Job Description

Professor & Head of Department of Imaging Chemistry & Biology

Location : London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)

Salary : Competitive

Posted : 28 Jul 2022

End of advertisement period : 09 Sep 2022

Ref : 046834

Academic Discipline : Physical Sciences, Chemistry

Job Type : Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs

Contract Type : Permanent

Hours : Full Time

King’s College London

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) is seeking an exceptional academic to lead its Department of Imaging Chemistry & Biology (ICAB). The post holder will provide academic leadership to the department, continue to propel the research innovation and develop the department’s strategy in line with the School and King’s wider strategy.

This role will be uniquely placed to take a national leadership role in nuclear medicine research. They will lead the profile of nuclear medicine research, for both global impact and local community benefit, which has been on an upward trajectory in the School.

Embedded within the School, King’s and GSTT have invested c£40m to create the UK’s largest and most comprehensive PET radiochemistry facility, the Positron Emitting Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory (PERL) for GMP production of PET radiotracers.

This strategic appointment will lead the development of the next steps of the King’s nuclear medicine field, integrating the ICAB activity with the PET Centre and GSTT’s Nuclear Medicine Department. They will lead and effectively partner with senior leaders of other departments to maximise impact and accrue major interdisciplinary programmes and centre-scale grants.

The post-holder will be responsible for academic and strategic leadership and will support the Head of School in ensuring the Department, School, University and its GSTT collaborators executes excellence across all its activities.

For further information about the role please visit http://jobs.kcl.ac.uk/imaging-chemistry-biology and to apply for this role, please go to the King’s Career pages to submit the specified documentation. Informal enquiries may be made to the King’s Search Team; please contact kings-search@kcl.ac.uk

The deadline for applications is Friday 9^th September. Interviews will be held in early November.

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences is part of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, one of nine academic faculties at King’s College London, a multi-disciplinary, research-led university with over 31,000 students and 8,500 employees based in the heart of London. We are located across four central London campuses, which reflect our close alignment to our NHS partners: Guy’s Campus at London Bridge, St Thomas’ Campus and the Franklin Wilkins Building at Waterloo; and King’s Denmark Hill Campus.

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