Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Chemistry for Materials Science Education (Teaching and Scholarship)

About the Role

Post-holders will be expected to assume responsibility for leading one or more aspects of teaching in the Joint Educational Institute curriculum (JEI, see below), as well as contributing to the administration of the JEI, scholarship of teaching and learning and other Queen Mary activities, including contributing to the International Centre for Teaching and Learning, between Queen Mary and NPU, CREME, the SEMS Centre for Research in Engineering and Materials Education, and Queen Mary’s CAISE, the Centre for Academic Inclusion in Science and Engineering.

About You

Candidates are sought at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level with experience in teaching chemistry, ideally experience or potential in teaching polymer chemistry, and skills for materials science/engineering education and teaching development. Candidates should have experience of teaching delivery at undergraduate level and a demonstrable interest in curriculum development, novel pedagogies or inclusive education.

This post is a Teaching and Scholarship role (T&S). This type of role is dedicated to innovations in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or Pedagogical Research in the area of your subject expertise. T&S postholders are expected to have a solid subject background, and focus on developing innovations in education in this area. At the JEI and Queen Mary we have expertise and interest in inclusive curriculum and education, and development of STEM and transnational education. We also have expertise to support staff on a Scholarship route. Candidates with related or complementary scholarship/pedagogical research interests are particularly welcome to apply.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate teaching expertise or potential in one or more of the following fields:

• Chemistry, with emphasis on organic chemistry, for materials science and engineering students
• Polymer chemistry, including advanced polymer synthesis, for materials science and engineering students

Additionally, candidates should demonstrate teaching expertise in or potential for teaching Professional skills for Science and Engineering graduates

It is expected that successful candidates will possess a PhD or equivalent, with an established track record of teaching and scholarship of teaching and learning, or pedagogical research in the relevant area. The post holder will be expected to act as subject lead with an extensive up-to-date knowledge of the field. A commitment to high quality teaching and development of new pedagogies is essential to support our thriving undergraduate programmes in China. Successful candidates will be appointed as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, depending on experience. The postholder will be expected to teach a full teaching load in China through regular visits.

About the School

The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has an excellent track record in research across a range of engineering disciplines, including Materials, Mechanical, Aerospace, Biomedical, Robotics and Design. In the 2022 REF, QMUL’s General Engineering was ranked 7th in the UK with research publications ranked 2nd. Supporting QMUL’s commitment to internationally leading education, SEMS have established a Joint Educational Institute (JEI) with Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in Xi’an, China, delivering degree programmes in Materials Science in China. Applicants with experience in the area of chemistry/polymer chemistry for materials science and engineering are sought for a key Teaching and Scholarship role to contribute to this international collaboration.

Transnational education is a key feature of Queen Mary’s strategic plan and the THE University World rankings places QMUL in the top 25 universities for international outlook. The QMUL-NPU JEI is a flagship for best practice in international, research-led university education. The development of the JEI presents an excellent opportunity to be part of this outstanding collaboration.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we have fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it is simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme, staff networks and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The role will be based in London but it is expected that the post-holder will spend time in Xi’an to deliver their full teaching load to our JEI students in 2 to 3 week blocks throughout the teaching semesters (typically 6 to 8 trips). Travel, visas, subsistence expenses and accommodation for delivery of duties in China will be provided. Queen Mary employs support staff on the ground in Xi’an and the several members of the team coincide on teaching trips.

This role is a full time, permanent appointment with an expected start date of June 2023. The starting salary will be Grade 5/6, in the range of £45,931 - £56,921 per annum for those appointed as Lecturer, or in Grade 7, in the range of £60,128 - £67,139 as Senior Lecturer, in both cases inclusive of London Allowance. A generous academic support package will also be available.

Your application must include:

• a completed application form
• a supporting letter detailing how you are suited to the role as described above and the essential and desirable criteria in the job description package
• a 1-page Scholarship/Pedagogical Research Plan identifying your proposed area and how it fits in the scope of our current provision
• CV plus relevant supporting documentation

Candidates are reminded that subject/disciplinary research in a STEM area is not the focus of this Teaching and Scholarship post. Summaries of research plans and/or copies of research publications in a STEM field will not be considered supporting documentation for this post.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly. We particularly welcome applications at Senior Lecturer level from people who identify as Black, Asian or Other Minority Ethnic groups and women as these groups are underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.

Candidates are encouraged to submit informal enquiries, addressed to Dr Gabriel Cavalli at g.cavalli@qmul.ac.uk

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button.

The closing date for applications is 23 April 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

The School of Engineering & Materials Science holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science and is a registered member of WISE. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support for the attendance of conferences. As part of the School’s commitment to the Athena SWAN and the WISE principles we strongly encourage applications from women.

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