Organisation
Cranfield University
Faculty or Department
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at
Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work
37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type
Permanent
Salary
Full time starting salary will be in the range of £48,039 to £57,797 per annum for Lecturer and £60,099 to £69,505 per annum for Senior Lecturer
Posted Date
31/01/2025
Apply by
28/02/2025
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We are inviting applicants passionate about Indoor and Environmental Mycology to join our new Magan Centre of Applied Mycology (MCAM) as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer.
The Applied Mycology Group recently secured funding for the creation of the MCAM expected to grow from four staff to 36 by 2031-32. As part of the creation of the new centre, we are growing our team and are recruiting outstanding academic talent to support the expansion of the centre to develop 5 new core areas of our research and teaching within our Environment and Agrifood subject areas.
About the Role
Your role will be to deliver postgraduate teaching, research, consultancy and training in a national and international arena.
About You
You will have a degree qualification in the relevant scientific discipline or equivalent significant experience, in-depth technical know-how in the relevant scientific area gained over a significant number of years. Your research area will cover the different means and methods to detect and identify indoor fungi and to characterise their ecological and physiological requirements for growth in the built environment. You must understand the complex interactions between humidity, indoor environment and fungal growth in building materials, constructions and buildings.
You will demonstrate a substantial research output in your field and accelerate your knowledge into the indoor environment to foster international collaborations, high-quality research proposals and funding bids.
Ability to prioritise tasks, work under pressure and to strict deadlines to meet key milestones whilst ensuring excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills will be required.
Talented researchers and academics, who are enthusiastic about research in Indoor and Environmental Mycology, have a PhD relevant to the area, want to make a difference with your industry partners, and are keen to be part of a dynamic and professional team, are invited to apply.
You will be able to demonstrate a promising track record of achievements, including generating income appropriate to your research area and career stage including significant publications (as main author) in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of your respective field. You will be expected to develop and build long-term relationships with industry, science programmes and professional bodies.
To be successful in this role you will be comfortable with change, willing to work flexibly, and open to new ways of doing things. Importantly, you will be able to collaborate with and influence people and build relationships quickly, and you will be eager to play a full role in the fast-moving and exciting MCAM project.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The project will be part of the Environmental Sustainability Theme, one of the themes at Cranfield University offering world-class and niche post-graduate level research, education, training and consultancy. The MCAM will aim to expand the Applied Mycology Group's expertise beyond food and expand to the other Themes at Cranfield.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients, and partners.
How to apply
Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected]. Please quote reference number 5006.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Tania Rice, Project Manager of the MCAM, [email protected].
Closing date for receipt of applications: 28 February 2025
Deadline to fill the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion complementary survey: 5 March 2025 (This is mandatory but does not form part of the selection process, the surveys will not be shared with the recruiting manager or shortlisting panel)
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.