Senior Lecturer in Condensed Matter Theory

[Neil Drummond]

Department of Physics, Lancaster University, UK
Salary: £50,618 to £56,950
Closing Date: Sunday 25 February 2018
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: A2179

Lancaster University's Department of Physics seeks to appoint a full-time Senior Lecturer to enhance and complement our thriving activities in theoretical condensed matter physics. We are looking for candidates with an outstanding research profile in areas such as strongly correlated systems, low-dimensional materials, quantum transport, electronic properties of materials, or subjects related to quantum optics and quantum information.

You must have a strong track record of conducting world-leading original and innovative research, have a portfolio of high-quality research publications, and demonstrate excellent teaching abilities, including the potential to supervise postgraduate students.

You should have a record of, and potential for, attracting research funding from a range of sources, and are expected to be able to participate in group and institutional grant applications.

Lancaster University is a leading UK University. The Department of Physics was ranked second for its world-leading research publications in the 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), and was ranked first and equal-first in the 2008 and 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercises (RAE), respectively.

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be addressed to Prof. Henning Schomerus (Head of Theory Division, [email protected]) or Prof. Roger Jones (Head of Department, [email protected]).

Further information about the Department is available at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/physics

Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter, a full CV, and a brief outline (no more than 1 page of A4) of your research plans.

We welcome applications from female candidates and applications from people in all diversity groups.