University Academic Fellow (UAF) in the Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres – University of Leeds
Closing Date 30th September 2015
University of Leeds Grade 8 (£38,511 to £45,954) progressing to Grade 9 (£47,328 – £54,841) upon confirmation as Associate Professor.
As part of an extensive expansion and development programme across the whole University, the School of Chemistry is seeking to recruit future academic leaders with research interests in planetary atmospheres. Applications are not restricted to candidates with a current track record in planetary atmospheres, but your application should outline how you plan to apply your skills to develop a research portfolio in your chosen field.
Missions, such as Cassini-Huygens, and the discovery of numerous exoplanets have raised the profile of Planetary Atmospheres. A deeper understanding of the fundamental chemistry of such environments is required to (a) support the interpretation of observations, (b) the design of new missions, (c) improve our understanding of the evolution of solar systems and (d) shed light on the history and possible future of our own atmosphere.
The School of Chemistry has an international reputation in observing, modelling and performing laboratory experiments to understand the Earth’s atmosphere. We are seeking to expand our research and teaching expertise in chemical studies related to the atmospheres of other solar-system bodies and the atmospheres of extra-solar planets. Our current work in this area includes a laboratory and modelling study of Titan’s organic photo-chemistry and the impacts of cosmic dust in the upper atmospheres of several planets.
Existing laboratory equipment from the Atmospheric and Planetary Chemistry (APC) Group would be available to help start up a laboratory-based programme, but we would also welcome applications involving modelling and observations. We encourage you to contact Professor Paul Seakins, as Head of the APC Research Group, to informally discuss issues relating to equipment.
As an Academic Fellow, you will be expected to develop independent research in aspects of the chemistry of planetary atmospheres, and would also be encouraged to exploit collaborative research opportunities with other members of the APC group and researchers elsewhere in the University, for example, in the Schools of Physics, Earth and Environment, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (satellite observations).
You will develop a research profile that will contribute to the University’s ambition to excel at REF2020, with a sustained record of internationally excellent, and some world-leading, publications. You would also be expected to submit applications for a personal fellowship, for example, EPSRC or STFC Early Career, ERC Starting or Consolidator, as well as for research projects as principal investigator.
You will also co-supervise PhD students and be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of relevant programmes at undergraduate, Masters and PhD level.
You will hold an appropriate PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Atmospheric Science, Physics or related areas and have significant proven research experience, including evidence of research leadership appropriate to the career stage, for example, lead authorship of significant publications, ability to attract independent funding, the ability to teach at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate level in Chemistry, and a clear and compelling vision for personal academic development.
Enquiries can be made to Professor Paul Seakins, email: [log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0)113 343 6568.
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