Vacancies, appointments, etc.

Election, appointments and grants of title

The following election, appointments and grants of title have been made:

Election

Dr Barnali Ghosh elected Visiting Professor of Architecture from 10 October 2025 until 30 September 2026, assigned to the Department of Architecture.

Appointments

Professor (Grade 11)

English. Professor Ruth Rhoda Ahnert, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., MUR, appointed from 1 September 2026 until the retiring age.

University Associate Professors (Grade 10)

Computer Science and Technology. Dr Dong Ma, B.Eng., M.Sc., Central South, Ph.D., UNSW, appointed from 2 January 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Dr Berna Sozen, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Akdeniz, appointed from 1 July 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

University Associate Professor (Grade 9)

Music. Professor Benedict Taylor, M.Mus., KCL, M.A., Ph.D., CTH, appointed from 1 August 2026 until the retiring age.

University Assistant Professors

Engineering. Dr David Haik Cook, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., UC Berkeley, appointed from 1 September 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Amparo Guemes Gonzalez, B.Sc., Madrid, M.Sc., Ph.D., Imperial, appointed from 1 February 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

History. Dr Caroline Johnston, B.A., M.A., McGill, Ph.D., Vanderbilt, appointed from 1 September 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

History of Art. Dr Peyvand Firouzeh, B.A., M.A., Iran University of Art, M.Phil., LC, Ph.D., PEM, appointed from 23 March 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Mr Iheanyichukwu Chukwumerije Onwuegbucha, B.A., M.A., Nigeria, M.A., Leeds, M.A., Ph.D., Princeton, appointed from 6 January 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.

Clinical Lecturer

Medicine. Dr Paul Carter, B.Med.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., Birmingham, Ph.D., DOW, appointed from 2 March 2026 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.

Administrative Officer

Language Centre. Ms Dominika Gniewek, B.Sc., M.A., Open, appointed from 3 November 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of six months.

Grants of Title

Affilated Lecturers

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Anthony Ashton, HO, Dr Robert Hunt, CHR, and Dr Anna Zytkow have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

Architecture. Dr Rami Alghamri, CLH, and Mr Eduardo Wiegand, W, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Samuel Cocking, CL, and Dr Petia Tzokova, N, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.

Divinity. Reverend Dr Janet E. Tollington has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years. Reverend Dr Jeremy Morris has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

Economics. Dr Yujiang Chen, CTH, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 2 October 2025 for a further two years.

History. Dr Lila Chambers, CAI, and Professor Rosalind O’Hanlon, CL, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years. Dr Carys Brown, T, Dr Valentina Caldari, CTH, Dr Sara Caputo, M, Dr Fernanda Gallo, HO, Dr Thomas Hopkins, SE, Dr Mark King, CHU, Dr Matthew Neal, F, Dr Thomas Smith, SE, Dr Damian Valdez, T, and Dr David Woodman, R, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

History of Art. Dr Olena Syvaio Dmytryk, TH, Dr Elisabetta Garletti, MUR, Mr Samet Mor and Ms Ane Cornelia Pade, K, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Mary-Ann Middelkoop, PET, and Dr Alina Khakoo, R, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.

Law. Dr Sean Butler, ED, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.

Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. Dr David Hornsby, Dr Freya Kalus, CC, Dr Esteban Kreimerman, Dr Andrew Sackin-Poll, DOW, Dr Elena Sottilotta and Dr Chrysoula Vassiliu, LC, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Kai Alter, Dr Erica Bellia, CHU, Dr Mary Theresa Biberauer, CHU, Dr Mary Boyle, HO, Dr Emanuela Davey, MUR, Dr Margaret Deuchar, PEM, Dr Liesbeth Francois, MUR, Dr Jean Khalfa, T, Dr Orsolya Petocz, R, Dr Maria Reyes Baztan, G, Dr Richard Riddick, Dr Elaine Schmidt, Dr Miriam Schwarz, SE, and Dr Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde, CC, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years. Dr Scott Annet, R, Dr Giulia Boitani, K, Dr Anne-Laure Brevet, Dr Cristiana Brown, N, Dr Anita Bunyan, CAI, Dr Viviane Carvalho da Annunciacao, R, Dr Lucia Cavalli-Roberts, Dr Ruth Chester, Dr Emma Claussen, T, Dr Anne Cobby, Dr Jasmine Cooper, G, Dr Nicolo Crisafi, PEM, Dr Stuart Davis, G, Dr Haim Dubossarsky, Dr Georgina Evans, JN, Ms Silvia Gonzalez-Jove, CC, Mr Carlos Iglesias Crespo, CHR, Dr Marion Kant, PEM, Dr Bryan Karetnyk, MUR, Dr Susan Larsen, N, Dr Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga, Dr Geoffrey Maguire, CAI, Dr Melina Mandelbaum, CHR, Dr Oliver Mayeux, PET, Dr Rebecca Mitchell, Ms Edyta Nowosielska, Dr Jules O’Dwyer, Dr Carmen Olmedilla Herrero, JN, Dr Maria Parodi, LC, Dr Helena Phillips-Robins, SE, Dr Thierry Poibeau, Dr Rachel Polonsky, MUR, Dr Itamar Shatz, HH, Dr Oliver Tonneau, HO, Ms Vera Tsareva-Brauner, Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex, K, Dr Tara Windsor, and Dr Charlotte Woodford, SE, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

Physics. Dr Loubna Bouarfa, MUR, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years.

Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Dr Jack Button, SE, and Professor Benedikt Löwe, CHU, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

Social Anthropology. Ms Caroline Bazambanza, Ms Julia Roberts, T, and Mr Theodore Stapleton have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Joseph Bristley, Dr Camille Lardy, EM, Dr Natasha Sally Raudon, HH, and Dr Javier Ruiz del Rio, ED, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years. Dr Timothy Cooper, Dr Hildegard Diemberger, PEM, Dr Paola Filippucci, MUR, Dr Natalie Morningstar, F, and Dr Anna Wood, CHU, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further two years.

Vacancies in the University

A full list of current vacancies can be found at https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs.

Clinical Professorship of Cancer Therapeutics (Honorary Consultant) in the Department of Oncology; informal enquiries: Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Head of Department (email: rcf29@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 1 March 2026; further details: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/clinical-professorship-of-cancer-therapeutics-honorary-consultant-rd47061; quote reference: RD47061

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