The Department of Materials wishes to appoint up to five new colleagues to join its academic staff in strategic areas. This will be at the level of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader depending upon experience. The appointed academic will be supported in their development of an internationally-leading experimental research programme relating to the specific themes of: (1) Engineering Alloys (2) Ceramics and glasses (3) Nanomaterials (4)...
The Department of Materials wishes to appoint up to five new colleagues to join its academic staff in strategic areas. This will be at the level of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader depending upon experience. The appointed academic will be supported in their development of an internationally-leading experimental research programme relating to the specific themes of:
(1) Engineering Alloys
(2) Ceramics and glasses
(3) Nanomaterials
(4) Functional Materials
(5) Materials for Quantum Technologies
You will join a friendly, dynamic, world-leading Materials department that enjoys an ethos of collaboration. While the posts are distinct, you may have expertise in several themes. You will be expected to attract and supervise PhD students and postdoctoral research staff, publish high-quality papers in appropriate peer-reviewed journals, disseminate research findings at relevant conferences, seek and obtain external research funding, and contribute to the Department’s undergraduate and Master’s teaching programmes. You will also be encouraged to interact with scientists and engineers from other departments across Imperial and have a strong track record and interest in developing external collaborations both nationally (particularly in connection with the Faraday Institution, the Royce Institute, the London Centre for Nanotechnology, and National Labs and Facilities) and internationally.
Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology (QuEST)
QuEST is an established cross-disciplinary centre of Excellence and was formally adopted as one of the key College strategies in 2022. It provides an umbrella for activities in a range of disciplines related to quantum technologies, spanning novel computing approaches to the development of new materials. It involves a community including materials, physics, chemistry, computing and other engineering disciplines. The importance of materials in quantum technologies is particularly highlighted through its explicit mention as one of the three themes in the strategy, and the department’s leadership of the UK-wide Materials for Quantum Technologies Network (M4QN).
The appointee will be expected to plan, direct and undertake the implementation of research activities and programmes of outstanding quality, international repute and innovation in the area of Materials for Quantum Technologies. We welcome applications in any areas spanning fundamental research into synthesis/fabrication or properties through to application in devices.
We invite applications from exceptional candidates with demonstrable expertise relevant to the posts, with complementary research interests to our existing activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Applicants will be assessed against the following person specifications, taking into account the level of the position for which they are applying (please refer to full Job description)
For Lecturer:
Senior Lecturer:
Reader:
Starting salary:
The post is fulltime and is open ended.
Candidates will need to complete the online application to be considered for this role.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Sandrine Heutz, Head of the Department, (s.heutz@imperial.ac.uk).
Should you have any queries about the application process please contact Mrs Darakshan Khan (d.khan@imperial.ac.uk).
For technical issues queries, please contact: support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk.
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