Assistant/Associate Professor in Toxicology (T&R or T&S)

Job title:

Assistant/Affiliate Professor in Toxicology (T&R or T&S)

Firm

Heriot-Watt College

Job description

Location: Based mostly at Riccarton Campus in Edinburgh

Contract: Open Ended

Wage: Grade: 8, Wage (£45,585 – £54,395), Grade:9, Wage (£56,021 – £64,914)

Closing Date: Midnight on twenty third Feb 2024

We want to recruit a Toxicologist (Assistant (G8) or Affiliate (G9) professor) to affix the College of Engineering and Bodily Sciences (EPS) on the Edinburgh campus of Heriot Watt College. The profitable candidate will take a number one position within the improvement, supply and development of the Toxicology MSc, in addition to contribute to the supply of different related programmes. We’re open to functions from candidates with experience in several facets of Toxicology however are notably fascinated with candidates who’ve regulatory or industrial expertise as this experience might be key to the design of recent programs which are being delivered as a part of the Toxicology MSc. While this can be a position with a big quantity of duty you should have a community that may assist help your profession improvement. For these from a non-academic background we’ll present mentorship to develop your educational abilities. While we’re solely trying to appoint one candidate, we’re versatile about whether or not we recruit an instructional for a Instructing and Analysis (T&R) or Instructing and Scholarship (T&S) contract. Candidates ought to subsequently clearly stipulate whether or not they’re making use of for a T&S or T&R place of their cowl letter when making use of for this place.

EPS is recognised as a global chief in schooling, analysis and the applying of data to profit society globally. BioPhysics & BioEngineering. In REF2021, our Physics was prime within the UK for world-leading analysis outputs. Our joint submission to Engineering with the College of Edinburgh was ranked 1st in Scotland and third within the UK for high quality and breadth of analysis. You’ll be a part of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3).

The institute has acquired substantial awards throughout the complete vary of funding our bodies together with UKRI councils, the EU, Medical Analysis Scotland, charities (Wellcome Belief, CRUK) and realized societies. Wonderful services can be found in biochemistry, cell biology, imaging in any respect scales utilizing a number of cutting-edge strategies, tissue engineering, 3D bioprinting, microfluidics and bioprocessing in addition to the mandatory infrastructure to allow cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Heriot Watt College holds an Institutional Athena Swan Bronze Award, as does the College of Engineering and Bodily Sciences, recognising excellence in championing employment of girls within the area of science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic. We provide a spread of household pleasant, inclusive employment insurance policies, versatile working preparations, workers engagement boards, campus services and companies to help workers from completely different backgrounds.

Detailed Description of the Position

Whether or not employed on a T&S or T&R contract the position holder might be anticipated to steer and contribute to the supply and evaluation of a variety of BSc and MSc programs related to Toxicology. Instructing is more likely to cowl a spread of matters akin to the elemental rules of toxicology, mechanisms of toxicity, completely different toxins and toxicants, strategies for assessing toxicity, analysis abilities, rising points in toxicology and related laws. Instructing will contain the supply of lectures, tutorials, and sensible lessons and will contain organisation of exterior skilled audio system and area journeys (e.g. to business). The profitable candidate will play a key position in shaping the design of recent toxicology programs and there might be alternatives to reveal innovation in instructing. It is going to be anticipated that the position holder will mirror on the supply of programs and improve and develop programs based mostly on scholar suggestions. Supervision of desk and lab-based analysis mission college students may even be required. The profitable candidate may even be a private tutor to MSc and BSc college students. Candidates ought to subsequently clearly describe what instructing expertise they’ve, their instructing philosophy and the way their experience allows them to show programs related to toxicology.

The profitable applicant might be based mostly in Edinburgh within the College of Engineering and Bodily Sciences and the position would require you to collaborate with colleagues in EPS in addition to different faculties on the Edinburgh campus, and probably our abroad campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. There might be administrative obligations related to the position and the position holder will help the programme chief within the co-ordination and administration of the supply of the Toxicology MSc. The candidate ought to subsequently reveal that they’ll work in a crew, and that they’ve good organisation and communication abilities.

If making use of for a T&R contract, candidates ought to reveal that both they’ve the drive and ambition to change into a number one worldwide researcher, or that they’re already established in an space complementary to our present strengths. The profitable applicant might be anticipated to develop an impartial analysis portfolio that permits them to ship novel, collaborative analysis and construct a analysis crew. This can require the event of a transparent technique for analysis plans which communicates how this aligns with the panorama of EPS and Heriot Watt College in addition to the broader nationwide and worldwide panorama. The profitable applicant might be inspired to ship research-led instructing. For established impartial researchers a confirmed capacity to draw analysis funding and a great observe report of publishing is required. For researchers searching for their first impartial place a superb analysis observe report and definitive plans for future analysis and funding is required.

Key Duties and Tasks

The profitable applicant might be liable for:

Studying, Instructing and Scholarship

• Main the design, preparation and supply of instructing (e.g. lectures, tutorials, sensible lessons, fieldtrips) protecting matters related to Toxicology
• Inviting exterior consultants to ship instructing
• Guaranteeing college students are engaged with the educational supplies
• Offering management within the planning, organisation, improvement and development of instructing actions related to Toxicology
• Assessing programs (e.g. designing and marking coursework and exams)
• Finishing up course associated administrative duties (e.g. contributing to examination boards and collaborating in related committees)
• Being a private tutor for BSc and MSc college students
• Supervising lab and desk-based analysis mission college students
• Delivering research-led instructing
• Demonstrating innovation in instructing
• Enhancing and growing programs in response to scholar suggestions
• Reviewing the content material of programs and updating instructing supplies when required
• Liaising with colleagues in Heriot Watt College and externally to help the supply of the Toxicology MSc and different programmes
• Contributing to choice making and discovering options to issues
• Endeavor steady skilled improvement (CPD)
• Advancing instructing follow, concept and innovation by way of scholarship actions

Analysis

If making use of for a T&R contract the profitable applicant may even be liable for:

• Actively pursuing analysis funding by means of the event and submission of top quality grant proposals
• Participating in analysis and actively contributing to the college’s analysis profile, together with managing, supervising and mentoring research-active workers the place acceptable
• Delivering novel analysis that has impression
• Growing collaborations inside Heriot Watt College, and externally
• Publishing analysis and assessment articles in peer reviewed journals
• Representing the establishment and disseminating analysis actions utilizing completely different approaches (e.g. at conferences, supply of outreach)
• Contributing to College, Institute and analysis group strategic planning the place required, in addition to finishing up normal analysis administration

Please notice that this isn’t an exhaustive listing of actions, and the position holder could also be required to undertake different related duties commensurate with the grading of the publish. Actions could also be topic to modification over time because the position develops and/or priorities and necessities evolve.

Training, {Qualifications} and Expertise

Important

Studying Instructing and Scholarship

• A level (PhD degree or equal experience) in a related self-discipline (e.g. Toxicology)
• Willingness and functionality to develop and ship instructing for Toxicology in addition to programmes related to the experience of the position holder
• Wonderful oral and written communication, crew working and organisational abilities
• Skill to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Willingness to reveal versatility and suppleness

Analysis and Skilled Expertise

If making use of for a T&R contract the profitable applicant also needs to reveal that they’re

• Bold and life like future analysis plans
• Bold to determine/develop a analysis group
• Have a great observe report of publishing analysis in peer reviewed journals
• Have expertise of delivering novel, collaborative analysis
• Have the flexibility to determine and preserve inner and exterior collaborations

Fascinating

Studying Instructing and Scholarship

• Expertise of instructing BSc or MSc college students
• Expertise of demonstrating innovation in instructing
• Proof of demonstrating management in instructing
• Earlier supervision of analysis mission college students
• Supply of web-based studying (e.g. digital studying environments akin to Canvas, and Blackboard)

Analysis and Skilled Expertise

If making use of for a T&R contract the profitable applicant also needs to reveal that they’ve:

• Expertise of delivering multidisciplinary analysis, commensurate with degree of expertise
• A observe report of securing analysis funding
• A global status of their analysis area
• Expertise of supervision of PhD college students and analysis associates’ work
• A willingness to be concerned in collaborative analysis

How To Apply

Functions might be submitted up till midnight on Friday, 23 February 2024.

We’re aiming to shortlist in w/c twenty sixth Feb and 4th March and maintain interviews in w/c 18th March.

For extra details about the position and to use, please click on on the ‘Apply’ button above

£45,585 to £64,914. Grade: 8 – 9

Anticipated wage

£45585 – 64914 per yr

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 07:30:19 GMT

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