Assistant Professor in Systems Biology or - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

The Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ) combines modern science with law to make the environment safe from toxic chemicals via "action research". Collaboration and teamwork is at the heart of the Centre. Its mission is to help remedy harm to human health and the environment caused by pollution. A scientific objective of the Centre is to advance an emerging field called Precision Toxicology. Environmental justice is achieved by improving evidence-based governance interventions. Unlike traditional academic pursuits which oftentimes divide global problems into research silos, this transdisciplinary research centre creates conditions for people to proactively uncover - and ultimately break - the chains of cause and effect that link chemicals to their toxicity to humans and the environment.

The University of Birmingham also has a strong record in leading the way around interdisciplinary education.

CERJ and the staff allied to it will be able to contribute their breadth of knowledge across multiple degree programmes offered by the university and the Centre and will be hosts to undergraduate and postgraduate research students.

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Research
To pursue sustained research activity through original research and scholarship, including other research-related contributions through conference papers and presentations and/or consultancy projects and advice, including:

contributing original research that advances our understanding of how biological systems function and are perturbed by environmental challenges (e.g., exposure to toxic chemicals);

- developing new knowledge and modern biomolecular and/or cellular biology and/or computational techniques and experimental methods to measure molecular events that are relevant to a system's function, which may include using alternative test systems (e.g., in vitro models and NAMs) ;
- contribute to the transformation of toxicology into foundational science;
- contributing directly (0.4 FTE) to the University's research as a significant player in

PARC:
European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals and supervising other research staff, students and professional service staff;
- leading successful funding bids;
- consistently publishing internationally excellent research, with some research regarded as world-leading, that results in a sustained, highly respected reputation of international quality;
- supervising and examining PhD students;

A commitment to providing expert advice internally and externally to stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, regulators);

- leading sustained impact activity including public engagement and making a significant contribution to policy development at a national and international level.

Education
Over the first five years, you will build your contributions across the range of teaching and learning activities:

training in systems biology, network biology, statistics, modelling and methods that may include genetics, functional genomics (i.e., transcriptomics), metabolomics, in vitro (cell-based) biology;

- making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of cell or animal biology applied to environmental science or toxicology that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research;
- leading on curriculum design at module and programme level to ensure it is contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging;
- actively engaging students in curriculum design;
- developing an external profile evidenced through engaging in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, e.g., external examining and engaging with/supporting education in other institutions;
- playing an important and sustained role in the recruitment and admission of students;
- co-supervising doctoral students;
- leading the development of teaching, learning and assessment policies and strategies;
- acting as an education mentor to colleagues in the Centre and the School or more widely;
- leading sustained high value impact in knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) that enhances the student experience and/or employability;
- undertaking own teaching, which will include teaching and examining courses at a range of levels, planning and reviewing own teaching approaches, developing programme proposals, supervision, marking and examining. You will ensure that your teaching practice is informed by discipline-based research, through participating in the research culture of the Centre and the School.

Management/administration

Build leadership over time in activities within the Centre and the School and represent the Centre on committees or working groups.

This is likely to include:
- making an important contribution to the development and running of the Centre, for example, leading activity on research and/or teaching assessment;
- leading a successful inter