Clinical Senior Lecturer in Metallomic Toxicology
- Employer
- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro rata, plus £2,162 London Weighting Allowance
- Closing date
- 2 Oct 2024
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
About King’s
King’s College London is one of the highest-ranking Universities in UK and the World. You will be part of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences which was placed number one in the UK in the last Research Excellence Framework assessment. We are a forward-thinking academic community with access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources. Join us in advancing toxicology knowledge and making a positive impact on the health of our environment and ourselves!
About the role
We are seeking a Clinical Academic with purpose to build capacity for research and education in Metallomic Toxicology within the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences at King’s College London. The post will strengthen the academic leadership of the London Metallomics Facility. The appointee should be specialised in how metals cause adverse effects in humans. We are particularly interested in appointing an individual who studies the adverse effects of metals as consequence of gene polymorphisms.
The post holder will contribute to writing and publishing high quality papers in peer-reviewed journals. They will devote a proportion of their time to developing high quality and successful research grants in line with Faculty and College metrics. Development of collaborations with researchers across the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, the Faculty and King’s, as well as partnerships with the forensic science community both in the UK and internationally will be an important aspect of the post-holder’s portfolio. It is expected that the successful applicant will further King’s legacy in metallomics research and work in association with the London Metallomics Facility.
The role requires an educator who will inspire student engagement and improve student outcomes through education delivery. As such, the appointee will be well qualified to provide education contributions to modules across the UG and PGT portfolio led from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Clinical services could be delivered at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, or at an appropriate alternative Trust.
This is a part time post (0.8 full-time equivalent, or 30 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Full GMC / NMC / other relevant body registration with valid license to practice
- PhD qualified in a relevant subject area
- Research experience as post-doc or research fellow
- Expertise in metallomic toxicology
- Strong publication record
- Evidence of ability to obtain competitive, peer-reviewed grant funding
- Excellent communication skills with ability to engage with diverse audiences
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive research environment
Desirable criteria
- University teaching qualification
- Focus on the effects of metals on the nervous system
- Specialisation on child health
- Experience of work with animal model systems, such as genetically modified mice and/or zebrafish
- Evidence of external recognition of expertise (e.g., grant/paper reviewing, invitation to speak at conferences)
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and/or Occupational Health clearances.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held in October 2024.
This role does meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who require the right to work in the UK.
Company
King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.
King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.
King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.
King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.
King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.
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