Lecturer in Physical and Computational Chemistry

About the role

The Department of Chemistry at Bath has a vacant fixed-term Computational/Physical Chemistry Lectureship position (teaching only), which is available from September 2025 to August 2027 to cover a member of staff supported through a secondment. The successful candidate will be expected to prepare and deliver teaching material, as well as assess and mark coursework, act as an academic advisor and run small group teaching activities. The position will also 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 the development of teaching activities in the department. The successful applicant will have a proven record of high-quality teaching in chemistry.

Both 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.

About you

• You will hold an Undergraduate degree along with a Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject area and actively working towards completing a PhD or the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience.
• Have a commitment to excellence in education and to providing the highest quality experience for students
• Be able to demonstrates depth and breadth of understanding of subject matters at a level appropriate to the teaching to be delivered

Additional information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Matthew Jones, Head of Department (mj205@bath.ac.uk), Dr Fiona Dickinson, Head of Physical Chemistry (fd287@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.

This role is offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis until 31st August 2027.

We consider ourselves to be a 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 and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

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