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School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking to appoint a Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering. The successful candidate will provide academic leadership for the activities of the School specifically in the area of Pharmaceutical Engineering, adding to the School's international reputation in Process Engineering and specifically to areas related to primary and secondary pharmaceuticals manufacturing.
Loughborough is a top 20 UK University and the Chemical Engineering Department has a reputation within industry and academia for research excellence and producing highly trained, well-educated and professional chemical engineers. Staff and students also benefit from world class laboratory and pilot scale facilities and close industrial relationships with leading companies in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, petrochemical, food, brewing and bioscience sectors.
Research in the Pharmaceutical Engineering Group addresses the emerging problems of pharmaceutical production with special emphasis on the purification, formulation and administration of active pharmaceutical products, as well as the development of novel healthcare engineering approaches. The successful candidate would be expected to play a significant role by complementing and extending the activities of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Group.
We are interested in candidates who can pursue an 'internationally competitive' personal research programme and lead and strengthen our research capability consistent with the research priorities of the Process Engineering Research Theme within the School as well as more generally within the Healthcare and Wellbeing Challenge Theme across the University.
The successful candidate should be able to show a track record of significant achievement in research and project team leadership, including industrial collaborations and securing funding. A background in an appropriate Science / Engineering discipline with specific and current expertise relevant to Pharmaceutical Engineering is essential.
As with all roles in the Chemical Engineering Department we are seeking candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the Department's high standards in research, teaching and learning.