College Assistant Professor in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering (College Teaching Officer) and Fellow

Applications are invited for the post of College Assistant Professor in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering and Fellowat Lucy Cavendish College. The post will begin in September 2024 and for a fixed term of 5 years. 

The post holder will be expected to undertake at least 12 hours of undergraduate supervisions per week for 2.5 terms for the College and to assume the role of Director of Studies for all students specialising in Chemistry within the Natural Sciences Tripos, and/or those studying Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. The precise details of the remit will be agreed with the successful candidate and, as such, the College is deliberately seeking to attract candidates from a wide variety of specialisms within the discipline of Chemistry. It is expected that all applicants will be able to offer teaching for Part IA Chemistry (https://www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/subject-information/part1a/chem ), which paper is shared by both the Natural Sciences and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Triposes, but a competitive candidate will also be able to offer other papers, such as Natural Sciences IB Chemistry A, Natural Sciences IB Chemistry B, or other papers of either the Natural Sciences Tripos or the new Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Tripos. A specialism in inorganic chemistry may be advantageous.

This appointment offers an exciting opportunity to work with our diverse student body in two associated academic disciplines that are of growing popularity among applicants to the College. Since our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, the appointee will need to have a flexible approach to their teaching, and experience in working with students for whom the Cambridge learning environment may be unfamiliar may be an advantage. The post holder will also be elected as a Fellow and Trustee of the College, so they will be expected to attend certain College committees and should be prepared to participate fully in College life.

To learn more about this post or to make an informal enquiry please contact the Assistant Senior Tutor: Academic, Dr Mark King, at [email protected] . Prospective applicants should note in particular that this is a full-time role that is not suitable to be held alongside completion of a PhD.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 10 March 2024.

Interviews will be held on either 20, 25, 26 or 27 March 2024.

Please attach a CV and a letter of application with your submission. You should include a short summary of your publication plans and teaching plans and specify the Tripos papers you would be able to teach in your application. Please include details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference by no later than 10:00 on Wednesday 13 March 2024.

Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the essential requirements of the Person Specification for the role. The Job Description, Person Specification and link to apply can be found below.

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