Reader in the Physical Sciences of Life and/or Engineering Biology

King's College London, United Kingdom

Updated: 19 days ago

Job id: 108225. Salary: £65,321 - £72,757 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 20 February 2025. Closing date: 06 April 2025.

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Contact details:Professor Michael Malim. michael.malim@kcl.ac.uk

Location: . Category: Academic & Teaching.


About us:

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. We are delighted to announce exciting new opportunities to join our dynamic and interdisciplinary scientific community, as part of a major cross-faculty investment in science focused on boundary-breaking research, education and innovation.


About the role:

We are looking for interdisciplinary scientists focused on applying and integrating physical and life sciences approaches to understand the complexity of living systems and enable technologies seeking to engineer biology. This includes combining empirical, theoretical and computational/AI methods from different disciplines and across scales, spanning molecules, cells, organs, organisms and populations.

Successful candidates will play a key role in developing and executing internationally leading research and work collaboratively across King’s. You will have a strong research track record, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement, and be ready to grow a research programme that attracts external funding. You will also be committed to educating scientists and researchers of the future through a range of interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. 

We also wish to maximise the relevance of our work to society through high impact research through engagement with industry and public engagement that engages diverse audiences, especially in our local communities in London and beyond.

It is important that King’s reflects the diversity of the population we serve, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Shortlisted candidates will be consulted on appropriate discipline areas and host departments as part of the selection and interview process.

There are up to 2 positions available. These are full-time positions and you will be offered an indefinite contract.


About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

  • PhD qualified in relevant subject area
  • Scientific synergy with current research at King’s
  • Significant, established expertise in an area of interdisciplinary science research
  • Strong and consistent record of attracting peer reviewed research grant funding or fellowships
  • Ability to define and lead a research area, taking responsibility for planning and undertaking own work.
  • Ability to work well as an effective member of a wider multi-disciplinary team and to share and encourage good practice
  • Outstanding independent track record of publication in peer reviewed journals
  • Excellent presentational, organisational and administrative skills
  • Significant experience in contribution to academic administration
  • Experience in supervising and developing research students and/or research staff
  • Experience of serving on professional scientific boards and committees

    • Desirable criteria

  • Active membership of peer-reviewing bodies, for UK and overseas research councils
  • Experience of industrial/commercial funding opportunities to underpin applied research

    • Downloading a copy of our Job Description

    Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

    Applications should include:

    • A 1 page cover letter highlighting your key scientific contributions, a brief summary of future plans and fit with King’s. Please also indicate which departments/faculties you feel that you best align with.
    • A CV with a full publication list
    • A research statement (up to 2 pages)
    • A teaching statement (up to 1 page)
    • Details of three academic referees, including one from your current or most recent employer. Should you be shortlisted, letters of recommendation will be sought ahead of the interview from two of your references. The third reference, from your current employer, will only be requested with your consent.

    We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

    We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

    To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

    We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK


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