Senior Lecturers - Readers in the Department of Chemistry

Chemistry at King’s College, London is entering a new era. As part of a significant expansion of the Department of Chemistry, the University is appointing a number of new academic staff at the Senior Lecturer/Reader level. We are seeking talented candidates with an excellent track record and international profile, who exploit chemistry in interdisciplinary research. The posts provide a unique and exciting opportunity to help shape the future of Chemistry at one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in the UK. King’s vision is to create a contemporary department, which enshrines the rigour of the subject but is renowned for ground-breaking Chemistry across the discipline boundaries. This ambition is being realised by considerable investment at King’s in Science and Technology, including Professorial and additional teaching appointments in the Department of Chemistry.

A focus of the department lies in realising the transformative power of Chemistry at the interface with Biology and Medicine. Chemical Biology is a key strategic area in which we have notable expertise. We particularly encourage applications where core Chemistry is being used to pioneer new directions in Chemical Biology, Biomaterials, Synthetic Biology, Nanomedicine and Nanoscience, complementing existing strengths within the department and King’s. This list is not exhaustive and we welcome applications across Chemistry that are novel and interdisciplinary.

The successful candidates will join King’s at an exciting time and be involved in the strategic development of contemporary Chemistry cutting-edge future directions in the University. The prime position of King’s in central London is highly advantageous, benefitting from the advances in Science, Technology and Enterprise occurring at a pace across the capital. Notably, King’s is a partner with the landmark Francis Crick Medical Research Institute which will offer tremendous opportunities to work with world leaders in biomedical research to understand the chemistry of life.

Candidates are expected to cultivate an internationally-competitive, ground breaking research programme and should have a burgeoning research profile with an excellent publication record, international esteem and evidence of research funding. The successful candidates will also contribute to the design and delivery of the department’s innovative teaching programme.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 31 May 2015. Applications will be accepted after this deadline as there will be a further cycle of applications.

Applications should include References, a CV and one-page statement outlining:

- current research achievements,

- future research plans - highlighting innovative Chemistry underpinning interdisciplinary science

- why you want to join King’s and contribute to the renaissance of Chemistry here, and what your major contribution will be in helping King’s realise its ambitions for Chemistry.

Interviews will be held from the end of June/July.

Equality of opportunity is College policy.

Reader and Senior Lecturer salaries at King’s College London range from £48,743-£56,482 per annum, plus £2,323 London Weighting Allowance per annum, dependent on experience.

Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Paula Booth, email: [email protected]

To apply for this post you will need to register with the university’s recruitment system HireWire to download and submit the application form. Please note, should you wish to submit a CV or a short statement you will need to copy & paste these after the application form as part of the same document.

For your application to be accepted we require three referees to be provided on the application form. You must provide at least two referees who are expert reviewers who can comment on your previous research and at least one current or previous supervisor. References will only be requested for candidates shortlisted for interview.

Candidates with CVs in a PDF format can submit their CV [email protected]. Please note that you must still make an application on HireWire (without attaching your CV if PDF) and any PDF CVs received that are not matched by a HireWire application cannot be considered.

Closing date: 31 May 2015

Attachments:
Job Pack | (Word Document 338k)

If you have questions about this role, please contact: Paula Booth, Email: [email protected],