthesis. Work would ideally interface with already ongoing spectroscopic, device and first principles modelling research, and could connect with activities related to a newly funded EPSRC Programme Grant. Physics admits about 190 undergraduates to our challenging degree programmes each year. They receive a rigorous education in from academic staff who are not only world leaders in research but dedicated and talented teachers of the next generation. Most of our undergraduates are studying for the MPhys, which is the main physics degree, with small numbers taking the joint Physics and Philosophy degree (MPhysPhil) or transitioning in the fourth year to the Mathematical Physics degree (MMathPhys), which is taught jointly with the Mathematical Institute. Overviews of the courses can be found at www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduates and mmathphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/ We recruit graduate students from all over the world. Each year about 90 people with outstanding undergraduate records join our research groups to work for a doctorate with leading physicists and make the next step towards becoming a professional physicist themselves. 7 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 The strong culture and clear focus of our Outreach programme has been recognised with a number of prizes and awards over the past few years. Over half of our staff at all career stages from graduate student to faculty are actively involved in delivering the programme which has a full-time coordinator. We work with local schools and run lecture series for the general public; and we invented the citizen science applications climateprediction.net and Zooniverse. We have embarked upon a major infrastructure renewal programme to support our science mission far into the 21st century. The Beecroft Building, the first of four phases of this program, was completed in early 2018. It provides world-class laboratories and extensive office and collaboration space which has been purpose built to accommodate our theorists. The person appointed to this post will benefit from working in this new state of the art facility. The department is dedicated to the principle of equal opportunities in the workplace and we hold Athena SWAN Silver and JUNO Champion awards. We have a very strong facilitation team who understand the UK science funding system in depth and have a great deal of experience in helping newcomers prepare funding proposals. For more information about the Physics Department, Theoretical Physics, and the Oxford Centre for Soft and Biological Matter, please visit http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/ The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division The Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division is one of the four academic divisions of the University. Oxford is widely recognised as one of the world's leading science universities and the MPLS Division is home to our non-medical sciences, with 9 academic departments that span the full spectrum of the mathematical, computational, physical, engineering and life sciences, and undertake both fundamental research and cutting-edge applied work. Our research tackles major societal and technological challenges – whether developing new energy solutions or improved cancer treatments, understanding climate change processes, or helping to preserve biodiversity, and is increasingly focused on key interdisciplinary issues. We collaborate closely with colleagues in Oxford across the medical sciences, social sciences and humanities, and with other universities, research organisations and industrial partners across the globe in pursuit of innovative research geared to address critical and fundamental scientific questions. The disciplines within the MPLS Division regularly appear at the highest levels in rankings, including the Times Higher Education and QS world rankings. Nationally, the quality of the Division’s research outputs and environment, and the resulting impact, was recognised through strong performances in the UK Research Excellence Framework in both 2014 and 2021. MPLS is proud to be the home of some of the most creative and innovative scientific thinkers and leaders. Our researchers have been awarded some of the most significant scientific honours and we have a strong tradition of attracting and nurturing the very best early career researchers who regularly secure prestigious fellowships and faculty positions. MPLS is at the forefront of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within the Collegiate University. We provide support to our departments to enable them to diversity their staffing, providing benefits to all, offer an array of development opportunities, and we are pleased to note that all academic departments in the Division hold Athena Swan Awards. We have around 7,000 full and part-time students (including approximately 3,500 graduate students) and play a major role in training the next generation of leading scientists. Oxford's international reputation for excellence in teaching is reflected in its position at the top of the major league tables and subject assessments. Through a mixture of lectures, practical work and the distinctive college tutorial system, students develop their ability to solve diverse mathematical, scientific and engineering problems. 8 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 MPLS is dedicated to bringing the wonder and potential of science to the attention of audiences far beyond the world of academia. We have a strong commitment to supporting public engagement in science through initiatives including the Oxford Sparks portal (www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk) and a large variety of outreach activities; these are crucial activities given so many societal and technological issues demand an understanding of the science that underpins them. We also bring the potential of our scientific efforts forward for practical and beneficial application to the real world and our desire, aided by the work of Oxford University Innovation and Oxford Sciences Innovation, is to link our best scientific minds with industry and public policy makers. For more information about the MPLS division, please visit: www.mpls.ox.ac.uk The Queen’s College There over 30 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally-renowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. The Queen’s College (Queen’s), founded in 1341, is one of the oldest Colleges in the University of Oxford and represents most aspects of the University community and its scholarly and scientific work. There are approximately 45 Fellows, about 160 graduate students and about 330 undergraduates. The College usually admits approximately 5 undergraduate students each year to study Physics and its joint school, Physics and Philosophy, and around 2 to 3 postgraduate students to study Physics. The successful candidate will share the teaching and organisation of Physics in the College with a second Associate Professor and Official Fellow in Physics (appointment anticipated in September 2024). The College has one of the finest college libraries in Oxford, with around 50,000 volumes in the current lending collection—used extensively by students—and around 100,000 volumes in the antiquarian collection. Its early modern holdings are internationally renowned. The library’s recent expansion added new reading rooms, enhanced accommodation for its special collections, and more space for students and the working collection. The College regularly organises a symposium for graduate students and faculty to showcase their research and discuss their interests. The College has academic support funds to support the holding of conferences and workshops in the College. Diversity and equal opportunity at Queen’s The Queen’s College embraces diversity and equal opportunity. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. For more information, visit queens.ox.ac.uk/equality-information. The College invites all applicants to familiarise themselves with its equal opportunities policy, available on its Equality Information page: queens.ox.ac.uk/equality-information. The College also shares the university’s commitment ‘to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected.’ The university’s full policy is available at: edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/equality-policy. 9 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 We are committed to the principles of equal opportunities and respect for individuals in creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value and celebrate diversity and feel that is critical to achieving our strategic aims and long-term success. We work to recruit employees and admit students from a wide range of backgrounds and promote an inclusive culture in which: • • • everyone feels that they are valued and can work to achieve their potential; opportunities are open to everyone, and decisions are based on merit and are free from bias; and all of our current and prospective students, staff, and visitors are treated fairly and with dignity and respect, and do not face discrimination. All College meetings include consideration of its duties under the Equality Act 2010 as they pertain to the meeting’s actions and decisions. In formal and informal settings alike, the College endeavours to make decisions that afford equal opportunities to, and foster good relationships between, different groups of people. This commitment, supported by data and routinely monitored, extends to all aspects of our activities: in our outreach activities, in admissions, and in financial support, for undergraduates and postgraduates alike; in the procedures related to hiring and retaining academic and non-academic staff members of the highest calibre; in student support; and in all aspects of fostering an inclusive community in which everyone feels respected, valued, and heard. More information about the College can be found at queens.ox.ac.uk. About the University of Oxford Oxford’s departments and colleges aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. Oxford’s self-governing community of international scholars includes Professors, Associate Professors, other college tutors, senior and junior research fellows and a large number University research staff. Research at Oxford combines disciplinary depth with an increasing focus on inter-disciplinary and multidisciplinary activities addressing a rich and diverse range of issues. Oxford’s strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, and in providing all staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that supports everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is a great strength, and vital for innovation and creativity, Oxford aspires to build a truly inclusive community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While Oxford has long traditions of scholarship, it is also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities. It consistently has the highest external research income of any university in the UK (the most recent figures are available at www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/finance-and-funding), and regularly creates spinout companies based on academic research generated within and owned by the University. Oxford is also recognised as a leading supporter of social enterprise. Oxford admits undergraduate students with the intellectual potential to benefit fully from the small group learning to which Oxford is deeply committed. Meeting in small groups with their tutor, undergraduates are exposed to rigorous scholarly challenge and learn to develop their critical thinking, their ability to articulate their views with clarity, and their personal and intellectual confidence. They receive a high level of personal attention from leading academics. 10 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 Oxford has a strong postgraduate student body, who are attracted to Oxford by the international standing of the faculty, by the rigorous intellectual training on offer, by the excellent research and laboratory facilities available, and by the resources of the museums and libraries, including one of the world’s greatest libraries, the Bodleian. For more information please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation University Benefits, Terms and Conditions Details of University policy in the following areas can be found at the links provided. Salary Academic staff pay | HR Support (ox.ac.uk) Pension https://finance.web.ox.ac.uk/uss Sabbatical leave Council Regulations 4 of 2004 | Governance and Planning (ox.ac.uk) Outside commitments https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/holding-outside-appointments. Intellectual Property https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/legislation/council-regulations-7-of-2002 Managing conflicts of interest https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/governance/integrity Membership of Congregation https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/governance https://governance.admin.ox.ac.uk/legislation/statute-iv-congregation for further details. Family support https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/family-leave-for-academic-staff. https://childcare.admin.ox.ac.uk/home. https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/my-family-care. https://www.newcomers.ox.ac.uk/. Welcome for International Staff welcome.ox.ac.uk. Home | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk) 11 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 Relocation https://finance.admin.ox.ac.uk/relocation-scheme-arrangements#collapse1094916 Promoting diversity https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/home Other benefits and discounts for University employees https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/discounts Pre-employment screening https://jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks. Length of appointment Academic posts at Oxford | HR Support Retirement https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra Data Privacy https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/job-applicant-privacy-policy. https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy. College Benefits, Terms and Conditions The College component of the salary will be on the scale for Associate Professors of £8,519 to £11,439 per annum. The combined College and University salary will be on a scale up to £70,918 per annum. Candidates should note that this appointment involves two separate contracts, one with the College and one with the University. As a Fellow of The Queen’s College, the successful candidate will be a member of the Governing Body and will hold the Fellowship under the terms of the Statutes and Bylaws in force from time to time. The election of the successful candidate to the Fellowship will be subject to the conferment and continued holding of the post of Associate Professor. If, for whatever reason, the appointee should cease to hold this University post, the associated College Fellowship will also cease. The postholder will be entitled to a housing allowance of £19,497 per annum and a College research allowance of £3,842 p.a. On appointment, normally after the first year in post, to a ‘personal tutorship’, with additional academic guidance and welfare responsibilities, there is an additional annual payment of £4,380. The College also offers the right to rent a ‘College house’, and a loan at preferential rates. The postholder and their dependents are also entitled to membership of the College’s private healthcare scheme. Details are available from the Bursary (bursary@queens.ox.ac.uk). The postholder will be entitled to 1 term’s relief from College teaching during their Initial Period of Office, and in the first year of the post will be able to borrow from their second-year annual allowance to purchase items necessary for getting established. 12 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 The post also carries full membership of the College’s Senior Common Room, the right to lunch and dine free of charge, subject to the rules concerning additional payments related to meals, and the right to bring a guest or guests at the postholder’s own expense on certain occasions. Further benefits include the right to propose academic visitors to the College, the right to book guest rooms and use of the College’s post and printing facilities. The College has extensive facilities for supporting academic conferences and workshops. Election to the Fellowship will be for a probationary year in the first instance. The Fellowship will then be renewed for four years, and thereafter for periods of seven years up to the retirement age as described in the Standard Terms and Conditions, subject to satisfactory performance of duties and continued holding of the associated university post of Associate Professor. Offer of employment Applications for this post will be considered by a selection committee containing representatives from both the Department of Physics and the Queen’s College. 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 Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board and the Governing Body of the Queen’s College on the basis of a recommendation made by the selection committee. No offer of appointment will be valid, therefore, 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. Benefits of working at the University Employee benefits | HR Support (ox.ac.uk) Staff benefits | HR Support (ox.ac.uk) Appendix: The Tutorial Fellowship General Template of Duties for Tutorial Fellows in Oxford Colleges 1: Introduction A Tutorial Fellowship represents the College side of a joint appointment, i.e. an appointment which involves a College component and a University component. The University side is represented by an Associate Professorship . The appointee is selected and funded jointly by the College(s) concerned and by the relevant division of the University. The joint appointment system is an unusual arrangement in research-intensive universities. Its central feature is that academics of major research reputation are attached to particular Colleges as Tutorial Fellows, where they are members of an interdisciplinary community of moderate size. In those Colleges they teach, and arrange teaching for, a small cohort of very able undergraduates in tutorials (teaching sessions with one, two, or three students) and small classes, monitoring their progress individually over the whole of their course. They also have responsibility for advising a certain number of graduate students in their subject area within their College. Tutorial Fellowships thus hold a key place in the intellectual culture of the collegiate University of Oxford. This document, adopted by the Conference of Colleges, aims to set out the main features of Tutorial Fellowships, and the expectations that Colleges will generally have of Tutorial Fellows. 13 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 The duties of a Tutorial Fellow are not confined to the College. All have an obligation as members of a department or faculty to contribute to research and teaching, and this will usually include lecturing, class teaching, supervision of graduate students and University examining alongside contributing to an internationally excellent research environment. As Associate Professors, the holders of joint appointments will also be expected to contribute to discussion and governance in their faculty or department, serving on committees, revising teaching syllabus materials and reading lists, and taking on administrative roles as needed. All Tutorial Fellows are also members of Congregation, the sovereign legislative body within the University, and have a right to vote on matters before Congregation. 2: Research The Colleges have the same interest as departments and faculties in seeking to appoint to Tutorial Fellowships academic staff whose research is or has the potential to be of international standing, and a Tutorial Fellow will be required by the College to engage in research and publication at the highest level. The Colleges and the University work together to appoint outstanding researchers who are willing and able to engage in undergraduate and graduate teaching, student support and pastoral work, and administrative duties. Colleges offer extensive support for research, funding regular sabbatical leave and providing a system of allowances, together with rooms and library facilities, all within a welcoming, interdisciplinary community. 3: Teaching and support Those appointed to Tutorial Fellowships are required to perform for the College or for the benefit of the College the stint of undergraduate tutorial teaching specified in their contract or job description, under the general oversight of each College’s Senior Tutor. The timing of tutorials and the exact numbers of students in each tutorial group are usually matters for the individual tutor, though each College will have established conventions, and the Senior Tutor and subject colleagues will provide advice and examples of past good practice including arrangements such as intercollegiate teaching exchanges which are commonly used to provide expert coverage of different aspects of (or subjects within) a discipline. Tutorial teaching is not the same as lecturing: the intention is to engage the students in small groups in intellectual interaction and creative dialogue so as to help them develop an independent, critical, and well-informed approach to their discipline. This approach is underpinned by regularly setting written work, typically weekly essays or problem sheets supported as necessary with recommended reading. Assessment and feedback on that written work is given by the tutors orally during the tutorials as well as by more conventional written comments or marking. Appointees should have the qualities required to relate effectively to students and their academic and personal needs. Tutorial Fellows are generally assigned sole or joint tutorial responsibility for a defined group of students in their subject area within their College. This work typically involves the following tasks to support the students’ education: (a) arranging tutorial and/or class teaching for each student in each term, whether the teaching is done by the tutor or another, and ensuring that teaching is of an appropriate standard; (b) monitoring students’ progress through termly written reports, and by means of collections (regular tests of performance) and/or assessment of vacation work; (c) pastoral support of undergraduates reading the subject in question; (d) interviewing candidates who apply to read the subject at the College, including arranging for help from other suitable interviewers and making the final selection of who should be admitted; (e) writing references for students, and directing them to appropriate careers advice; (f) recommending and selecting books and online materials for their subject area in the College Library; 14 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 (g) delegating responsibilities (a)-(f) above when on sabbatical leave, in consultation with the Senior Tutor and subject colleagues. Tutorial Fellows are supported in these tasks by the administrative staff of the College and by the College Officers. Tutorial Fellows normally do their tutorial teaching in rooms provided for them in Colleges or in their Departments or Faculties and should be easily contactable through their Colleges during Term (although it is recognised that conferences and other commitments may mean that Tutorial Fellows are sometimes away from Oxford for short periods in Term). Oxford Colleges offer strong pastoral support to all their students. Here Tutorial Fellows play a key role, not only for their own undergraduates as indicated above, but also by acting as ‘College Adviser’ in College for a number of graduate students in their disciplinary area (this being additional to the formal academic supervision of research students arranged by the University with a suitable expert very possibly from another College). While Tutorial Fellows are often the first point of contact for students who are having difficulties, there are, of course, experts available when professional help is needed. Tutorial Fellows work closely with College Officers and with staff with appropriate medical and welfare training to ensure that students are supported appropriately and referred to professional services if that is necessary. 4: College Governance Oxford Colleges are self-governing communities with wide responsibilities. Tutorial Fellows are normally members of College Governing Bodies, the sovereign bodies of Colleges. They are usually Charity Trustees as well as employees. In many Colleges, major College Officerships (Senior Tutor, Tutor for Admissions, Tutor for Graduates, Dean) are held by Fellows specially appointed to undertake those roles on a full-time basis. However, in some Colleges, such officerships are taken on by Tutorial Fellows on a full-time or part-time basis for agreed limited periods in return for additional stipend and/or a specified remission of tutorial teaching duties. In these various ways, Tutorial Fellows are expected to contribute to the governance and running of their Colleges, though Tutorial Fellows will not normally be asked to take on significant administrative duties in their probationary period (or in the first five years, if their probationary period is shorter than that). 15 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 ANNEXE PAY SCALE FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS WITH TUTORIAL FELLOWSHIPS (APTF-U) (with effect from 1 August 2023) Grade (30S) Scale National Pay spine University Salary College Salary Total Salary point 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 £59,479 £57,750 £56,073 £54,443 £52,862 £51,327 £49,836 £48,390 £46,985 £45,621 £44,296 £11,439 £11,107 £10,784 £10,471 £10,167 £9,871 £9,585 £9,306 £9,036 £8,774 £8,519 16 MPLS APTF JD Nov 2020 £70,918 £68,857 £66,857 £64,914 £63,029 £61,198 £59,421 £57,696 £56,021 £54,395 £52,815 """^^ . _:Nb4ff919c938545578da8c78973305133 . "subOrganization of"@en . "OUCS code" . 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