Associate Professorship or Professorship of Materials

**Salary: £52,815 - £70,918 p.a. plus additional college benefits as detailed
on the job description including a small research allowance (currently
£1,537). An additional allowance of £2,931 p.a. would be payable upon award of
Full Professor title.**





Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor of Materials to
be held in the Department of Materials, with effect from 1 September 2024 or
soon thereafter.





The successful candidate will work at the Department of Materials and also
will be appointed to a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at Keble College. The
Department of Materials at Oxford University is a world leader in energy
materials, theory and modelling of materials, and microstructural and
nanoscale characterisation of materials, as well as sub-stantial activities
across a range of materials systems and technologies.





The Zero Institute was recently formed in Oxford to accelerate the transition
to a zero-carbon energy system (see https://zero.ox.ac.uk). The foundation of
the institute includes new academic posts in the departments of Materials,
Engineering Science and Geography, and as one of six initial appoint-ments
(and the second within the Department of Materials) this offers a significant
opportunity to help shape the direction of this new initiative. The envisaged
post has a particular focus on zero-carbon energy conversion and storage, with
any research direction within this field considered, espe-cially materials
considerations of hydrogen and related energy carriers. We are seeking an
exception-al candidate, who will complement our existing activities in the
department of Materials, and who will contribute to strengthening our teaching
and research. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in materials
science or a closely related subject, and will have a record of
internationally excellent re-search, supported by strong publications
commensurate with their career stage.





The successful candidate will be required: to build an independent research
group, consistent with the department’s strategy that produces research
outputs of the highest international quality, to dis-seminate that research;
to engage in knowledge transfer activities; to teach, supervise and examine
undergraduate and postgraduate research students; and to participate in the
administration of the department.





**We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage employer, holding an Athena
Swan Bronze Award and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.**





**All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection
criteria.**





**The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 19 April 2024.**





**Interviews are expected to be held on 11th and 12th June 2024.**