Current openings
PhD studentships
We would like to advertise several funded PhD student positions for entry in October 2024. There is a number of different positions and we are looking for students interested in following areas:
- Experimental characterisation of the charge transport and thermoelectric physics of doped conjugated polymers and other soft function materials.
- Charge transport and device physics of organic and perovskite field-effect transistors.
- Scanning probe characterisation of soft functional materials.
Interested students should contact Henning by e-mail (hs220@cam.ac.uk) for further information.
Students
Please find information about applications to the Department of Physics for the MPhil or PhD programs including relevant deadlines. The primary sources of funding are as follows, although it is also worth exploring the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centres, the Winton Studentships, and other sources of funding outside the University.
Home Fee Status:
- Research Council Studentships (PhD only)
- Cambridge Home/EU Studentships Scheme (CHESS)
EU Fee Status:
- Research Council Studentships (PhD only) — either full studentship (if resident in the UK for at least three years before commencing the PhD course) or fees only.
- Cambridge Home/EU Studentships Scheme (CHESS)
- Gates Cambridge Trust
Overseas Fees Status:
- Gates Cambridge Trust
- Cambrige Trusts
- Vice- Chancellor’s Awards and Cambridge International Scholarships
Please take careful note of the deadlines, which can be up to a year before the October start date.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Please contact us if you are interested in joining us as a post-doc. Any formal open positions will be advertised on this page. Highly talented candidates should also consider applying for one of the following fellowships:
- Newton International Fellowships for non-UK candidates.
- Marie Curie Fellowships for researchers from both European and non-European countries.
- EPSRC Fellowships
- Junior Research Fellowships supported by Cambridge colleges.