Job title Lecturers in Mechanical Engineering (4 posts)
Department Mechanical Engineering
Salary Starting from £45,585, rising to £54,395
Grade Grade 8
Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended
SOC Code - Visa Requirements 2311 (Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer)
This role is sponsorable
Placed on Tuesday 23 January 2024
Closing date Tuesday 20 February 2024
Interview date To be confirmed
Reference FM11381
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About the role:The Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking to recruit academic staff to undertake high-quality research and teaching. Four Lecturer appointments will be made and the department is particularly interested in expertise in the following areas:
You will be expected to publish high-quality research papers, supervise postgraduate research students, and have the potential to obtain significant external research funding. You'll conduct original and rigorous world-leading research of significance to the academic field and of potential use to engineering practitioners.
Teaching is expected to support our well-established and highly successful MEng undergraduate degree programmes, as well as new MSc programmes under development. Teaching will be expected in one or more of the following areas: engineering dynamics, robotics/mechatronics engineering, control/autonomous systems, or manufacturing processes/technologies. As well as class teaching, you will fully participate in supervising students undertaking significant individual and group projects encompassing research or design activities.
Further information:
As part of the selection process, you will normally be required to give a presentation to academic staff in the Department before being shortlisted for formal interview.
Informal enquiries about the post may be made to:
Please ensure you submit your application through our website. As well as your online application, you must provide the following uploaded as additional documents (these are mandatory):
Appointees will have a PhD and a developing research track record.
You will need to be able to contribute to one or more of our priority research areas, which are:
You will be a kind and culturally aware leader who fosters an environment where every individual is valued and respected, regardless of their background or identity. You will proactively seek out diverse perspectives, recognising the richness and creativity this brings to decision-making and problem- solving. You will remain optimistic in the face of challenges, seeing them as opportunities for growth and innovation. You will understand that change is inevitable and necessary, actively encouraging your team to adapt and evolve. By promoting a culture of openness and inclusivity, coupled with a willingness to listen as well as a readiness to embrace change, you will create a dynamic and empowered team that can thrive in today's rapidly changing world.
About the Department:We are one of the leading Mechanical Engineering Departments in the UK and provide a progressive academic environment. You will benefit from the supportive, collaborative and well-organised Department and Faculty system at the University. There is a strong culture of providing newly appointed staff the necessary support and freedom to develop their academic careers.
What we can offer you:
Find out more about our benefits.
We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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Further details:Job Description & Person Specification
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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.