Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (Precision Fermentation, CARMA)

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (Precision Fermentation, CARMA)

About The Role

We are seeking a collaborative individual with a passion for both research and teaching to contribute to the continued success, operation and development of Chemical Engineering at Bath. You will play an integral part in increasing our well-established research activities in future-focused technologies preparing the next generation to play a key role in achieving sustainable manufacturing through our highly rated undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses.

Our degree courses in chemical engineering prepare our students to take on the global challenges we face, such as climate change, and the delivery of sustainable water, energy, food and wellbeing. The Department benefits from extensive national and international collaboration, excellent research and teaching facilities, with strong industry links.

About You

We are looking for someone whose track record demonstrates the potential for, or realisation of, internationally leading research in precision fermentation applied to cellular agriculture manufacturing.

The post-holder will become a member of CARMA, an EPSRC funded Sustainable Manufacturing Hub on Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing, which has the vision to transform food production, to a sustainable model in which novel cellular agriculture manufacturing systems complement traditional food production. Find out more here.

We particularly welcome candidates with expertise in precision fermentation and applied in one or more of the following areas:

• Microbial bioreactor operation, and novel process development, including the use of waste feedstocks
• Bioreactor design, build and operation, utilising multiscale fluid dynamics
• Bioreactor in silico multiscale modelling of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
• Bioprocess in silico modelling
• Interface and circularity between animal cell culture and microbial culture
• Upstream-downstream interface (harvesting; fluid dynamics and thermodynamics)
• Strain development for optimising scaled production
  
  

A research focus with on techno-economic analysis, life cycle analysis and downstream processing will be less competitive. We encourage both wet lab and in silico research activities, including the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning. You will be a member of one of the Faculty of Engineering & Design Research Centres, as well as the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC). You will have access to students on PhD programmes such as the CDT in Sustainable Chemical Technologies.

You will be a kind and culturally aware leader who fosters an environment where every individual is valued and respected, regardless of their background or identity. You will understand that change is inevitable and necessary, actively encouraging your team to adapt and evolve. By promoting a culture of openness and inclusivity, you will create a dynamic and empowered team that can thrive in today's changing world.

Further Information

This position is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) basis.

For an informal discussion, please contact Prof Tina Düren (td222@bath.ac.uk), Head of Department or Prof Jan Hofman (jamhh20@bath.ac.uk ), Deputy Head of Department.

Application Requirements & Selection Process

Together with a full CV, please provide two statements, each of up to two pages:

• A research statement which should include your vision and plans including an outline of how you will establish independent research at Bath. Your research statement needs to outline your plans and intentions for research activity and grant capture over the coming five years. This document will be treated in the strictest confidence and with full respect for ownership.
• A teaching and EDI statement. This document should outline your teaching vision and plans. Please also explain how your experiences and qualifications give you the knowledge and skills to teach across the breadth of core (bio)chemical engineering in our taught degrees and how you would contribute. Please describe how you incorporate principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion into your daily activities, especially when training and working with students and researchers. Please also outline how you have contributed to creating a positive, respectful, and collegiate environment for all staff and students.
  
  

Both documents are mandatory components of the selection process, without which we will be unable to progress your application.

You will be expected to undertake personal tutoring of some students as part of the role and will be responsible for assessment of elements of our programmes.

There is a strong culture of providing newly appointed lecturers the necessary support and freedom to develop their academic careers. We would like you to have the future ambition to take on leadership roles within and/or outside the Department at an appropriate stage in your career. These roles can lead to promotion and the University has a well-established career progression route for academic staff.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What We Can Offer You

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
  
  

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Further Details

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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