Provost’s Visiting Professor

Job description
Job summary

Imperial College London, one of the world’s leading institutions for research and teaching in the natural and physical sciences, medicine, engineering, and business, seeks outstanding and enthusiastic researchers and educators to join the College as visiting academics by appointment through the Provost’s Visiting Professor Programme (PVP). This is a superb opportunity for academics interested in spending a sabbatical leave from their current institution at Imperial. 

The Programme has been established to broaden the College’s reach, by developing new relationships with exceptional individuals and their organisations. It is designed to improve the diversity of our community by bringing to Imperial leading academics who will contribute to the community through scholarship, teaching and programming aligned with their research.

We are specifically looking for candidates from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic and female scholars. The PVP programme is one component of Imperial’s broader plan to facilitate engagement with under-represented groups at pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty levels, with the longer term aim of increasing the number of academics from under-represented groups. 

Building a diverse community of staff and students is one of the cornerstones of Imperial’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . The College is committed to improving gender diversity and racial equality. It has developed a plan to do this as part of its Race Equality Charter (REC), endorsed by the UK’s national scheme aimed at improving the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students within higher education. 

Applications are invited for the visiting professorships from scholars with international reputations in their fields. The annual programme will host up to four new visitors per year with appointments lasting between 6 and 12 months. Appointees will be paid at the appropriate College academic scales along with a contribution towards travel costs. 

Visiting Professors will participate in the College by appointment in a host department on the basis of both their proposed research programme and their plans for engagement with the wider College community through, for example, lectures and seminars in academic courses, well-publicised general-audience or public lectures, conducting workshops, or meeting with students and staff across the campuses.

Essential requirements

We are looking for candidates with established links to the UK who have an international reputation and expertise in their field of research. They will have made distinctive and impactful contributions and established a sustained track record in research (e.g. publications, patents and grants) and who have made distinctive and impactful contributions to their field.

Applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of contribution to the development and performance of colleagues through coaching and mentoring. Additionally, the post-holder must have the experience and capability to act as a role model in areas of research, teaching and management as appropriate. 

We expect the post-holder to participate fully in College life, and support its objectives in equality, diversity, and inclusion. The PVP Professors will be visible to the community through lectures and seminars and will actively engage students and staff across the College.

A full list of responsibilities and essential requirements can be seen in the attached Job Description.

Further information

Duration: between 6 and 12 months

Total Remuneration Package

Our Total Remuneration Package  (TRP) for staff is a key component of realising the College’s strategic aim. The TRP is the overall package of pay, recognition, pensions and other benefits by which we compensate staff for their contributions to Imperial’s mission. The College supports many initiatives to support staff in their personal life (flexible working , private health insurance , staff networks , support for staff , childcare and carers).

Benefits to support an active lifestyle and health initiatives, such as free health checks for over 50s and cycle to work scheme , whereby you apply for an interest free loan for the purchase of a bicycle to encourage cycling to work for fitness.

Childcare 

Our staff have access to the Early Years Education Centre which is the College’s ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rated nursery, located at the South Kensington Campus. We also have other affiliated nurseries located at other campuses. All staff working directly with children have specialist training, and children benefit from continuity of care.

How to apply: 

In addition to completing the online application, candidates should attach their Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Applications Closing Date: 9th January 2023

Applicants should contact three referees before applying to ensure their willingness, if required, to provide a reference for your application. 

Should you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact [email protected]

For queries on the application process, please contact: Maria Monteiro, Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)207 594 5498. 

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) .

Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where animal 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.

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