Lecturer in Physical and Computational Chemistry (Teaching only)

About the role:

The Department of Chemistry at Bath has a vacant fixed-term Computational/Physical Chemistry Lectureship position (teaching only), available from September 2024 to August 2025, to cover a member of staff supported through a secondment. 

The position will require the supervision of undergraduate laboratory classes.

The role carries a high level of responsibility and the opportunity to play a proactive and creative role in developing teaching activities in the department. 

This role is offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis until 31st August 2025.

About you:

The successful candidate will be expected to prepare and deliver teaching material and assess and mark coursework. 

The successful applicant will have a proven record of high-quality teaching in chemistry.  

Applicants will normally be expected to have some teaching experience and a PhD in a relevant area. 

The ability to teach both physical and computational chemistry is essential.

About us:

The Department and the University are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment. 

The Department currently holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, and we are working to further improve equality, diversity and inclusivity within the Department. 

We particularly welcome applications from women and other under-represented groups.

Additional info:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Matthew Jones, Head of Department (mj205@bath.ac.uk), Dr Adam Squires, Head of Physical Chemistry (as3474@bath.ac.uk), Dr Ben Morgan, Head of Computational Chemistry (bjm42@bath.ac.uk) or Dr Gan Shermer, Director of Teaching (g.shermer@bath.ac.uk). However, please submit your application via the University website.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment for all staff, including mentorship and flexible working arrangements.

The Department and the University both currently hold Athena SWAN Silver awards, and we are working to further improve equality, diversity and inclusion. 

If you would like to discuss any EDI issues or other aspects of the working environment with a member of staff who is not involved in the recruitment process, please contact Professor Petra Cameron (p.j.cameron@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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