We are looking for a biological chemist or human toxicologist with research interests in environmental pollution and health for the post of Professor/Associate Professor of Mechanistic Toxicology. This is a new post to expand the scope of multidisciplinary Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS), founded in 2018 (https://le.ac.uk/cehs/). It also supports the new Environment Theme in the Leicester National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) (https://www.leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/), with excellent opportunities for clinical collaborations.
You will have an international research reputation in your field and be expected to provide leadership, attract grant funding, attend and organise conferences and seminars, enhance impact activity and the research profile of the department and mentor early career researchers commensurate with your level of seniority. You will establish an active and productive research group conducting research at an internationally competitive level and will be based within a suitable department in the College of Life Sciences.
You will be a key member of CEHS, able to take on some managerial responsibilities to support the Centre. Working within the excellent interdisciplinary environment of the University, your research will be expected to enrich interactions between CEHS and other bodies, including your department, the Leicester NIHR BRC, the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at University of Leicester (https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru) and the University’s Institute for Environmental Futures (https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures). There are opportunities to collaborate with outstanding researchers across a range of diseases including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory and infectious disease, and with leading exposure scientists and geographers. Your work will support the strategic priorities in the Department, College of Life Sciences and CEHS, including innovative teaching.
You will help drive the Department and the CEHS’ impact and engagement agendas and will interact with stakeholders to help maximise contribution to societal wellbeing. You will be responsible to the Head of Department and Director of CEHS and will provide leadership within your area whilst undertaking research, scholarship, teaching and administration and other activities supporting in line with Department and Centre strategy.