Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)

The School of Physical Sciences invites applications for a Teaching Associate in the field of Atomistic Simulation and High Performance Computing to be held in the Department of Physics. This position has been established to support the expansion of the cohort size of the MPhil in Scientific Computing https://mphil.csc.cam.ac.uk/ The MPhil is a full-time course which provides education on high performance computing and advanced algorithms for numerical simulation at continuum and atomic-scale levels.

The successful candidate will provide support and contribute to the atomistic stream and the high performance computing teaching schedule and will have extensive experience in those areas. You will be expected to support the MPhil primarily by: the delivery of course modules; the supervision, assessment and examination of modules; the provision, supervision and assessment of written assignments and research projects across a range of atomistic and HPC topics.

For your application to be considered please submit:

A covering letter;

A curriculum vitae;

The names and email addresses of three referees who are familiar with your work whom the University of Cambridge can contact for references;

An experience statement of up to two pages setting out your past work in scientific computing related to atomistic modelling and high performance computing, and how it relates to the skills required for this position;

A teaching statement (no more than one A4 page) setting out your approach to teaching and the contributions they can make to the MPhil programme in Scientific Computing.

If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

If you have any questions on the application process, please contact hr@phy.cam.ac.uk.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor Nikos Nikiforakis (nn10005@cam.ac.u).

Please quote reference KA47270 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background for this vacancy, as people from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented at this level in our Faculty.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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