Research Leader of Human Health

Professorial Minimum:  £54,826

Reader and Senior Lecturer – Grade 9, £45,941 - £53,233

Lecturer – Grade 7 or 8, £29,541 - £36,298 or £37,382 - £44,607

dependent on qualifications and experience

Heriot-Watt University's 5 year strategy is to recruit global research leaders.  The School of Life Sciences is opening up a number of opportunities to support this, including one position to join the Schools' expanding research activities relating to Human Health.  Recent appointments in this area have included Professors and researchers in toxicology, nanomaterial-biological interactions, and nutrition and health. The applicant should consider how their research interests and activities may complement existing research programmes within the School of Life Sciences (as well as other Schools within the university).  Of particular interest is research experience in Molecular/Biochemical Nutrition; Metabolism; Mechanisms of Human Disease and Disease Prevention; Physiology / Pathophysiology;  Biomarker Development; Immunology.

Given the School’s increasing international agenda, applications from those with an international perspective would be particularly welcome, as would applications from those with recent relevant research outputs at the highest level, and with proven success in winning research funds.

Successful applicants will form part of a cooperative culture where their academic aspirations will be encouraged and supported.    Further details about the school can be found at www.sls.hw.ac.uk 

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this opportunity before applying, please contact Prof Vicki Stone (v.stone@hw.ac.uk), Director of the Nano Safety Research Group, School of Life Sciences or Prof David Hopkins (d.hopkins@hw.ac.uk)

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts at Heriot-Watt. 

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your CV, publication list and a 1 page statement of how you meet the criteria in the person specification, to research-jobs@hw.ac.uk no later than Friday 3rd January 2014.

For all applications and correspondence about your application, please quote ref:  SLS/04

Please note that the University will be closed from 5 pm on Monday 23 December and will re-open on Friday 3 January.  Any applicants received during this period will be acknowledged when the University re-opens.

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