Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Heriot-Watt University
- Edinburgh Midlothian
- £36,023-45,585 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Teaching through the delivery of lectures, tutorials and laboratories, assessing the relevant students' work as well as setting and marking examinations and coursework;
- Supervising and mentoring undergraduate students, postgraduate students and research associates' research work;
- Designing and developing teaching materials and new teaching methods, using personal research to inform teaching where appropriate;
- Carrying out general academic administration, including participation on committees and exam boards, taking responsibility for key discipline-specific administration tasks and mentoring students;
- Undertaking continuous professional development (CPD) and participating in staff development activities.
- Applicants must possess (or be about to obtain) a doctorate in Chemistry.
- Candidates must be able to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with university colleagues and in an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.
- Prior successful teaching experience and demonstrated commitment to student success.
- Prior PhD/Masters student supervision.