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

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

Company

King’s College London

Job description

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in the Physical Sciences of Life and/or Engineering BiologyEmployer Location London (Greater) (GB) Salary £52,874 – £72,757 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Closing date 21 Feb 2026View more categoriesView less categoriesAcademic Discipline , , , Job Type , , Contract Type HoursSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Job DetailsAbout 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.It is important that King’s reflects the diversity of the population we serve, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.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

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.Grade and Salary: £52,874 – £72,757 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Job ID: 108165
Close Date: 06-Apr-2025
Contact Person: Professor Michael Malim
Contact Details:CompanyKing’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: .King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at .Company info Mini-site Telephone +(44)02078365454 Location STRAND
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Expected salary

£52874 – 72757 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:56:20 GMT

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