Crum Brown Chair of Chemistry

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE10 Starting from £64,946 Per Annum (Within the Professorial range)**

**College of Science and Engineering / School of Chemistry**

**Open Ended (Permanent)**

**Full time (35 hours per week), though other arrangements can be considered
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic colleague to fill the post of Crum Brown Chair in the School of Chemistry.

**The Opportunity**:
The holder of the Crum Brown Chair will lead and inspire in a distinctive area of world-class, impactful inorganic chemistry research that aligns with EaStCHEM and College of Science and Engineering research themes. They will attract substantial research funding through the development of strategic proposals, and represent the School of Chemistry, the University of Edinburgh and EaStCHEM on the national and international stage. They will deliver excellence in teaching and learning to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and manage and mentor research and professional services staff. They will contribute to the strategic direction and management of the School of Chemistry.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- An established international research profile in inorganic chemistry, with a strong record of publications in world-leading peer-reviewed international journals.
- An ability to secure substantial research funding.
- Possession of effective written and oral communication skills in a range of contexts including teaching, research presentations and publications, representation and advocacy.
- A commitment to contributing to a collaborative environment, with the ability to inspire and support others to achieve.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We will give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews for this post will take place during September.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.


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