Associate Professor at University of Leicester

Vacancy terms: Full-time, part-time (minimum 30hrs pw) or job share, permanent

Hours per week: 37.5

Advert closes midnight on: 06 September 2023

About the role

We are seeking an Associate Professor to join the Department of Respiratory Sciences to support our delivery of high-quality research and teaching, with a focus on respiratory pathogens and infection. We particularly encourage applications from specialists in virology. The successful candidate will have an interest in the broad areas of respiratory infections including, but not limited to, the interaction between pathogens and the host using different modelling strategies (i.e., cell-based or preclinical approaches), translational applications and analysis of omics data. This post is to support the objectives of the recently awarded NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (£26M) Respiratory and Infection theme. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and clinicians in the Department of Respiratory Sciences & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, which has a national and international reputation in translational respiratory research.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to, and develop where appropriate, teaching (microbiology and immunology) and research programmes to support these areas within the College of Life Sciences, and associated research groups such as those led by the Department (Fibrosis, Sarcopenia, Population Health), the Leicester Institute for Precision Health, and the Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Diseases Centre.

At the heart of the UK, the University of Leicester is one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 30 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Prof David Cousins (dc282@leicester.ac.uk).

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive. 

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.