[3dem] Lectureship in Nanchang Joint Programme - Queen Mary University of London

Vidya Darbari v.darbari at qmul.ac.uk
Mon Jul 16 07:54:43 PDT 2018


Please see below for a Lectureship post in Structural Biology/Cell Biology/Biochemistry. All informal enquiries be directed to the Director of the Nanchang Joint Programme, e-mail address: p.heathcote at qmul.ac.uk<mailto:p.heathcote at qmul.ac.uk>.

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Lecturers in Structural Biology / Cell Biology / Biochemistry on the Nanchang Joint Programme - QMUL1532
Department: School of Biological & Chemical Sciences
Salary: £40,865 to £50,881 (Grade 5)
Reference: QMUL15324
Date posted: 29-Jun-2018
Closing date: 28-Jul-2018
Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK's leading research-intensive institutions, joining the Russell Group in 2012, ranking in the top 10 of UK Universities (REF2014) and frequently ranking in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings. QMUL has made a strategic commitment to world-class research and teaching across all its disciplines. The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (SBCS) is a large and expanding academic unit, which provides a supportive and friendly environment and encourages interdisciplinary research. We are investing in the acknowledged strengths in the School to advance its areas of internationally-competitive research activity.  We have strong links with other Schools within the Faculty as well as with Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), and also the cross-disciplinary Institutes of Bioengineering and Materials Research.

We are now seeking to appoint two Lecturers in Structural Biology / Cell Biology/ Biochemistry to join our School of Biological and Chemical Sciences to contribute to the school’s research programme, and to contribute to the teaching on an exciting initiative, a joint programme in Biomedical Sciences with Nanchang University (NCU), China. This programme admitted the first cohort of students in September 2013 and recruits a quota of 250 students per annum.

NCU is a national key ("211 project") university in the capital of Jiangxi province, about 400 miles southwest and inland of Shanghai. It is a comprehensive university, covering a wide range of subjects, and has over 81,000 full time and 10,000 part time undergraduate students and over 11,000 postgraduates. The partnership with Nanchang is a genuinely equal partnership as students will graduate with a degree in Clinical Biomedicine from NCU and a degree in Biomedical Sciences from QMUL, and teaching is split equally between the universities. Teaching is entirely in English, and the programme draws on the academic expertise of both institutions, with staff from QMUL (both from SBCS and SMD) providing a research-led overview of current developments in biomedical sciences. All of the programme will be delivered at Nanchang University, with London-based QMUL staff going to Nanchang to deliver their teaching. The post holders will be expected to travel regularly to Nanchang for teaching (approximately 2 visits a year for a total of four weeks) and attend examination boards and carry out project examining in Nanchang (up to another 2 visits).

Applications are invited from candidates who will contribute to the delivery of high-quality research, teaching and administration in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences by:

· Making significant research contributions in Structural Biology / Cell Biology or Biochemistry as demonstrated by recent papers in high quality journals and competitively awarded research grant income.

· Teaching and the assessment of student achievement in Biochemistry

· Contributing to the administration of these and other university activities.

The successful candidates will have an excellent track record of publishing high quality papers and will be expected to establish an internationally-competitive research group at QMUL campus in London. The ability to contribute to one of our existing research strengths would be an advantage, which in SBCS include structural biology, cell dynamics, chromosome biology, membrane structure and function and photosynthesis. Applications from researchers concerned with cryo-electron microscopy and/or cryo-tomography are particularly encouraged, and access to these facilities would be available.

The posts are full time and permanent starting in September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The salary will be in the range of £40,865 to £50,881 per annum and will be in accordance with experience, qualifications and track record. Negotiable start-up funds will be offered to the successful candidates.

Benefits include 30 days’ annual leave, childcare vouchers scheme, pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. Candidates must also be in a position to be able to obtain a Chinese visa and are expected to have checked their eligibility through the Chinese Visa office website.

The School is committed to Athena SWAN principles to promote women in science; we positively welcome applications from women and black and ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in the school.

For informal enquiries, please contact the Director of the Nanchang Joint Programme, e-mail address: p.heathcote at qmul.ac.uk<mailto:p.heathcote at qmul.ac.uk>

For further information about the School and the Nanchang Joint Programme, please visit the School’s website on: http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk<http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/>

To apply, please click the link below.

Applicants must include their CV, which should include a two page summary of their proposed research at QMUL.

Application enquiries should be directed to: recruitment at qmul.ac.uk<mailto:recruitment at qmul.ac.uk>.

The closing date for completed applications is 29 July 2018 and interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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