About the role

Imperial College London is seeking to appoint the Rio Tinto chair for future materials in the Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering within the College of Engineering.

The Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering is located in London in the heart of the Royal Mines, at the heart of the cultural and educational region of the southern Kinsington, a multidisciplinary and varied community. Academics and researchers are at the forefront of discovering how the land and planets systems work and how we can support energy transmission and the future of zero and carbon pollution. We use a mixture of pure research, application and engineering to solve scientific and engineering challenges for 21^street century.

We imagine that the position of the president is closely related to the Rio Center for Future Materials, which is $ 150 million, 10 years (2024-2034), a multidisciplinary global effort, to provide a step to change the approach to material extraction, use and reuse, in a more environmentally, economically and social way to support energy. The RIO Center for Future Materials will accelerate the development of new sustainable technologies and technologies required to provide the materials needed for energy transport. The center hosts Impical College London and combines Imperial Company, four international university partners (British Columbia University, Vancouver, University of California, Berkeley, University of Wittatrdarland, Johannesburg, Australian National University, Canberra), Rio Tinto.

We invite requests from candidates whose research focuses on developing new sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies to provide important raw materials for energy transport. In particular, we welcome candidates who can show a strong association with industry and encourage requests from groups currently represented in these areas in the UK, including women and people of black backgrounds and minorities.

We encourage you to arrange a discussion with our partner in search, Perrett laver, to learn more about the opportunity.

How to apply

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Request by submitting a Culture and intense biography of two pages covering a request letter that deals with a job description and person’s specifications and must include the following:

1. Grades (including universities and dates);
2. The past and current jobs;
3. List of posts;
4. List of patents
5. External vision;
6. Student supervision and guidance after the doctorate;
7. Research grants and contracts obtained;
8. General participation and the leadership leadership that was conducted;
9. Information about community service and administrative roles;
10. Suitable for communication details on the phone during the day and evening.

Complete applications should be downloaded on https://plusportal.prettttlaver.com/ Quoted from the reference 8021 by The deadline from 11.59 pm GMT on October 27, 2025.

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