Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Electors to the Professorship of the Public Understanding of Mathematics

The Council has appointed members of the ad hoc Board of Electors to the Professorship of the Public Understanding of Mathematics as follows:

Professor Richard Penty, SID, in the Chair, as the Vice‑Chancellor’s deputy

(a) on the nomination of the Council:
 Professor Colva Roney-Dougal, University of St Andrews
 Professor Ivan Smith, CAI

(b) on the nomination of the General Board:
 Professor John Aston, CHU
 Professor Chris Budd, University of Bath
 Professor Com-Cille P. Caulfield, CHU

(c) on the nomination of the Faculty Board of Mathematics:
 Professor Julia Gog, Q
 Professor Philip Maini, University of Oxford
 Professor Nigel Peake, EM

Elections, appointments and grants of title

The following elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title have been made:

Elections

Professor Anthony Bale, M.A., University of York, D.Phil., University of Oxford, Professor of Medieval Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, elected Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English with effect from 1 October 2024.

Professor Steven Barrett, M.A., M.Eng., Ph.D., PEM, H. N. Slater Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, elected Regius Professor of Engineering with effect from 1 June 2024.

Professor Josephine Crawley Quinn, M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford, elected Professor of Ancient History with effect from 1 January 2025.

Professor Serafina Cuomo, M.Phil., CC, Ph.D., CHR, Professor of Ancient History, Durham University, elected A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture with effect from 1 September 2024.

Mr Harbinder Singh Birdi, B.A., Manchester Metropolitan University, B.Arch., Manchester, Pg.Dip.Arb., FRIBA, FICE, FRSA, Founder and Creative Director of Birdi & Partners Ltd., elected Visting Professor from 1 December 2023 until 30 September 2024, assigned to the Department of Architecture.

Appointments

University Associate Professors (Grade 10)

Engineering. Dr Michael James Crisp, M.Eng., Ph.D., DOW, appointed from 1 May 2024 until the retiring age. Dr Irene Constantina Dedoussi, B.A., M.Eng., JN, S.M., Ph.D., MIT, appointed from 2 April 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Plant Sciences. Dr Clifford Jacob Harris, B.A., Oxford, Ph.D., DOW, appointed from 1 March 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

University Associate Professor (Grade 9)

Music. Professor Catherine Anne Bradley, B.A., Oxford, Ph.D., T, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age.

University Assistant Professors

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Professor Angela Capel Cuevas, B.Sc., Granada, M.Sc., Ph.D., Autonomous University of Madrid, appointed from 2 April 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Architecture. Dr Sofia Anja Singler, Adv.Dip.Arch., Finnish Ministry of Culture and Education, M.Arch., Yale, M.A., SID, Ph.D., PEM, appointed from 1 September 2023 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Chemistry. Dr Jenny Zhenqi Zhang, B.Adv.Sci., Ph.D., Sydney, appointed from 1 July 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of three years.

Pathology. Dr Ying‑Wen Betty Chung, B.Sc., M.Sc., Otago, Ph.D., University College Cork, appointed from 1 March 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Philosophy. Dr Owen Edward Griffiths, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., JN, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of two years.

Physics. Dr Boris Bolliet, S.B., M.A., ENS, M.A., Ph.D., Grenoble Alpes, appointed from 8 April 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of one year.

Politics and International Studies. Dr Ilias Alami, M.Sc., Toulouse Business School, M.Sc., UCL, Ph.D., Manchester, appointed from 2 January 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Sociology. Dr Shannon Kuriakose Philip, B.A., UEA, M.Sc., Ph.D., Oxford, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject a probationary period of five years. Dr Alexander James Wood, B.Sc., Aston, M.Phil., W, Ph.D., DAR, Pg.Cert., Birmingham, appointed from 1 September 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Assistant Director

University Offices (Research Office). Dr Andrew Robert Jackson, B.Eng., Ph.D., York, M.B.A., Open, appointed from 1 May 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Senior Assistant Registrary

University Offices (Academic Division). Ms Thuridur Gudmunda Agustsdottir, B.A., Iceland, M.A., UCL, appointed from 13 May 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Assistant Curator

History and Philosophy of Science. Dr Hannah Lucy Price, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., T, appointed from 11 March 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of nine months.

Computer Officer

History. Ms Daniela Stoica, B.Sc., Suceava, M.Sc., Bucharest, appointed from 26 April 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of six months.

Grants of Title

Affiliated Lecturers

Classics. Dr Moreed Arbabzahah, PEM, Dr Adrian Popescu, Dr Philippa Steele, M, Dr Jerry Toner, CHU, and Dr Jo Willmott, CC, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further two years.

Engineering. Dr Tomalin Marcus, TH, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 February 2024 until 31 January 2025.

Music. Professor Jeremy Begbie, Dr Mine Dogantan-Dack, Professor Margaret Faultless, Dr David Skinner, Dr Jeremy Thurlow and Dr Edward Wickham have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2023 for a further two years.

Pharmacology. Professor Hywel Llewelyn Roderick has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 March 2024 for a further two years.

Correction

The Notice published on 27 September 2023 (Reporter, 6711, 2023–24, p. 4) unfortunately contained an error. The entry concerned should have read as follows:

Senior Assistant Curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Dr Eve Katharine Ettershank Haddow, M.A., Edinburgh, M.A., Manchester, Ph.D., ANU, appointed from 1 May 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Vacancies in the University

A full list of current vacancies can be found at https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk.

Ursula Zoellner Professorship of Cancer Research in the Department of Oncology; start date: as soon as possible; informal enquiries: Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Convenor of the Board of Electors (email: rcf29@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 22 April 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45767/; quote reference: RD40976

Hong Kong Jockey Club Professorship of Global Health in the Department of Medicine; informal enquiries: Tadhg Waddington, Perrett Laver executive search (email: Tadhg.Waddington@perrettlaver.com); closing date: 13 May 2024 at 9 a.m.; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45942/ and https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies, quote reference 7258

Associate Professorship of Anaesthesia in the Department of Medicine; salary: £93,666–£126,281; start date: as soon as possible; closing date: 5 May 2024; further details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45978/; quote reference: RC41179

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