PhD Fellowship in Ecology

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

We invite applications for a Pathway to Independence Fellowship in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College. The Fellowship will be for a five-year period, with a start date of 1 October 2025 and is not renewable. Modest start-up funds will be available.

The Fellow will be hosted by a group leader in the Department of Zoology and should identify and liaise with a host, prior to application. The Fellow will be employed by Clare College and will be based in the Department of Zoology, and also on site at Clare College.

This Fellowship is intended for a researcher who has already held a first post-doctoral position and is intended to offer a pathway to independence and provides an opportunity to carry out novel research in the stimulating academic environment at Zoology. The stipend will be between spine points 39 and 52 of the University's scales (https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/files/singlesalaryspineasat1november_23.pdf). You will be a member of a research group within Zoology but will also be expected to provide College teaching for 60 hours per year. You will be expected to participate in the Clare College admissions process for the Natural Sciences Tripos and assist in the Direction of Studies in Natural Sciences.

Clare College will provide an office, meals and IT. The Fellow will be eligible to apply for travel/research expenses from Clare College. To make an application, please download and complete the application form (https://tinyurl.com/3hx2zd67) and send it with your CV, publication list and contact details for two referees to admin@zoo.cam.ac.uk by 17:00 GMT on Wednesday 8 January 2025. We will contact you and your referees if you are shortlisted.

Interviews are scheduled for Friday 14 March 2025.

Further details of the Fellowship competition are provided in the Candidate Information Pack (https://tinyurl.com/3a47cmnw).

It should be noted that a successful candidate for this Fellowship who does not have an automatic right to work in the United Kingdom (including anyone who is completing a PhD at an overseas institution) will be subject to the visa requirements of the United Kingdom. The College will give informal advice and assistance but ultimately it will be the responsibility of the candidate to obtain the necessary visa.

Please address informal enquires to the Professors Rebecca Kilner (rmk1002@cam.ac.uk) / Andrea Manica (am315@cam.ac.uk) / Ed Turner (ect23@cam.ac.uk)

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Anastasia Nezhentseva.

Email: an286@cam.ac.uk Telephone: (0)1223 330117

Please quote reference PF43824 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.