Summary
Assistant Professor in X-Ray Computed Tomography with Environmental Applications (Job Number: 25000277)
Deadline: 03-May-2025
This role is for an Assistant Professor with expertise in X-Ray Computed Tomography with Environmental Applications. The role will concentrate on research for the first three years, with a minimal amount of teaching. Thereafter, the role will include teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The successful candidate will join the SMART (Soil Microbiome Augmentation and Restoration Technologies) Soils team, led by Professor Karen Johnson, in the Department of Engineering. There are seven new posts being created across the University in 2025. Durham University is investing in SMART Soils through this cross-Faculty initiative in recognition of the need for a revolution in the way they work with soils in order to address the global challenges facing the environment, and help them deliver a just transition to a more sustainable future. The Departments of Sociology (Professor Tiago Moreira) and Biosciences (Dr Stephen Chivasa) are also part of the SMART Soils project at Durham. Their ambition is to be a world-leading Institute of Living Soils by 2030.