Stephen Hawking to retire as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

[nickb]

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJbSz2lMqfs7CezExyLecYzDTW3g

[hugh]

Anyone know how they fill the vacancy? Is it advertised just like any other professorship, or do they invite people?

Not, I should add, that I'm planning on applying.

[neilc]

This is interesting, given the rumors that Hawking might be interested in a post at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo:

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/461065