FTE: 1.0 FTE (working 37 hours per week)
Salary: AM 2/3, £69,607 – £79,736 pa depending on skills and experience
Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year
Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield, University of Hertfordshire
Main duties and responsibilities
To make significant contribution to the leadership of research in the department, via the Wolfson Centre for Biodetection and Instrumentation Research. This will including gaining research funding awards as Principal Investigator. The successful candidate will also participate in the development of the research environment in the department and across the University and publish peer-reviewed journal articles and internationally excellent or world-leading papers. The appointee will be expected to undertake research and contribute to the development of, and supervise and teach on, doctoral programmes in some the following subject areas of Aerosol science:
- Quantifying and measuring aerosols in the environment
- Instrumentation development for detection of aerosol and airborne particulate matter
- Understanding exposure and transmission of indoor aerosols
- Physical, Chemical, and/or Biological properties of aerosols
- Bioaerosols and detection of airborne pathogens
- Interfacing collection methods with downstream analysis, including bioanalysis, techniques
- Atmospheric aerosols and their impact on climate
Skills and experience required
You will have substantial experience of research, professional or commercial activity in the Aerosol Science / Engineering subject area and will be able to demonstrate your research expertise in one or more of the following areas: Bioaerosol collection and analysis, Impact of aerosols on people, plants and animals, Transmission of aerosol and means of mitigation, Impact of aerosol on climate.
You will also have an established research profile in an area relevant to the core activities of the Wolfson Centre for Biodetection and Instrumentation Research and experience of leading and managing collaborative research programmes.
You will be able to demonstrate your expertise and experience of research that draws upon the fundamentals of Aerosol Science / Engineering subject areas:
- Properties of Aerosols
- Field work and experimental design
- Instrumentation development
- Impact of aerosols on both societal and environmental challenges
- Related activities addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Qualifications required
You will hold an undergraduate degree and a PhD in an appropriate area of Aerosol Science / Engineering or an equivalent, relevant postgraduate professional qualification. You will be a member of a relevant Professional body. You will also be a Fellow of AdvanceHE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) and will be committed to becoming a Senior Fellow or Principal of AdvanceHE within your first 2 years in post.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.
An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries:
Professor Daniel McCluskey, Dean of School, d.*********@he***.uk
Interview Date: Week Commencing 6th November 2023
