Senior Academic Leader

2 months ago

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom University of Hertfordshire Full time
Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for making a significant contribution to the leadership of research in the department, including securing research funding awards as Principal Investigator, developing the research environment in the department and across the University, and publishing in peer-reviewed journal articles and other internationally excellent or world-leading publications in education.

As a member of the senior academic staff within the School, the postholder will be accountable to the Head of Department (or other managers) for all duties, including day-to-day learning and teaching, research, enterprise, and administrative activities.

The appointee will be expected to undertake research and contribute to the development of, and supervise and teach on, doctoral programmes in one or more of the following subject areas:

  • Advanced Materials and Advanced Materials Processing
  • Materials for extreme environments
  • Strategic Materials
  • Materials recycling and life-cycle analysis (LCA)
  • Aperiodic lattice structures
  • Additive Manufacturing

Skills and Experience Required

The successful candidate will have a professional track record in Materials Science/Engineering and expertise and experience of teaching and assessing modules in the following Materials Science/Engineering subject areas:

  • Materials properties (strength, creep, fatigue, corrosion, etc.)
  • Strengthening mechanisms
  • Materials processing (forming and joining processes)
  • Automotive and Aerospace Materials

Good interpersonal and presentation skills with proficiency in the English Language are essential, along with the ability to manage conflicting demands and work to deadlines.

Qualifications Required

A First Degree and a PhD or equivalents in an appropriate area of Materials Science/Engineering or an equivalent, relevant postgraduate professional qualification, plus Fellowship of Advance HE are required.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.

Appointment to a Readership at the University of Hertfordshire

Please read the 'University Policy and Regulations – Readerships' document to ensure you are fully aware of the requirements on, and for the appointment of, a Reader at the University.

As this is a readership appointment, the names and contact details of three academic referees of appropriate standing in the field are required, who may be approached by the University prior to interview.

If you are successful and offered the position, a further reference will be required as regards your previous employment.

The Appointment Panel for the post will be constituted in such a way that if the successful candidate fulfils the University's Readership criteria, then the Panel may award a Reader title to the successful applicant.

The Reader title is a 4-year tenured appointment.

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