Chair/Reader in Air Pollution & Human Health

Applications are invited for a Chair or Reader in Air Pollution and Human Health to be based in the Atmospheric Science Group in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science (DEES) at the University of Manchester (UoM). The successful applicant will help shape the University research priorities and national/international profile through their leadership of atmospheric chamber research. You will join a dynamic research environment at the interface between air pollution and human health at an exciting time. We host world class atmospheric simulation chamber facilities which we use to explore air pollution chemistry and examine important emerging pollutants and impacts on a wide range of non-communicable diseases. The facility includes a globally unique interface to in vitro toxicology research and experimental medicine and is opening many new avenues of research into the effects of air pollution on human health. The applicant will be expected to lead future research with the chamber and manage the further development of the interface to health research. We are open to high quality applications from current and future leaders across atmospheric chemistry with a track record of research using large chamber facilities and who are seeking to build partnerships with the health research community. The successful applicant will be expected to support both research and teaching in DEES at UoM.

Atmospheric Science research in DEES is internationally leading, spanning fundamental atmospheric science influencing aerosol and cloud processes, dynamical meteorology, radiation, greenhouse gas budgets, atmospheric data science, and global atmospheric chemistry. We have a strong track record of fundamental discovery science, coupled to addressing major challenges in climate and health. The research group has over 90 researchers, and is home to 12 National Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (NCAS) staff, a national NERC Centre, providing underpinning national capability in the discipline.

The University of Manchester drives the investment and focus of its interdisciplinary research through its Platforms, and our work is closely aligned with the University’s strategic research ambitions, being embedded within the Healthier Futures and Sustainable Futures platforms. We make a major contribution to the climate, pollution and health theme of the cross-University Manchester Environmental Research Institute (MERI) and through this have developed strong collaborations with research teams in the Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Science is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting diversity in careers in the STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) in higher education. The School (as it was in 2016) received a Silver Athena SWAN Award for its commitment to diversity in the workplace, and the School of Natural Sciences to which the Department now belongs was also recently awarded Athena SWAN Silver. We welcome applications from all sections of the community especially those historically underrepresented in academia and appointment will be made on merit.