Job summary Imperial College London is seeking an outstanding Co-Director to join the management team of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.The Grantham Institute was founded in 2007 through a donation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. It was the first of Imperial’s seven Global Challenge Institutes. Its vision is for “a sustainable, resilient, zero-carbon future” and it works to achieve... Job listing information
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Job descriptionJob summaryImperial College London is seeking an outstanding Co-Director to join the management team of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.The Grantham Institute was founded in 2007 through a donation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. It was the first of Imperial’s seven Global Challenge Institutes. Its vision is for “a sustainable, resilient, zero-carbon future” and it works to achieve this through its mission “to contribute to, and lead on, world-class research, training and innovation towards effective action on climate change and the environment”. The Institute has established a world-class reputation for research, training, innovation, translation and thought leadership on issues around the low-carbon transition and global sustainability. Duties and responsibilitiesWorking alongside the current Co-Director, Professor Ralf Toumi, the new Co-Director will:
In addition, working in a relevant Department, as a Professor, you will undertake activities such as:
Essential requirementsThe Co-Director will be an outstanding academic with an international reputation in an area of specific relevance to the Institute. A full list of responsibilities and essential requirements can be seen in the attached Job Description. Further informationSalary: starting salary is £84,491 per annum Appointment to the Co-Director role will be, initially, for five years, in line with the College’s term of office for senior roles, with an open-ended academic appointment in an appropriate Department. Your time will be split between the responsibilities in their home department (40%) and the role of Co-Director (60%). If you are interested and wish to discuss the post informally, please contact Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at vpr@imperial.ac.ukor Professor Ralf Toumi, Co-Director of the Grantham Institute at r.toumi@imperial.ac.uk. In addition to completing the online application, candidates should attach the following supporting documents:
Queries relating to the application process should be directed to: Maria Monteiro, m.monteiro@imperial.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7594 5498 The College 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 work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/
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