Chemical Engineering Lecturer

Location: Bay Campus, Swansea

Interview Date: 4 Apr 2024

Informal Enquiries: Professor Paul Holland [email protected]

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

ABOUT THE ROLE

With our world-class research centres and more than £500m investment into a new Bay Campus infrastructure, the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University stands out as one of the best centres of excellence in the country. Our outstanding research and teaching environment supports nationally and internationally important areas of research and teaching across a broad range of Physical Sciences and Engineering. The faculty plays a strong role in delivering the universities international strategy and is actively strengthening its transnational education offerings.

Swansea University is developing a Joint Education Institute (JEI) in partnership with Nanjing Tech University. Nanjing Tech University is a leading engineering university that is located on a beautiful campus in the historically important city of Nanjing in the Jiangsu Province in China. This position is an opportunity to join a leading UK research led university and faculty at the start of an exciting partnership.

The post holder will follow an enhanced research academic pathway and so candidates will have a track record of successful research in Chemical Engineering commensurate with appointment at the lecturer level. Applications from candidates with research areas related to sustainable energy and pathways to net zero are particularly welcomed. Applicants should have experience of teaching chemical engineering subjects including laboratories.

The successful applicant will spend approximately 2 six-week blocks per year teaching intensively on our partners campus at Nanjing Tech University in China. The remainder of the time will be spent conducting research at the Swansea Bay Campus with the option of spending time at Nanjing Tech Campus conducting collaborative research projects or supervising PhD students. 

ACADEMIC CAREER PATHWAY

The pathway for this post is Research. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage .

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please include a statement detailing your research experience.

It should be noted that while the application for a Joint Education Institute is progressing well, there remains a small risk that the application will not be successful. In that eventuality, the successful applicant may be transferred to another institution with whom the University holds similar arrangements.

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above