Assistant Professor

2 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University of Birmingham Full time

Salary: Grade 8 Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,585 to £54,395 with potential progression once in post to £61,198 

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to September 2025

Background 

We are a collegiate School community. You will demonstrate academic citizenship, develop and maintain generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with the School, ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.

In conjunction with the appointment of Dr Anna Peacock to a Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship, the School of Chemistry seeks to recruit a Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, for a fixed term of 12 months from 1 October 2024.  The Lecturer will be involved with the delivery of courses in inorganic chemistry to students studying for BSc, MSci and PhD qualifications, at all levels, including assessments. This will include leading tutorial sessions, laboratory demonstrating and delivering lectures. The Lecturer will also be expected to engage with the ongoing work within the Peacock group and there will be some opportunity to supervise undergraduate project students and for research aligned with the overall objectives of the research group and those of the Fellowship. 

Applicants should have a first degree in Chemistry and a PhD in inorganic chemistry; postdoctoral experience is highly desirable. Demonstrated ability in design, delivery and assessment of inorganic chemistry teaching in a university environment would be an advantage and the successful candidate must be fluent in written and spoken English. Experience in bioinorganic chemistry is desirable but not required.

Role Summary 

The role holder will be based in Edgbaston. The key duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to: giving lectures and seminars and supervising undergraduate / post-graduate students, course development and innovation, taking an active part in examinations, carrying out innovative research and writing papers on topics relevant to the specialist subject area (this will include journals, books and other material), and obtaining research grant funding. 

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area, as well as postdoctoral experience. We are looking for candidates who will actively contribute to our portfolio and community, through pursuit of research that will bring new opportunities, synergies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The successful candidate will also have a track record in teaching at a higher education institution. 

To download the full job description please click here: Grade 8  

Informal enquiries to Dr Anna Peacock a.f.a.peacock@bham.ac.uk or Professor John Snaith j.s.snaith@bham.ac.uk.

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 15th August 2024

£45,585 to £54,395. Grade 8


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