Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering - Structures Expert/Rotating Machinery

Organisation

Cranfield University

School/Department

School of Water, Energy and Environment

Based at

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Salary

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £45,751 to £50,798 per annum, with potential progression up to £63,059 per annum

About the Role

There are 4 key aspects to this role:

About You

You will build on your PhD (or similar) to develop your research within our team.  We are especially interested in researchers/academics with an interest in FEA and the practical and safe use of mechanical testing facilities.  Your structural engineering or rotating machinery research, as carried out in this role, will have measurable outcomes (e.g. paper publication and contributing to research grants), with the intention of growing your reputation and growing your collaborative networks.  Teaching activities will engage your innovation for course design and delivery (for both MSc and PhD students).  An awareness of how different students learn will inform your style, and you will be keen to seek out appropriate feedback to help your continual improvement.  At Cranfield, student projects are key learning activities, and new ideas are always welcomed.  In supporting the Centre and Theme, you will be organised and grounded.  This role will require a good level of communication, organisation and timely delivery, which you will continue to develop throughout your time with us.

Please note that support and collaboration are key at Cranfield; so your teaching and research commitments will be set proportionate to your previous experience, allowing newer colleagues to grow into their role.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .

Cranfield’s Energy and Sustainability theme is one on of eight industry-focussed research clusters at the University and aims to bring together interdisciplinary teams to tackle existing and rising challenges for a safe future.  In the Centre for Energy Engineering, our researchers, academics and students engage in projects with industry and government to tackle issues ranging from offshore placement of renewable energy systems, to structural and machinery lifting in existing power generation systems.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

As part of our commitment to support and develop Technical staff across the University, we are a founding signatory of the Science Council's Technician Commitment. Find out more here . 

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply                                   

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Joy Sumner, Head of Centre for Energy Engineering, on j.sumner@cranfield.ac.uk