Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in the Physical Sciences of Life and/or Engineering Biology

About us:

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. We are delighted to announce exciting new opportunities to join our dynamic and interdisciplinary scientific community, as part of a major cross-faculty investment in science focused on boundary-breaking research, education and innovation.

About the role:

We are looking for interdisciplinary scientists focused on applying and integrating physical and life sciences approaches to understand the complexity of living systems and enable technologies seeking to engineer biology. This includes combining empirical, theoretical and computational/AI methods from different disciplines and across scales, spanning molecules, cells, organs, organisms and populations.

Successful candidates will play a key role in developing and executing internationally leading research and work collaboratively across King’s. You will have a strong research track record, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement, and be ready to grow a research programme that attracts external funding. You will also be committed to educating scientists and researchers of the future through a range of interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. 

We also wish to maximise the relevance of our work to society through high impact research through engagement with industry and public engagement that engages diverse audiences, especially in our local communities in London and beyond.

Shortlisted candidates will be consulted on appropriate discipline areas and host departments as part of the selection and interview process.

There are up to 2 positions available.

These are full-time positions and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria (Lecturer)

• PhD qualified in relevant subject area
• Scientific synergy with current research at King’s
• Significant expertise in an area of scientific research
• Demonstrable contribution to developing peer reviewed funding/fellowship applications
• Ability to define and lead a research area, taking responsibility for planning and undertaking own work.
• Ability to work well as an effective member of a wider multi-disciplinary team and to share and encourage good practice
• Excellent record of publication in peer reviewed journals
• Experience of undergraduate and/or post graduate teaching
• Strong presentational, organisational and administrative skills

Desirable criteria (Lecturer)

• Experience of interdisciplinary working in collaborative projects across disciplines
• Record of attracting independent peer reviewed research grant funding
• Experience in supervising and developing research students and/or staff

Essential criteria (Senior Lecturer)

• PhD qualified in relevant subject area
• Scientific synergy with current research at King’s
• Significant expertise in an area of interdisciplinary scientific research
• Strong record of attracting peer reviewed research grant funding or fellowships
• Ability to define and lead a research area, taking responsibility for planning and undertaking own work.
• Ability to work well as an effective member of a wider multi-disciplinary team and to share and encourage good practice
• Excellent record of publication in peer reviewed journals
• Significant experience of undergraduate and/or post graduate teaching
• Strong presentational, organisational and administrative skills
• Experience in supervising and developing research students and/or research staff

Desirable criteria (Senior Lecturer)

• Track record of interdisciplinary working in collaborative projects across disciplines
• Experience of serving on professional scientific boards and committees
• Active membership of peer-reviewing bodies, for UK and overseas research councils
• Experience of industrial/commercial funding opportunities to underpin applied research

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