Assistant or Associate Professor

Job Description

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (two positions available) Imperial College London, seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering, within the Faculty of Engineering.

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Contents

The Post................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background of the post ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Information about the Faculty of Engineering .............................................................................................

The Department of Mechanical Engineering ............................................................................................... 7 Key Result Areas, Main Duties And Responsibilities Annual Review Conversation (ARC) And Mentoring ................................................................................ 12 Workplace Environment and Inclusivity....................................................................................................... 12 Person Specification.......................................................................................................................................... 14 Salary And Conditions of Service ...................................................................................................................17 Applications.......................................................................................................................................................... 19

• The Post Job Title: Department/Division Faculty: Campus location: Job Family/Level: Job Accountable to: Responsible to: Key working relationship (Internal): Key working relationship (external): Working hours: Contract type:
• Background of the post

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Imperial College London aims to lead the evolution of the subject of Mechanical Engineering in this very exciting but challenging period of history.

Mechanical Engineering will be one of the core disciplines to provide solutions to the urgent needs driven by climate change, energy security, for healthcare.

................................................................................ 10 Assistant Professor or Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Engineering South Kensington Academic Family, Assistant/Associate Professor Head of Department Head of Department Mechanical Engineering Colleagues External funders and collaborators As reasonably necessary but normally not less than

35 hours per week

Full-time Open ended pollution, and ever-increasing demands We have an opportunity to recruit two new members of academic staff to join us to pursue research and teaching for these challenges. This appointment contributes towards a period of growth for the department which has allowed us to identify and drive new initiatives and areas of scientific interest.

Although we focus our interests on early-stage candidates with strong potential, we are also keen to receive applications from senior candidates who can help us grow and enhance our leadership.

The department conducts research across the spectrum from fundamental engineering science through to applications, licensing and start-ups. We have outstanding engagements with industry nationally and internationally, and with national strategy and policy. In teaching, we have a leading reputation which we protect through a continuous programme of dedicated resources to further improve methodology and practice.

The new recruits will be expected to contribute to the ongoing and future success in both research and teaching.

We offer an attractive salary package, including a pension scheme with additional employer contribution and generous conditions of service with flexible and family-friendly working policies.

The posts are permanent, subject to a probation period. The appointees will be located at the Imperial College central campus in South Kensington and will join Academic Sections that are already well equipped with leading infrastructure, experimental and computational facilities, with opportunities to extend these further for the research specialisms. We have an active commitment to support and and encourage equality, diversity and inclusivity in our recruitment and in all aspects of working lives in the Department.

We invite applications from candidates whose research and teaching interests align with any of the three areas described below: Tribology & Interfacial Science Imperial College London hosts a world  leading research group in tribology, leading the way in areas at the frontier of the field where chemistry, materials science, and engineering interfaces converge. The appointee in this area will directly support and extend the legacy of key figures in the Tribology Group, ensuring continuity in experimental and mechanistic modelling research while complementing existing strengths across related areas of applied mechanics, lubrication, molecular science and surface engineering.

The post holder will add deep expertise in chemical and mechanochemical phenomena, enabling tighter integration across scales - from molecular processes to system  complimenting the Sections leadership and supporting major industrial partnerships and strategic research centres.

The postholder will have a strong emphasis on interfacial chemistry, mechanochemical processes, and molecular ‑ scale mechanisms. The appointee will and understanding of friction, wear, lubrication, and surface transformations, particularly where chemical reactivity and materials behaviour intersect with mechanical loading. The remit spans reactive interfaces, lubricant and additive and modelling, with opportunities to integrate experiments, simulations, and data ‑ The role includes contributing to undergraduate and core mechanical engineering subjects, as well as developing advanced modules in surface engineering, interface science, mechanochemistry, and ML ‑ supervise MSc and PhD research aligned with emerging directions in tribology and surface science.

Find out more about the Tribology Group here: continual refinement, including through level performance – advance fundamental applied chemistry, mechanochemistry, multiscale driven approaches.

postgraduate teaching across enabled multiscale modelling. The appointee will https://www.imperial.ac.uk/tribology/

Computational Fluid-Dynamics for Turbomachinery The successful candidate will join the Department’s Dynamics Group, a world leading team specialising in aeroelasticity, nonlinear dynamics and control, and structural dynamics. The group hosts the Rolls-Royce supported Vibration University Technology Centre (VUTC), contributing to major research programmes across civil and defence aerospace, as well as emerging initiatives in sustainable energy and next generation nuclear systems. Working closely with colleagues across the department, the team addresses complex fluid and structural dynamic challenges in turbomachinery, propulsion, and advanced energy technologies, combining fundamental research with strong industrial engagement.

The role involves delivering groundbreaking in fluid for turbomachinery applications to address existing and upcoming engineering challenges. This may include developing multi-fidelity approaches to improve modelling accuracy, improved multiphysics modelling methods, and efficient algorithms for large scale and high-performance computation and accelerator techniques.

The postholder will be an expert in computational fluid dynamics with a special interest in turbomachinery, with the ability to advance numerical methods in the field. Given the increasing complexity of modern turbomachinery in aerospace and power generation, the appointee should be able to bridge needs across the Dynamics group, with their expertise spanning methods applicable to fluid and structural dynamics and their interaction.

The appointee will contribute to the development of in house tools such as our industry leading aeroelastic and nonlinear dynamic solvers and lead the creation of new low and high-fidelity modelling approaches to address emerging industrial and scientific needs. The postholder will also contribute to teaching in fluid dynamics, and engineering.

Find out more about the Dynamics Group and Vibration UTC here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/dynamics/ Advanced Experimental Thermofluid Systems The Thermofluids (TF) Section has a long -standing international reputation for high experimental measurements and optical diagnostics. We are seeking a postholder in this area who will bring understanding, capability and experience in the application of next experimental techniques with an aim to tackle emerging areas such as thermal management, electronics cooling, hypersonics heat transfer, nuclear systems heat and fluid flows, and health -related flows.

The postholder will be an expert in diagnostic techniques such as, but not exclusively, optical techniques, with experience applying these methods to complex thermofluids systems, and the ability to develop miniaturised or field -deployable sensors with potential for multi AI -enabled applications. The postholder will help maintain the Section’s competitive edge in research numerical dynamics applied mechanics, thermofluids, nuclear quality generation physics and high -fidelity measurement while opening new research directions aligned with departmental and

industrial priorities.

The postholder will support the teaching of modules including core thermofluids and applied experimental methods, as well as expanding capacity for rapidly growing undergraduate cohorts and new Master’s programmes, particularly in thermal management and vehicle futures Find out more about the Thermofluids Division here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mechanicalengineering/research/thermofluids/

• Information about the Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering is one of four faculties within Imperial College London and is led by the Dean, Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS. The Faculty seeks to provide international leadership in engineering research and education and is widely recognised as a . Our departments consistently excel in prominent league table rankings, as does Imperial as a whole. Our Faculty is unique in the UK in supporting world-class education and fundamental research across the full range of engineering disciplines. All ten of our academic departments world leading engineering school are located on our London campuses, giving a concentration of talent that creates a stimulating and vibrant research culture which promotes multidisciplinary collaborations and attracts internationally leading researchers and scholars.

Our academic departments deliver world-class education in engineering in order that our graduates possess the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to become international leaders in engineering industry and academia. We provide our students with an outstanding engineering education, which brings together cutting-edge researchers, exceptional teachers and state-of-the-art facilities in inspiring physical and virtual environments. Students at Imperial will meet, work and live with people studying every aspect of engineering.

The Faculty is home to 1,746 staff (421 academics, 828 researchers and 496 support staff) and 7,929 students (of whom around 1,700 are research students). The Faculty is a powerhouse in research across the engineering sciences, with research funding in excess of £100m per year.

The Faculty of Engineering is based at the South Kensington and White City campuses and comprises ten Departments covering all aspects of Engineering:

• Aeronautics
• Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computing
• Design Engineering
• Earth Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Materials
• Mechanical Engineering

The Faculty was formed in August 2001 and formally inaugurated in August 2002.

• The Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, was founded as the City & Guilds College in 1884 and has evolved in several iterations to a world-leading teaching and research centre that it is recognised as today.

The Department has several robust strategic areas of priority, including:

• Research & Development
• Curriculum & Teaching Excellence
• Inclusion & Culture

In all areas, the Department of Mechanical Engineering is at the forefront of innovation, continuously striving for excellence across our activities.

In 2021 the Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranked us as #1 in the United Kingdom for our Research Impact, a testimony to the exceptional work that is undertaken by our staff. The QS Rankings also show us as being 10 th internationally in our specific subject area (data taken in 2022) with an H-index of 88.2, and a score of 90.8 for employer reputation. We pride our research activities as having real-world, tangible impacts on the global population, from medical robotics in developing countries to sustainable energy development in vehicles.

The Department consistently receives a score in the top 10% of the rankings for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey, which compiles feedback and rankings from our undergraduates. We are ranked as 30 th internationally for graduate employability and are regularly reviewing our curriculum to ensure compatibility with key social, economic and environmental values in the wider industry. All of our graduating students who seek employment are able to find jobs, usually their career preferences with very good opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is an important part of the Department. Our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture (EDIC) Committee comprises of individuals from all areas in the department and ensures equal opportunities and a progressive culture is embedded in our processes. The Department also holds a Silver Athena SWAN award for gender equality, and several of our staff are involved at higher College level discussions around equality, diversity, inclusion and culture. With a demographic of 53% international staff, we are a global department.

4.1 Staffing and size of the Department

The Department employs about 60 Academic and Teaching staff and a similar number of Professional and Technical staff. It has more than 300 Research Students, Post-Doc researchers and Research Fellows. It teaches over 750 high achieving undergraduate and taught postgraduate students. It has an annual turnover of around £40 million.

Located in the City & Guilds Building, the department activities are contained to the South

Kensington Campus.

4.2 Research

The Department ethos is to of deliver high quality scientific research that has strong relevance and impact in industry. It has strong industrial ties, with close collaboration with major UK and international companies including Rolls-Royce, Shell, BP, SKF, MHI. It has more than £6 million per annum in sponsor-funded research grants.

Our Research facilities range from experimental testing facilities and laboratories to highperformance computing facilities. We pride ourselves in using expert analytical, experimental and numerical techniques to solve a wide variety of Engineering problems relevant to Industry.

The Departments Academic Research structure is organised into six Sections:

• Energy Storage and Conversion
• Thermofluids and the Environment
• Dynamics, Sensing and Control
• Interface and Surface Engineering
• Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing
• Medical Technology Our Strategic Research Priorities are:
• Affordable and Clean Energy
• Responsible Consumption and Production
• Good Health and Wellbeing We are also home to:
• The Vehicle Futures Hub (VFH), which strives to sit across our formal structure with the mission to accelerate innovation in vehicle technology sustainably and effectively. The hub has many ambitious goals and will not only lead research that will enable the decarbonisation of the transport industry, but also develop the necessary evidence and research policy to make effective decisions that can benefit the transport sector as a whole. A majority of our Academics from all six sections contribute towards this mission, creating a truly systems-based approach to the future of vehicle research within the Department.
• The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, which was established for developing safe, effective and accessible technologies that can reshape the future of healthcare for both developing and developed countries. The Centre focuses on technological innovation with a strong emphasis on clinical translation, resulting in direct patient benefits with global impacts. Hamlyn is at the forefront of research in surgical robotics for addressing global health challenges associated with demographic, environmental, social and economic changes.

4.3 Education

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a four-year integrated Masters course, leading to an MEng degree and to the Diploma of the Associateship of the City and Guilds Institute (ACGI).

This course has an annual cohort intake of 180 students.

The Department also offers a one-year MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering. This runs over a full 12 months and has a cohort of 40 students.

Please see the Department of Mechanical Engineering web pages for further information: Department of Mechanical Engineering | Faculty of Engineering | Imperial College

London

4.4 Relationship with other departments and faculties As part of the Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering is one of ten Departments and one of the three largest in terms of total cohort. Collaboration with other departments is frequent, and enables a greater scope for innovation and excellence. From Materials testing to Design and Manufacture processes, our activities span across all disciplines in Engineering.

Beyond the Faculty, collaboration with other disciplines, namely the College Faculties of Natural Sciences and Medicine, is vital. The networks between academics in the College allow for the safe and effective development of medical prosthetics, and accurate mathematical models of material degradation to name a few reasons for our focus on collaborative activity.

• The Post – Key Result Areas, Main Duties And Responsibilities 5.1 Research
• To develop a broad range of research within department in alignment with one of the following areas: o Tribology & Interfacial Science o Computational Aeromechanics and Fluid–Structure Interaction o Optical Diagnostics for Advanced Thermofluid Systems
• To direct, lead, or contribute to, one of the three research areas highlighted at the highest scientifically rigorous levels.
• To supervise, train and mentor research staff and students at the highest scientifically rigorous levels.
• To obtain funds and research grants and to encourage and guide junior research staff to do the same.
• To manage research projects.
• To write reports for research sponsors and to take part in Audit.
• To publish high quality research in peer reviewed journals.
• To attend and present work at national and international conferences.
• To develop contacts with other research organisations, both academic and commercial.
• To collaborate with and strengthen links with colleagues within the Faculty of Engineering across all departments and contribute to the work of the Faculty and Imperial.
• To play a role in the national and international research community and learned societies.
• To attend and contribute to research and administrative meetings within the Department as and when requested.
• To foster scientific collaborations through organising, attending and contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, within the Department and with other appropriate parties at Imperial.

5.2 Education - Teaching and Training

• To teach and examine courses at all levels – undergraduate, masters and higher research degrees – through lectures, seminars, tutorials, course work and personal supervision.
• To plan and review own approach to teaching.
• To act as a coach and role model through excellent practice and mentoring of colleagues.
• To supervise PhD candidates.
• To provide pastoral support for students.
• To contribute to curriculum development.
• To take a leading role in, or contribute to, the development of teaching and teaching methods and assessment.
• To contribute to the enhancement of quality teaching within the field.
• To act as an external examiner for postgraduate students.
• To work with national bodies on curriculum development and quality assurance.

5.3 Strategy and Business Planning

• To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the academic team and the departments
• To make a significant contribution to building and establishing links between the appropriate departments and colleagues in other parts of Faculty and wider Imperial.
• To play an active part in the strategic planning of financial, staff and research resources.
• To represent the Department, Faculty and Imperial at external meetings, as appropriate.

5.4 Leadership and Team Working

• To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with to academic teams, the department, and in national/international initiatives.

regard individual performance, Faculty, Imperial, when participating

• To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and wider university as required.
• To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
• To adhere to Imperial guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

5.5 Management and Administrative duties

• To lead, play an active part in or contribute to the management of financial, staff and research resources, in line with Imperial’s policy and procedures.
• To play a supportive role in unit administration, as appropriate.
• To undertake appropriate administrative tasks in support of the department’s teaching and research activities.
• To attend relevant academic or management committees.
• To comply with all Imperial and departmental policies.
• To undertake other appropriate administrative duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

5.6 Staff Management

• To take responsibility for the appointment, management and development of Imperial staff, in line with our policy and procedure.
• To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
• To be responsible for the Annual Review Conversation (ARC) with staff who report to the post holder.

Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

• Annual Review Conversation (ARC) And Mentoring Annual Review Conversation (ARC)

The Annual Review Conversation (ARC) is an opportunity for staff to have a discussion with their line manager, focusing on everything they need to thrive at work. Building on regular oneto-one meetings, ARC aims to recognise ongoing contributions and plan for the future based on individual and departmental needs and aspirations. Staff are required to participate in these schemes when requested to do so by the Dean of the Faculty or Heads of Departments. ARCs are conducted annually, in conjunction with the line manager.

Mentoring

Imperial will provide a mentor to the appointee through our Mentoring at Imperial scheme.

Mentoring at Imperial | Administration and support services | Imperial College London Imperial's mentoring scheme, available to all our job families and Faculties, is a widely used development tool that enhances effectiveness, confidence, and career advancement. Mentoring is based on a trusting, mutually respectful relationship where one colleague supports another’s development with their expertise and knowledge. Most mentoring occurs between senior and junior colleagues, although peer mentoring is also possible. Through confidential one-to-one conversations, mentees are encouraged and challenged to achieve their potential and aspirations.

• Workplace Environment and Inclusivity

The post holder will have office facilities, and access to administrative support at South Kensington campus.

All members of our community are expected to follow the Imperial Values & Behaviours framework. Our values are:

• Respect
• Collaboration
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Innovation

Employees are also required to comply with all Imperial policies and regulations paying special attention to:

• Overseas working
• External interests
• Smoke-free policy
• Probation periods

All employees must undertake specific training and assume responsibility for safety-relevant to specific roles, as set out on Imperial's Website Health and Safety Structure and Responsibilities page.

Imperial is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their

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Culture and inclusion

Our values are not just a statement on our webpage, they are the fuel behind our commitment towards equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all.

We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation.

Imperial has a Race Equality Charter action plan November 2021. We are also a Disability Confident Leader and .

All staff members are encouraged to engage with our staff networks, including:

• Imperial As One for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and allies
• Able@Imperial for staff with disabilities and allies
• Imperial Pride for LGBTQ+ staff and allies Our other networks include the Black Postdoctoral Network, , and Imperial has family leave policies which are available to staff irrespective of gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, biological sex, or transitioning. There is also a policy.

About Imperial in place after receiving the bronze award in Stonewall Diversity Champion

Parents Carers’ networks.

flexible working

The Inclusion team provides advice, guidance and training for all staff to raise awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion, with senior leadership support (including that of the Associate

Provosts for EDI).

• Person Specification

Applicants will be assessed against the following person specifications, taking into account the level of the position for which they are applying:

E – Essential: Requirements without which the job could not be done.

D – Desirable: Requirements that would enable the candidate to perform the job well.

Subject specific requirements for all levels (E) and For candidates within the Tribology & Interfacial Science area Expertise in the mechanistic understanding of chemical and mechanochemical processes in tribological systems Background in reactive interfaces and surface chemistry Experience with molecular-scale or multi-scale approaches For candidates within the Computational Fluid-Dynamics for Turbomachinery area Strong expertise in computational fluid dynamics in turbomachinery Experience with computational methods for aeroelasticity and/or structural dynamics Experience with multi-fidelity modelling Experience developing efficient large-scale computational algorithms For candidates within the Advanced Experimental Thermofluid Systems area Demonstrable expertise in the development and application of advanced experimental diagnostics for investigating complex thermofluids phenomena Experience conducting research involving high-accuracy measurements, experimental methodologies, and the development of innovative sensors or diagnostic systems for thermofluids applications Experience applying experimental thermofluids techniques to contemporary research areas such as thermal management, electronics cooling, hypersonics heat transfer, nuclear systems heat and fluid flows, health-related flows, or other strategically important engineering applications Strong understanding of the opportunities and limitations associated with integrating advanced diagnostics, miniaturised sensing, multi-physics methods, and AI-enabled approaches in thermofluids research Requirements – Assistant Professor (E) and Education

Essential

Desirable (D)

E Tribology

E – Computational Fluid Dynamics E- Experimental Thermofluids

Essential

Desirable (D)

PhD in a relevant subject area to the position being applied for, or E equivalent Knowledge and Experience

A developing national reputation and expertise in one of the following E fields:

• Tribology & Interfacial Science
• Computational fluid dynamics for Turbomachinery
• Advanced Experimental Thermofluids Systems

Requirements – Assistant Professor (E) and Evidence of a research vision that complements and advances the E Department's strategic direction Evidence of contribution to the development and of E colleagues through coaching and mentoring Experience of preparing grant applications for submission

E

A portfolio of research publications, confirming

E (commensurate with career stage)

Experience of training Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

E

Experience of supervision of higher degrees (PhD)

E

Skills and Abilities

Ability to communicate well, conveying ideas and concepts clearly and E effectively

A high level of analytical capability

E

Ability to develop skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing E the performance of colleagues

Good leadership skills

E

Ability to work under pressure

E

Good organisational and management skills

E

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

E

Collaborative and able to build and sustain effective working relationships, E both internally and externally Requirements – Associate Professor (E) and Education PhD in a relevant subject area to the position being applied for, or E equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

An established national reputation and a E reputation and expertise in one of the following fields:

• Tribology & Interfacial Science
• Computational Aeromechanics and Fluid–Structure Interaction
• Optical Diagnostics for Advanced Thermofluid Systems

Evidence of a research vision that complements and advances the E Department's strategic direction

A significant track record in attracting high levels of research funding E Evidence of contribution to the development and of E colleagues through coaching and mentoring

Essential

Desirable (D) performance national standing

Essential

Desirable (D) developing international performance Experience and capability to act as a role model in areas of research, E teaching and management as appropriate Extensive experience in leading the design of research programmes

E

An excellent record of research, evidenced by a portfolio of research E publications, confirming national/ international standing (commensurate with career stage) Experience of training Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

E

Experience of supervision of higher degrees (PhD)

E

Requirements – Associate Professor (E) and Evidence of management and administration experience

E

Skills and Abilities

Ability to communicate well, conveying ideas and concepts clearly and E effectively

A high level of analytical capability

E

Ability to make a significant contribution to the of a E department Proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and the E performance of colleagues, ensuring the effective performance and development of a leading research department

Good leadership skills

E

Ability to work under pressure

E

Good organisational and management skills

E

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

E

Collaborative and able to build and sustain effective working relationships, E both internally and externally Personal attributes for all levels (E) and A willingness to undertake any necessary training and development E activities for the role The understanding and vision required to contribute to the setting and E delivery of strategic goals.

A willingness to engage in collaborative research

E

A commitment to high quality teaching and fostering a positive learning E environment for students

A commitment to work as part of a team in assisting the smooth running E of the Group and its research and teaching programmes

A personal commitment to the vision and values of E high quality teaching and research.

Essential

Desirable (D) management managing

Essential

Desirable (D)

Imperial, including

Supportive and tolerant

E

A willingness to undertake any necessary training and development E activities for the role

• Salary And Conditions of Service

A full set of terms and conditions will be given to the successful candidate, together with the Imperial’s most important policies, which affect staff. The principal terms and conditions are as follow:

Assistant Professor

The post will be at the Assistant Professor level of the Academic Job Family and the associated salary range is available at: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-andpensions/salaries/academic/ Incremental progression and any performance payments will be in accordance with procedures governing Assistant level in the Academic Job Family. Annual increment date is 1 October up to the maximum of the standard salary scale. For those starting between 2 April – 30 September, subject to satisfactory performance, the fist increment will be on the first of the month after six months in post.

Annual cost of living increases will be determined by Imperial College through its local collective bargaining machinery.

Associate Professor

The post will be at the Associate Professor level of the Academic Job Family and the associated salary range is available at: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-andpensions/salaries/academic/ Annual cost of living increases will be determined by Imperial College through its local collective bargaining machinery.

Salaries are payable on the 24 th day of each month (the exception being December) by transfer to a bank or building society account. Deductions in respect of income tax and National Insurance contributions will be made from salaries at the statutory rates.

Academic staff normally take annual leave during Imperial vacations and by arrangement with the Head of Department in the light of academic and departmental requirements. Annual leave entitlement is 43 days for full time staff (pro rata entitlement for part time staff). This is inclusive of 8 days for public holidays and a total of 8 closed over Easter and Christmas.

At the beginning of the leave year staff will be required to allocate the appropriate number of days of their mandatory leave entitlement to cover the Imperial’s Closure days and Public holidays that fall within that leave year. For part-time staff the allocation should cover their normal working days that fall upon an Imperial closure day, bank or public holiday during that leave year.

The occupational pension scheme is the University closure days each year when Imperial is Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). Staff members who are already members of the Federated Superannuation System for Universities (FSSU) or the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (NHSPS) may, if they are still eligible, retain their membership in these schemes.

Unless stated otherwise in the offer of employment, or agreed by the head of department, the appointment may be terminated by either side by giving a minimum of three months’ notice in writing. For academic members of staff who wish to give notice of their intention to resign from

Imperial, the last day of service should fall on one of the following dates: 31 December; 31 March;

30 June or 30 September or at the end of a term by agreement with the Head of Department.

All staff have a probationary period of six months, with the exception of Assistant Professors who normally serve three years.

Staff on a fixed term contract receive notice of the ending of their employment within that contract. No further contractual notice will be given unless the contract is to terminate prior to the end date specified in the offer of employment. In these circumstances, the notice from the Imperial would be as above.

Total Remuneration Package

Our Total Remuneration Package (TRP) includes our sector-leading package of pay, pensions and recognition as well as our range of benefits.

We have many initiatives to support staff in their personal life (

, insurance, staff networks, support for staff, childcare and Benefits to support an active lifestyle and health initiatives, such as the , and access to onsite leisure facilities.

Childcare

Our staff have access to the Early Years Education Centre flexible working private health carers cycle to work scheme (EYEC) which is the Imperial’s

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted-rated nursery, located at the South Kensington Campus. We also have other affiliated nurseries located at other campuses.

Imperial offers support with EYEC fees in the form of a salary sacrifice scheme enabling parents to pay fees before tax and national insurance contributions are taken.

• Applications

Our preferred method of application is online, on our website at the following link: Imperial Career's site (select “Job Search”). Please apply online, uploading any relevant supporting documents, which should include:

- Comprehensive 2-page CV including

• Degrees & other relevant qualifications (including universities and dates);
• Past and present positions, • Memberships, awards, certifications and training courses, • Noteworthy talks and engagements (e.g., keynote speeches etc), 2. Publication list, with your top four publications highlighted and containing links to the full text.

Applications that do not include information in this format may not be considered.

All candidates will be contacted after the shortlisting is completed.