Lecturer in Biological Sciences (3 posts) – Bangor University
Posted by JFMulley, on 10 July 2018
Closing Date: 15 March 2021
Closing Date: 30-07-2018
Grade: 7
Salary : £32,548 – £38,833 p.a.
Contract Duration: Permanent
See: https://jobs.bangor.ac.uk for more details
The School of Natural Sciences invites applications for three full-time, permanent Lectureships in the broad area of Biology encompassing the full spectrum of genes, organisms and ecosystems. As part of the School of Natural Sciences, the biology and zoology subject areas are dynamic and growing elements with strong research records and successful recruitment onto our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Currently we are looking to expand our research base and our teaching and outreach capabilities. Bangor University is committed to excellence in research, teaching & scholarship and offers attractive career prospects for staff with such expertise.
Details of current staff research interests are available online. The School benefits from modern research laboratories and microscopy suites, a Natural History Museum, freshwater and marine aquaria, fly room, reptile and rodent facilities, plus a number of temperature controlled rooms, a botanical garden located on the fringes of the Menai Strait, a herbarium, and avian housing facility. Further research opportunities are facilitated by close links to the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), the Centre for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB), the Schools of Ocean Sciences, Computer Sciences, and Psychology and access to the Supercomputing Wales High Performance Computing cluster.
Candidates should have a PhD in biological science, be able to develop research programmes of their own, contribute to the School’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission, show an enthusiasm for teaching, be willing to engage with outreach activities and also have excellent interpersonal skills.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 3rd September. The successful candidates will be expected to start on 1st October 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Chris Freeman, email c.freeman@bangor.ac.uk; and copied to Dr Nia Whiteley, email n.m.whiteley@bangor.ac.uk.