Are you an ambitious researcher looking to take the next step in your career? Warwick Physics has a strong track record of supporting early career fellows secure fellowships to help establish themselves as independent researchers.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking to hold any externally funded fellowship with us. Our department fosters a dynamic and inclusive research environment, and we especially encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds.

To apply with Warwick Physics as the host, an Expression of Interest (EOI) and a CV must be submitted. You will need to have the support of a mentor from within one of our research clusters who will provide advice and guidance. All EOIs will be reviewed by a selection panel. If numbers of applications to a particular scheme are limited, the panel will decide which will be supported.

For full details on how to submit your EOI, visit the Physics Fellowships webpages. We look forward to supporting your research journey!

The next deadline is 6 June 2025, for EOI interest in the following schemes:

- UKRI Ernest Rutherford

- Royal Society University Research Fellowship

- European Research Council Starting Grants

Warwick Physics provides a healthy supportive working environment, dedicated to providing outstanding scientific guidance, mentorship and personal development. We value individuals with care giving responsibilities and offer flexible working hours to accommodate their needs.

For more information on Warwick’s commitment to and support of equity, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/socialinclusion/.

For more information on the Department’s commitment to promoting gender equality and on our Juno Champion and Athena Swan Silver awards please visit: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/staff/working/juno/.

Please direct all informal inquiries about the role and the group’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture to Dr Farzana Meru (f.meru@warwick.ac.uk).

The Department of Physics seeks to appoint a Research Fellow within the group of Dr Farzana Meru on the topic of protoplanetary discs.

The appointment will be until 10 April 2027 with a start date at the earliest convenience of the candidate and is funded by The Royal Society.

The successful candidate will work with Dr Farzana Meru on a topic that is complementary to Dr Meru’s research interests: self-gravitating discs, protoplanetary disc evolution, dust growth, planet formation, planet-disc interactions, and connections with observed protoplanetary discs.

The post is primarily expected to involve numerical simulations, but where relevant, an observational connection will certainly be encouraged.

The candidate is expected to develop their own research ideas and will be encouraged to contribute to Dr Meru’s wider research focus on planet formation and evolution.

Dr Meru’s group is based in the University of Warwick’s Astronomy & Astrophysics group. It is a leading UK institution for exoplanet and disc research, with 81 researchers in total including 16 faculty members working on exoplanets and discs.

The group was recently donated £3.5m for PhD studentships and postdoctoral fellowships, attracting high quality international researchers and students.

The exoplanet research is extremely active and the vibrant discs research group spans the fields of protoplanetary discs, debris discs, white dwarf discs and black hole discs.

Applications for a part-time position and those from underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged and welcome.

The Physics Department at Warwick provides a healthy working environment, committed to outstanding scientific guidance, mentorship and personal development. We are committed to individuals with care giving duties and can offer flexible working hours.

To learn more about Warwick’s commitment to and support of equity, diversity and inclusion please see https://warwick.ac.uk/services/socialinclusion/.

The Physics Department is committed to promoting gender equality; for more information on their Juno Champion status or Athena Swan Silver Award please see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/staff/working/juno/.

The Astronomy & Astrophysics group run regular Equitea meetings which is a monthly forum to discuss topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in relation to Astronomy, Physics and/or STEM as a whole. Please see: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/seminars/equitea/.

For informal enquiries, please contact Maksym Myronov (Associate Professor) at M.Myronov@warwick.ac.uk

The Semiconductor Research Group (https://www.warwick.ac.uk/silicon) within the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick is seeking a highly motivated and talented Research Fellow to contribute to pioneering research in the development of quantum magnetic sensors and advanced imaging systems. These cutting-edge sensors have the potential to revolutionize fields such as medical imaging, navigation, geophysics, and materials science by enabling unprecedented sensitivity and precision in magnetic field detection and imaging.

Quantum magnetic sensors are poised to become a cornerstone of next-generation technologies, offering transformative capabilities in both fundamental research and real-world applications. This role provides a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of this technological revolution, driving scientific innovation and shaping the future of quantum devices. By joining our dynamic and collaborative team, you will play a critical role in advancing state-of-the-art quantum sensor technologies and their integration into impactful applications.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

About You

The ideal candidate will possess exceptional expertise in the physics and technology of semiconductor materials and magnetic field sensor devices, including Hall sensors. You will have extensive hands-on experience, spanning several years, in the microfabrication of magnetic field sensors and their electrical and structural characterisation using advanced techniques such as TEM, SEM, classical and quantum Hall effect measurements, and C-V and I-V characterization down to mK temperature.

You will be an outstanding communicator, capable of collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary research team while also demonstrating the independence to drive your projects forward. Strong planning and time management skills are essential, enabling you to define clear milestones, establish realistic timelines, and ensure timely and efficient project execution.

Your responsibilities will include taking a leading role in the design, microfabrication, and routine characterization of magnetic field sensor devices, as well as driving their research and development. Additionally, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the group, report your findings to colleagues and collaborators, and disseminate your work through high-impact journal publications and conference presentations. With your talent, passion, and expertise, you will join a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is scientifically and technologically possible, making meaningful contributions to the advancement of magnetic field quantum sensors.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description in the link.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.

For informal enquiries, please contact Steven Brown (Professor) at s.p.brown@warwick.ac.uk or Dinu Iuga (Expert Technical Specialist) at d.iuga@warwick.ac.uk

The appointee will be part of the facility management team (FMT) of the EPSRC and BBSRC-funded High-Field NMR National Research Facility (NRF) and provide support for NRF users to perform experiments and interpret the results. The primary responsibilities of this development role are to assist life science and/ or material science and/ or chemistry users with no or limited previous experience in solid-state NMR. It is expected that you will co-author publications with NRF users. You will also interact with the NRF’s Facility Executive (9 solid-state NMR spectroscopist Principal Investigators (PIs) from 6 UK Universities) and Oversight Committee, as well as with spectrometer and probe manufacturers.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You

You should hold, or be about to attain, a PhD in solid-state NMR as applied to the life sciences and/ or materials science and/ or chemistry. Be enthusiastic about the capabilities of solid-state NMR to answer questions relating to structure and dynamics at the atomic level in research fields such as protein interactions, plant cell walls, biopolymers, energy materials or sustainable materials.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description in the link.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.