Professor in Materials Science

Te Kura Matū | School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Te Rāngai Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science

 

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

 

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Applications are invited for the full time, permanent position of Professor in Materials Science. This is an exciting opportunity for a scholar of international standing to make a significant contribution to research and teaching within the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences where Materials Science is a key academic group. The successful applicant will use principles from physics, chemistry, and allied disciplines to research new materials with specific properties that can be used for a wide range of applications. It is also expected that the successful applicant will lead the development of a new core undergraduate curriculum in Materials Science.

The successful applicant will demonstrate cutting-edge research and teaching in, and have advanced understanding of, Materials Science in its broadest definition. Applicants must have a strong practical component to their research that addresses both basic and applied questions. You will be expected to establish an externally funded research programme. There are both applied and basic science research grants and private funders of research in Aotearoa New Zealand. You will also bring or describe your approach to develop research linkages with Māori (Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) iwi (tribes) and hapū (subtribes), research institutes, industry, or charitable groups, and/or civil society.

The successful applicant will provide major contributions to teaching and the delivery of academic courses and programmes, engage in the full range of research activities and undertake academic leadership and service duties within the School, Faculty and University.

Mōu | Who You Are

The successful applicant will have a proven record of high-quality research, including a significant portfolio of excellent publications in internationally leading scholarly journals of the highest impact and a track record of obtaining significant research funding. The successful applicant will demonstrate academic excellence in university teaching and be able to conduct innovative and effective lectures and laboratory classes from first year through to postgraduate level in our chemistry and/or physics teaching programmes. Applicants must have academic experience in the field and a demonstrated track record of successfully supervising postgraduate research students.

The successful applicant will have opportunities for international conference travel to support their research and teaching activities and will have the opportunity to network with international leaders in their field through the University's unique Erskine and Canterbury Fellowship Schemes (which enables the University to host world leading academics) and through the University's academic staff exchange programmes with Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences | Te Kura Matū is one of the largest Schools at the University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. The School sits on a solid foundation, built on 150 years of academic tradition. The School has an wide array of academic, technical and administrative staff from very diverse backgrounds, who share the common goal of actively searching for innovative solutions to the problems facing New Zealand and the World.

The School is housed within the Rutherford Regional Science and Innovation Centre (RRSIC), a new research centre, with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities. Researchers from the School also have access to the wider university's excellent research and computational facilities available which can be used to measure, manipulate, visualise, and quantify the properties of materials. The School offers majors in Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. Research in the School is concentrated in five major themes: Sustainability and the Environment, New Materials, Nanotechnology and Laser Physics, Energy and Storage, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Human, Animal and Plant Health. We have well-established research programmes in materials science, as exemplified by staff involvement in two national Centres of Research Excellence supported by the New Zealand Government through the Tertiary Education Commission, the MacDiarmid Institute and the Dodd-Walls Centre . It is expected that the successful candidate will become an Investigator in one or both CoREs.

For more information about our team, please visit us at Physical and Chemical Sciences | University of Canterbury

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury stands for whanaungatanga - we value people and their differences, manaakitanga - we extend care and empower others, and tiakitanga - we will enhance and nurture our resources.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: 14 May 2023 (midnight, NZ time)

How to Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include:

• a brief cover letter and a 2-3 page statement outlining the applicant's research interests and goals, their teaching philosophy, and their thoughts on how to develop a successful research team (combined in one document).

• a curriculum vitae which includes a list of research publications and details of research funding successes and the contact details of three referees.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Rudi Marquez, Head of School, [email protected] for further information or with any questions, please subject the email "Professor in Materials Science".

Job Details

Reference #	15208
Posted on	08 May 2023
Closes on	14 May 2023 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Professor
Job level(s)	Academic
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
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