Turning down an offer to return to Cardiff on the grounds that they had not helped him when he was interned, Neumann searched for an academic appointment again, and this time was appointed as a lecturer at Hull in 1946.
Baligtad down ng isang nag-aalok upang bumalik sa Cardiff sa paligid na sila ay hindi nakatulong sa kanya kapag siya ay interned, Neumann naghanap para sa isang academic appointment muli, at oras na ito ay hinirang bilang isang lektor sa Hull sa 1946.