College vacancies

Employment opportunities

Additional employment opportunities within the University are now available to view through the central online job search pages.

Job titleLocationReferenceApplication deadline
Real-Time Systems Developer (KTP Associate) Exeter R10936 03/02/2012
Commercial Manager Exeter R10969  08/02/2012 
Centre Administrator Exeter  R10970  08/02/2012 
Student Services Assistant Exeter R10973  09/02/2012 
Chair in Climate Change Science Exeter R10423 13/02/2012
Associate Research Fellow Cornwall R10957 15/02/2012
Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow Exeter R10964 17/02/2012
Early Career Researcher Exeter R10925 29/02/2012
Associate Research Fellow Exeter  R10974  29/02/2012
Associate Research Fellow Exeter R10918 01/04/2012

Postgraduate research studentships

Postgraduate research funding opportunities are highlighted below. Each award title links through to further information on the research project, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

AwardValueApplication deadlineDescription
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 and 1+3 Studentships in Environment, Energy and Resilience UK/EU fees and an annual Research Council maintenance grant (in 2011/12 this was £13,590 for full-time students, pro rata for part-time students) for up to three years for +3 candidates, and up to four years for 1+3 candidates. Fri 17th Feb 2012 The University of Exeter is pleased to be offering up to 2 ESRC 1+3 or +3 studentships as part of the Environment, Energy and Resilience interdisciplinary pathway of the South West Doctoral Training Centre
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 studentship: Public engagement with marine renewable energy: a Guernsey case study. £13,590 plus tuition fees for eligible students Fri 17th Feb 2012 We are pleased to offer a +3 studentship funded by the ESRC and the Guernsey Government as part of the Environment, Energy and Resilience interdisciplinary pathway of the South West Doctoral Training Centre for entry in 2012/13
BBSRC studentships Fees and stipend at the Research Council UK rate Fri 24th Feb 2012 The South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) is led by the University of Bristol, with the University of Exeter, the University of Bath, and Rothamsted Research.
BBSRC Systems and Synthetic Biology PhD Studentship: Design and construction of a tunable synthetic amplifier Fees and stipend at the Research Council UK rate Fri 24th Feb 2012 BBSRC Systems and Synthetic Biology PhD Studentship offered by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership, led by the University of Bristol, with the University of Exeter, the University of Bath, and Rothamsted Research.
BBSRC Systems and Synthetic Biology PhD Studentship: Dynamic inference of large biochemical networks – uncovering transcriptional circuits in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fees and stipend at the Research Council UK rate Fri 24th Feb 2012 BBSRC Systems and Synthetic Biology studentship offered by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership, led by the University of Bristol, with the University of Exeter, the University of Bath, and Rothamsted Research.
Environmental Engineering PhD Studentship: Evaluation of silver nanoparticle contamination impacts for biological wastewater treatment processes Three-year studentship: Tuition fees [UK/EU] and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate Mon 19th Mar 2012 This project aims to understand the impacts of AgNP in biological treatment systems and subsequent effluents through a series of integrated studies using laboratory and modelling techniques
Mathematics PhD Studentship in Mathematical Ecology: Population Dynamics and Environmental Change Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. Fri 30th Mar 2012 Motivated by fundamental biology, this PhD project will explore a range of mathematical techniques from dynamical systems and control theory, matrix theory and differential equations, optimization and game theory, to develop new modelling and analysis too
PhDs in Holocene tropical hydrological change and the global carbon cycle The studentship will cover tuition fees (UK/EU) plus an annual stipend of £13,590pa for three years Fri 20th Apr 2012 We are inviting applications for a PhD studentship to commence in October 2012 (or earlier if possible) in the general area of tropical paleohydrology and the global carbon cycle
Engineering/Physics PhD Studentship in Functional Materials: Anisotropic Elastic Properties of Wood and Nanocellulose-based Composites Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU/International) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. Sun 1st Jul 2012 This project will investigate auxetic properties of wood specimens and nanocellulose based composites.
Risk Factors for Late-Onset Dementia” PCMD-GS-0050R2 £13,590 Deadline passed
(Mon 3rd Oct 2011)		 Risk Factors for Late-Onset Dementia
Genetics and Genomics of Common Human Diseases and Traits PCMD-GS-0047R2 £13,590 Deadline passed
(Wed 26th Oct 2011)		 The successful applicants will join one of the highly productive research teams consisting of lab and computer based scientists
Physics PhD Studentship: PhyBio-Inspired Optics - Developing Physical and Technological Insights in Colour and Structure Three year studentship: UK tuition fees and annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate Deadline passed
(Fri 28th Oct 2011)		 This studentship will comprise detailed experimental and theoretical investigation into specific biological photonic systems that exhibit technologically exploitable light-manipulation capabilities
Renewable Energy PhD Studentship: Interdisciplinary study of the impact of a Marine Renewable Energy field research facility at Falmouth Bay Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This project is part funded by European Social Fund (ESF) project number 11200NCO5 and is only open to EU Nationals. Deadline passed
(Fri 28th Oct 2011)		 This interdisciplinary research project aims to de-risk the potential impingement of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) field research facility on the marine environment
ESF Renewable Energy PhD Studentship in Power Electronics: Power electronic converters for photovoltaic farm grid interface Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This award is part funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and is only open to EU Nationals. Deadline passed
(Fri 4th Nov 2011)		 This project will be concerned with the investigation of using alternative power electronic topologies and control systems to interface a sub 5MW solar PV farm to the grid.
PhD Studentship: The development of a simplified thermal model for building design Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate. Deadline passed
(Fri 11th Nov 2011)		 A three-year PhD studentship on the development of a simplified thermal model for building design at The University of Exeter under the supervision of Dr Matt Eames.
Renewable Energy PhD Studentship: Reliability methodologies for the improvement in the availability of marine energy conversion systems Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This project is funded by EPSRC through the United Kingdom Centre for Marine Energy (UKCMER) Deadline passed
(Wed 30th Nov 2011)		 Applicants are invited for the reward of a prestigious SUPERGEN (UKCMER) PhD award to be supervised at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus in the field of reliability methodologies for the improvement of the availability of marine energy conversion
PhD studentship in offshore umbilical design: Best practices for the development of highly dynamic power cable (umbilical) for floating MRE applications Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate (£13,590/annum). Deadline passed
(Sun 8th Jan 2012)		 This PhD studentship will be funded by the Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) with the aim to enable NSW to develop and design highly dynamic MRE power cables (umbilical) providing an engineering proof of survivability at high confidence level. The PhD
Mathematics PhD Studentship in Biomedical Modelling: An advanced systems-level model of glucocorticoid rhythms Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate. Deadline passed
(Fri 27th Jan 2012)		 The project aim is to develop an advanced mathematical model of the stress-responsive Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis. This axis regulates the dynamic release of glucocorticoid hormones (cortisol in humans), crucial for the maintaining homeostasis.
PhD studentship in Systems Biology: Parasite disruption points in host networks Tuition fees UK/EU and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate Deadline passed
(Tue 31st Jan 2012)		 This proposal will use a system biology approach to provide new insight into host-pathogen interactions. In contrast to a gene centric approach to host-parasite interaction, this proposal seeks a network level understanding of how parasites cause disease
Statistics PhD Studentship in Observational Climate Data: Development of statistical tools for validation of methods for creating homogeneous observational climate daily datasets Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate with CASE sponsorship from the Met Office. Deadline passed
(Fri 10th Feb 2012)		 This work will make a significant contribution to the field of climate science and statistics through quantifying methodological uncertainty and developing novel statistical techniques.