{"id":73,"date":"2021-10-24T19:44:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T18:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:48:42","slug":"contact-vacancies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/contact-vacancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact &amp; Vacancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/files\/2021\/10\/newcastle-university-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is newcastle-university-1024x1024.png\" style=\"width:243px;height:243px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr Roly J. Armstrong<\/strong><br>Room 2.67<br>Bedson Building<br>School of Natural and Environmental Sciences<br>Newcastle University<br>Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU<br>United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: roly.armstrong&#8217;at&#8217;newcastle.ac.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded positions will be advertised here, as well as through FindAPhD.com and the Newcastle University web pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential PhD candidates interested in securing their own independent funding are encouraged to contact Roly directly by email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Postdoctoral Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded positions will be advertised here, as well as the Newcastle University web pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When funded positions are not available, researchers wishing to join the group are encouraged to apply for postdoctoral fellowships. Some possible opportunities for postdoctoral funding are highlighted below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2022<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/postdoctoral-fellowships?\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/postdoctoral-fellowships?\">Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Fellowships<\/a><br><em>\u2022<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/grants\/newton-international\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/grants\/newton-international\/\">Newton International Fellowships<\/a><br><em>\u2022<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leverhulme.ac.uk\/schemes-at-a-glance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leverhulme Trust<\/a><br><em>\u2022<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/royalcommission1851.org\/about-us\">Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851<\/a><br><em>\u2022<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soci.org\/awards\/scholarships-and-fellowships\/ramsay-fellowship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramsay Memorial Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talented applicants will be provided with assistance in preparing highly competitive applications. Please contact Roly directly by email in advance of any application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Roly J. ArmstrongRoom 2.67Bedson BuildingSchool of Natural and Environmental SciencesNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RUUnited Kingdom Email: roly.armstrong&#8217;at&#8217;newcastle.ac.uk PhD Positions Funded positions will be advertised here, as well as through FindAPhD.com and the Newcastle University web pages. Potential PhD candidates interested in securing their own independent funding are encouraged to contact Roly directly by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/contact-vacancies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Contact &amp; Vacancies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10502,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/rolyarmstrong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}