Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry / Chemical Biology CHEM23-2

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Department of Chemistry

Grade 8:

  • Grade 8 £43,414
  • £51,805 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time


Contract Duration:
Permanent


Contracted Hours per Week: 35


Closing Date: 23-Apr-2023, 5:59:00 PM


Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.


Working at Durham University


As one of the UK's leading universities, Durham is an incredible place to establish your career while enjoying a high-quality work/life balance.

We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.


Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Durham area on our Why Durham? information page.


A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following Total Rewards - Grade 8.


The Department


A World Top 100 department, the Department of Chemistry at Durham is one of the very best in the UK, with an outstanding reputation for excellence in research, teaching and employability of our students.

We are an active and vibrant department, with a strong cohort of early career academics and future leaders. We hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our commitment to gender equality. Our undergraduate programmes are ranked fifth in the Complete University Guide 2023. At postgraduate level, our students come from all over the world to carry out research.


Durham Chemistry hosts multiple EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs): The Molecular Sciences for Medicine CDT (MoSMed), The Soft Matter for Formulation and Industrial Innovation CDT, (SOFI2) and the CDT in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU).


Our research strategy is focussed around three interdisciplinary grand challenge themes: Chemistry for Health; Chemistry for Sustainability; and Chemistry for Change.

Within these themes, we have prioritised eight core Research Focus Areas:

Synthesis, Catalysis and Process; Sustainable and Resilient (Bio) Chemistry; Soft Matter Materials Discovery; Theory, Computational and Data-Led Chemistry; Polymers and Interfaces; Chemical Photonics, Spectroscopy and Sensors; Drugs and Medicinal Chemistry; and Agritech and Aquaculture.

There is a strong culture of collaboration within the department and with other departments, and institutes within the University, including the Biophysical Sciences Institute, the Durham Energy Institute and the Institute for Data Science.

There are also other multidisciplinary centres of excellence in the university that the appointee can interact with including the Centre for Global Infectious Diseases, the Durham Crop Centre and centres in Sustainable Chemistry and Soft Matter.

We also have strong links with many Universities, Research Centres and Companies in the UK and overseas.


Assistant Professors at Durham


Assistant Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching but also to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and wider discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.


Durham University is also committed to ensuring excellent teaching quality, stimulating learning environments, and innovative curricula for all of our students.

You will be supported to develop your teaching expertise and to develop innovative teaching.


Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry / Chemical Biology

Key responsibilities:


  • To pursue and publish research that is high quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour, commensurate with the Department's ongoing emphasis on international excellence.
  • To play a role in relevant teaching and research supervision, and contribute to ongoing curriculum development;
  • To contribute to enhancing the quality of the research environment in the Department, the wider University and beyond through collaborative research activity;
  • To demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the administrative work, citizenship and values of the Department;
  • To deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels, as well as engaging in related activity such as assessment;
  • To fully engage in and enhance the values of the Department;
  • To contribute to attracting and supervising research students, and to enhance the Department's commitment to its vibrant and inclusive postgraduate culture.
  • To carry out such other duties as specified by the Head of Department.

Durham University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
Our collective aim is to create an open and inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential and we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of the
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