Professor in Process Intensification at UCL
The Department of Chemical Engineering is routinely recognised among the very top departments in Europe and among the top 20 departments in the world in the QS World University Subject Rankings. The department has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from the molecular scale to the scale of large industrial plants, at the heart of which lie chemical transformations by which raw materials are converted to products such as fuels, commodity and specialty chemicals, pharma-ceuticals, construction materials and consumer products. Our current awareness of the world’s finite material and energy resources demands that these products are obtained in a sustainable, efficient and environmentally acceptable fashion and that new energy solutions are implemented. Within this exciting and demanding context, the department develops innovative and impactful technological solutions that leverage advances in basic science addressing Global Grand Challenges in domains such as Advanced Manufacturing; Functional Materials; Health; and Energy, Water, CO2, Environment and Sustainability.
UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from molecular scale to complex systems. Over the past few years, the department has been undergoing rapid growth, and is the home of the EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering (CNIE) (www.cnie.org.uk), the Electrochemical Innovation Laboratory (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/electrochemical-innovation-lab), and several consortia supported by the European Commission. For more information see www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng.
About the role
The post holder will develop a programme of original research and produce publications, as well as other research output. The successful candidate will carry out and publish high quality research, securing research grant funding to support your research programme. The post holder will develop and lead both national and international partnerships with industry and academic institutions. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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About you
The successful candidate will be educated to an undergraduate and postgraduate degree level in Chemical Engineering, with a strong research expertise to make significant contributions at the forefront of international research. The post holder will have experience in supporting PhD/EngD students, early career researchers. Knowledge of the fundamental principles of the discipline and experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate in Chemical Engineering is essential.
Application deadline: 20 November 2026
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