Postdoctoral Positions
There are two sources of funding available to support postdoctoral research in the group - research grants won by members of the group and used to employ postdoctoral researchers, and ad hominem fellowships which are won by individuals outside Queen Mary, and used to fund their own research here. Details on both opportunities follow.
Grant-funded positions:
Funding for postdoctoral research positions in the group has come from the European Union Framework 6 MC TMR, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).Information about possible postdoctoral positions to start in October 2007 will be posted at a later date.
Ad Hominem Fellowhips:
There are also a number of Fellowships available to support postdoctoral research, and we encourage applications for these. Please note that we normally support only one or two people for a given Fellowship. If you are interested in applying please contact us, at least two months prior to the relevant closing date. If you know a particular member of staff please contact them directly, otherwise contact Prof. W.J. Spence Further information about these Fellowships can be obtained from the links below.EPSRC and PPARC Postdoctoral Fellowships
Two Research Councils, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and PPARC (Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council) offer two or three year postdoctoral Fellowships that can be taken at QMUL (or any other UK university). String theory lies somewhere in between the remit of the Mathematics section of EPSRC and the Particle Physics section of PPARC and our group has been supported by both. EPSRC offers both Mathematics and Theoretical Physics postdoctoral fellowships. More information on these awards and the application procedures can be found via the following links:EPSRC Postdocs (Closing date: September 2006)
EPSRC and PPARC Five Year Advanced Fellowships
EPSRC and PPARC also award a small number of Advanced Fellowships which are valid for 5 years, with the possibility of them being extended if permanent jobs are offered by the institution at the completion of the award. More details of these awards can be found from the following links:EPSRC Advanced Fellowships (2006 closing date: 09/11/2006)
Royal Society University Research Fellowships
Royal Society University Research Fellowships are tenable for 5 years and renewable in two instalments up to 10 years. More details can be found from:Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
The Royal Society offers a small number of Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships. They are for 4 years and offer the support and flexibility to be particularly encouraging to women. For more details see:QMUL IS WORKING TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Previous Postdoctoral Researchers at QM:
The Advanced or Royal Society Fellowships mentioned above are a common precursor to an academic staff appointment in UK universities. For example, a number of our current staff held such fellowships here or elsewhere prior to or during appointment -- Berman (EPSRC), Ramgoolam (PPARC), Spence (EPSRC), Thomas (Royal Society), Travaglini (EPSRC).
Some previous holders of staff and/or postdoctoral positions in the theory group at Queen Mary are (with current location in brackets):
M. Abou-Zeid (Brussels)
B. Acharya (QM PhD, ICTP)
M. Alvarez (City)
P. DeMedeiros (QM PhD, Edinburgh)
F. Dowker (staff, Imperial)
M. Duff (Imperial)
J. Figueroa-O'Farrill (Edinburgh)
J. Gauntlett (staff, Imperial)
M. Green (staff, Cambridge)
J. Gutowski (Cambridge)
C. Hull (staff, Imperial)
R. Khuri (City College, New York)
N. Kim (Max Planck Institute, Potsdam)
Y. Lozano (Oviedo)
D. Martelli (Princeton)
P. Martin (City)
A. Miemiec (Humboldt Univ, Berlin)
A. Mikovic (Lisbon)
T. Ortin (Madrid)
S. Pakis (Imperial)
G. Papadopoulos (Kings)
H. Reall (Nottingham)
W. Sabra (QM PhD, CAMS Lebanon)
J. Sparks (Harvard)
D. Waldram (staff, Imperial)
Please inform us of omissions or corrections to this list.