Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Reader/ Professor in Chemical Engineering (or a closely related subject)

The at Imperial invites applications from outstanding individuals to join our academic staff at any level of their career.

Due to the strategic importance of the chemical engineering discipline at Imperial and beyond to address global challenges, our Department is growing and wishes to appoint an academic at Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader or Professorial level. We are open to multiple research areas in chemical engineering and related fields. We prioritise research innovation and promise of the candidate’s work. We encourage candidates interested in biotechnology, energy, materials, artificial intelligence & digitalisation, environmental engineering, and reaction engineering. We will consider synergies with existing research in the Department as well as with current and upcoming research clusters and initiatives at Imperial .:

The Department is consistently recognised as world-leading and we are committed to building on this success through the recruitment of talented academic staff. We attribute our achievements to the wide range of skills and expertise of our students and staff. Our research interests go from the microscopic to the megascale. We have expertise in mathematical analysis and modelling as well as in experimental investigation and measurement. Our research is centred on nine that span the whole Chemical Engineering discipline. Much of our research is collaborative and cross-disciplinary within and across departments, faculties, as well as with other Universities, and Industrial partners both in the United Kingdom and worldwide. We welcome professional engagement in consultancies and actively support translational activities. 

Imperial is a world-leading university for science, technology, engineering, medicine and business (STEMB) whose mission is “To be useful”. Imperial strives to combine exceptional teaching, world-class facilities and a habit of interdisciplinary practice to unlock scientific imagination in everyone. The Department of Chemical Engineering is committed to this mission and aspires to be recognised as leading the global chemical engineering community, through excellence in teaching and research, leadership, inspiration, and through transformational societal impacts.

You will have a PhD in Chemical Engineering, or closely related field or equivalent level of professional qualifications. You will also have an outstanding research record, as demonstrated by your publications (appropriate for your career stage). We prioritise research innovation and promise of the candidate’s work. We encourage applications from candidates interested in biotechnology, energy, materials, artificial intelligence & digitalisation, environmental engineering, and reaction engineering.

Lecturer - The appointee will be able to demonstrate their ability to produce independent research and will have developed the skills to take a more active role in teaching and supervision.

Senior Lecturer - The appointee will have extensive professional experience and will be able to demonstrate a reputation in their field based on their achievements in either teaching or research. The appointee will be expected to demonstrate their independence through their body of original research work.

Reader - The appointee will have started developing an international reputation based on a track record of research shown to influence their area of research, and be able to consistently demonstrate the ability to attract research income.

Professor - The appointee will be able to demonstrate a sustained international reputation based on an extensive track record of research with a major influence on their field of research and a significant impact shown, for example through consistent influence on research income.

Salary details for each job level can be found via 

A full description of the duties and requirements for the position can be found in the Job Description.