STFC Particle Astrophysics Advisory Panel: member vacancies

• Closing date: 18 May 2025
• Number of positions: Up to five members including the chair of the panel.
• Length of term: Membership is for three years.
• Time commitment: Members will need to attend one in-person meeting a year and other virtual meetings to discuss and provide input for strategic reviews when required
• Remuneration: £170 per day (members)
• Remuneration: £230 per day (chair)
• Outcomes communicated date: November 2025

As a member of the panel you will represent the needs of the whole Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)-funded UK particle astrophysics community and provide a link between Science Board, the community and STFC.

Who we’re looking for

STFC is looking for capable and driven individuals who are committed to working with the particle astrophysics community.

Panel members will be expected to:

• be able to meet the commitments and attendance requirements of the panel
• be able to work across research disciplines
• adhere to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and STFC’s equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures

We would welcome applications from across particle astrophysics, and in particular from individuals with expertise in the areas of:

• dark matter
• gravitational waves
• high energy astrophysics
• theory and neutrino physics

What you’ll be doing

The panel drafts and maintains a roadmap describing current and future research opportunities in the particle astrophysics area and provides input to strategic reviews when required.

Our handbook for members of STFC’s advisory bodies will help you to understand our expectations of a panel member. The handbook also includes useful information on other topics, such as:

• equality and diversity
• conflicts of interest
• confidentiality
• our policy on travel, subsistence, and remunerated meeting fees

How to apply

Read the application guidance documents, which include:

• a preview of the application form
• questions and answers from a webinar we held in 2021
• testimonies from members of STFC panels, boards and committees

Apply using the online form on the UKRI Engagement Hub.

How we’ll assess your application

Applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria. You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria in your application:

• relevant scientific or technical expertise
• demonstrable commitment to UKRI’s values and objectives
• an understanding of the UK and international context to their area of particle astrophysics
• an ability to act as a representative of their science area when formulating strategic priorities for the UK particle astrophysics community

All applications will be assessed based on STFC panel recruitment guidelines and in consultation with the committee chair.

Further information

Contact Jamie Parkin with any questions.
Email: jamie.parkin@stfc.ukri.org

See details about the current membership

We are committed to the principles of fair and transparent decision-making, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). In addition to UKRI principles on EDI, STFC continues to develop a range of measures and objectives around EDI.

Appointments to the advisory panel are made on merit. However, we are keen to maintain diversity in its membership. Applications from women, those with a disability or members of minority ethnic groups are therefore especially welcome.

Last updated: 11 April 2025