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Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry 30 September 2021 Job Reference: PH27625 University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry Background to the role based on an equitable workload allocation The Sir William Dunn Chair of Biochemistry was established in 1921. The vacant ii) to undertake original work and the position is one of two established general supervision of research and Professorships in the Department, with the advanced work in their subject and other being the Herchel Smith Professor of Biochemistry (2006) (currently held by Department, and to assist students Professor Jussi Taipale). The previous and in their studies by supervision or current holders of the Sir William Dunn informal instruction. Professorship are highly distinguished: Professor Sir Hans Kornberg FRS (1975- 2) Examining 1995), Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS The Professor will be required to undertake (1995-2009) and Professor Gerard Evan such university examining as may be FRS (2009 to 2022). required by the relevant Faculty Board or comparable body. While the position does not require the incumbent to become Head of Department at the start of their appointment, it is both 3) Supervision expected and desired that the newly The Professor will be required to act as the appointed Professor will participate in the supervisor of graduate students as and senior leadership of the Department and when requested. that they may take on the role of Head of Department in the near future. 4) Administration Administrative duties are shared equitably among the teaching members of the Standard Duties Department/Faculty of Biology. The Professors are expected to play significant 1) Teaching and research roles from time to time on the Faculty Board The Professor will be required to deliver and School Committees dealing with such lectures and give instruction in matters as academic and other Biochemistry and in particular to perform appointments, admission of graduate the following duties: students, research and teaching assessments, the libraries and computing i) to lecture, or hold classes, and to arrangements. They are also encouraged give lectures or classes as to accept appointment(s) to University requested by the Head of Committees. Department or their Deputy, and University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk Person Specification Candidates will be considered for the Professorship on the basis of the following selection criteria, which you should address in your application. Criteria Essential Desirable Education An outstanding research record of international stature in biochemistry The vision, leadership experience and enthusiasm to build on current strengths in maintaining and developing a leading research presence, and an established record in attracting research grant support to further this development. The ability to further the academic planning and strategic development of biochemistry in the University and, where appropriate, to facilitate its development within the UK. The ability to manage and interact effectively with staff and students at all levels. An enthusiastic commitment to the recruitment, training and mentoring of the next generation of researchers, including undergraduates, research students, and postdoctoral research fellows Candidates will hold a PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification. University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk The Department The Department of Biochemistry is a world- themes: Chemical Biology & Drug Design, leading biochemical research and education Disease Biology, DNA & Chromatin Biology, facility, building on the University's tradition Molecular Microbiology, Plant Biochemistry & of scientific enquiry to enable and support Bioenergy, RNA Biology, Signalling & Trafficking, outstanding science. As part of the School of Stem Cell Biology, and Systems Biology. the Biological Sciences our excellent To support our world-leading research the undergraduate and postgraduate education Department houses state-of-the-art core facilities, programmes develop the next generation of including cryo-electron microscopy, NMR scientists, whilst over 40 research groups spectroscopy, crystallography, biophysics, mass led by investigators of international standing spectrometry, protein chemistry, metabolomics, collaborate with colleagues around the world and advanced services for protein and nucleic to answer fundamental questions on how acid sequencing. cells and their constituent molecules work in life and relate to disease. Our teaching embodies a fundamental approach to the chemistry of life and convey the strongly The Department is located in two main buildings unifying contribution of biochemistry and located on Tennis Court Road. The original molecular biology to other scientific disciplines. Hopkins Building on the Downing Site started life We teach students in four undergraduate years, in 1924 as the Sir William Dunn Institute of in both the Natural Sciences Tripos (NST) and the Biochemistry, under the inspirational leadership Medical Sciences Tripos and Veterinary Sciences of our founder, Frederick G. Hopkins. Our other Tripos. main building, located on the Old Addenbrooke’s The Department contributes to a highly Hospital Site, is named after the late, great Fred competitive postgraduate programme that Sanger, an alumnus of the Department and support 160 postgraduate students in all fields of winner of two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry – one Biochemistry. for the sequencing of proteins and the second for developing the technology to sequence DNA For more information about the Department that precipitated the genomics revolution. https://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk The focus of our scientific investigation can broadly be broken down into nine research University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk The School The School of Biological Sciences The School of the Biological Sciences encompasses the Faculty Board of Biology and the Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine and is represented on the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine. It has responsibilities across three Triposes (the Natural Sciences Tripos, Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos). It shares the Graduate School of Life Sciences, Graduate Committee and Medical Education Committee with the Clinical School. It has its own Degree Committee. It includes nine Departments and the Centre Most of the detailed information about for Family Studies, plus five major research research and teaching in the School is to be Institutes and an animal hospital. The School found on the departments' web sites. The is a key player in the Cambridge members of the Gurdon Institute, the Conservation Initiative as well as the majority Sainsbury Laboratory and the Systems of Cambridge Strategic Initiatives. The Biology Centre have affiliations with School is associated with the Museum of departments in the School. The Stem Cell Zoology and the Botanic Garden. Key Institute and Milner Institute have affiliations officers of the School plus details of relevant also within the School of Clinical Medicine. Research Ethics Committees (Human The MRC Toxicology Unit moved to Biology, Psychology) can be found on the Cambridge in 2020. School's website. Various subcommittees report to the Council, as required. Formal representation on the Council of the School (its most senior decision-making body) is outlined in Chapter 8 of the University's Statutes and Ordinances. Heads of School Institutes, as well as Heads of Departments, are currently co-opted on to the Council, together with representatives of the three Faculty Boards. In addition, the Head of the Botanic Garden and a representative from the School of Technology attend as observers. University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk Terms of Appointment All appointments to University Offices are subject to the Statutes and Ordinances of Working Pattern the University. The appointment is full-time. Salary Annual leave Salary on appointment will be determined Subject to compliance with the Statutes and by the Vice-Chancellor at an appropriate Ordinances relating to leave, full time officers point on the University’s salary spine for are entitled in any holiday year to take a grade 12, taking into account the criteria for minimum of 28 days annual paid holiday. the respective contribution band. These periods are inclusive of public holidays Professorial salaries are reviewed that fall outside Full Term. periodically, on the basis of research, teaching and general contribution, by the Sabbatical leave Vice-Chancellor with the assistance of a Cambridge has a generous statutory provision small Advisory Committee. for leave of absence of one term for every six terms of service. Academic staff use this Headship of the Department opportunity for study and research. Should a Professor be appointed to the Headship of a Department, a pensionable Pension payment is made in addition to salary. You will automatically be enrolled to become a member of USS (Universities Superannuation Recruitment Incentive Scheme), a defined benefits pension scheme. The University has a scheme whereby a If you are already a member of the NHS single recruitment incentive payment may Pension scheme, you may be eligible to be made on appointment at the Vice- continue in the scheme and should contact the Chancellor’s discretion. Pensions section of the University: www.pensions.admin.cam.ac.uk/ Tenure Appointments are to the retiring age for College membership established academic positions. Membership
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