Professor in Agricultural Science Full Time

Chelmsford, Essex
Anglia Ruskin University

Job Title: Professor in Agricultural Science

Location: Writtle

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 10th October 2024

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We’re the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the role:

You’ll join our newly established Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. You will play a lead role in developing ARU Writtle’s reputation in smart and sustainable Agriculture. We’re committed to valuing and celebrating our diversity and promoting equality and inclusion, and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award.

You’ll be expected to demonstrate leadership in research and have an excellent and active record of research income generation. You’ll be connected to a wide external network, including funding bodies, and/or industrial partners, exploiting your knowledge and experience in order to assist other colleagues to enhance their research activities.

You will hold a PhD or Professional Doctorate or equivalent technical specialisation and or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject. With significant and successful research profile evidenced by publications and history and current evidence of success in achieving external research funding, including commercially sponsored research and knowledge exchange. The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of the research environment in the UK and globally.

The successful candidate would also be expected to contribute to teaching, particularly in the area of research project supervision at undergraduate and MSc level.

This is a professorial appointment. Individuals joining us from another UK university, already holding the title of Professor awarded by that university, will have that Professorship recognised, subject to ratification by the Vice Chancellor.

Benefits:

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Please click on the APPLY button where you will be redirected to our website where you can find out more about this opportunity.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Agricultural Science Professor, Lecturer in Agriculture, Doctor of Agricultural Science, Agricultural Scientist may also be considered for this role.