{"id":2932,"date":"2019-02-05T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=2932"},"modified":"2019-01-23T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T12:06:59","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2019\/02\/05\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of a Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name:<\/strong> Simona Francese<\/p>\n

Job Title: <\/strong>Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry<\/p>\n

How did you get your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In February 2019 it will be 11 years ago. I applied for a lectureship post in forensics which I did not get. However 2 months later I was offered, with no further interview, a temporary lectureship in Biomedical Sciences. The post became permanent after 3 months employment.<\/p>\n

How do you usually start your day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Since I had my beautiful daughter Grace, my “morning routine”\u00a0has very much changed and much like 100 miles an hour from the moment my eyes open.<\/p>\n

I used to get to work at 8, now it is 9 am despite Grace “involves me” in a very early start at 6 am”. It’s cuddles, milk, cartoons, chasing my daughter around the house for dressing, breakfast, brushing teeth, having the grand total of around 8 minutes to make myself decently shaped for show time at work!<\/p>\n

Can you sum up the main aspects of your role? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am heavily engaged in both teaching and research. I teach analytical science at levels 5, 6 and 7 leading 3 modules (with a forth level 7 in September). I lead the finger-mark research group (presently two PhD students and 1 post-doctoral assistant) which has pioneered the development of mass spectrometry based technology to profile suspects from the molecular content of their finger-marks. I am also the Impact Lead for the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, designing and driving strategies for the submission of the best possible impact case studies in the next REF exercise<\/p>\n

The best part of your job is\u2026\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Every time a contribution to new knowledge in the area of molecular fingerprint is made and how this research engages and influences current and prospective students in pursuing a career in science.<\/p>\n

What is the most memorable moment from your career? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thankfully I have many memorable moments. My best three are:<\/p>\n

1) The first time the molecular fingerprinting research has been implemented in police casework in 2016<\/p>\n

2) When I was promoted to Professor in February 2018 (still not sunk in)<\/p>\n

3) My TED talk in April 2018- TED Talk<\/a><\/p>\n

Have you any interesting Hobbies? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I like crafting miniature food!<\/p>\n

Tell us something about yourself your colleagues might not know about you? <\/strong><\/p>\n

They would not know (judging by how much I struggle these days on two flights of stairs when the lifts are busy) that I was a gymnast (many moons ago) and a very good one indeed!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

If you are interested in sharing your story for the: A day in the life of\u2026<\/em> blog series please contact the staff engagement inbox; ! HWB Staff Engagement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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