Senior Lecturer in Electric and H2 Automotive Propulsion Systems

Organisation

Cranfield University

School/Department

School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing

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 £55,753 to £61,942 per annum, with potential progression up to £76,988 per annum

We welcome applications from highly professional, dynamic individuals, who enjoy working in a rapidly evolving environment, contributing to advanced vehicle engineering with a particular focus on vehicle electrification and hydrogen powertains, of both ICE and Fuel Cell architecture.

About the Role

The Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre (AVEC) at Cranfield University has built an enviable track record focused on low carbon vehicle engineering for on-road and off-road vehicles. Since its creation in 2016, AVEC has grown year on year thanks to the exceptional dedication of its staff, and its world class experimental facilities, many of which are unique to Cranfield. The research and consultancy carried out by the Centre is truly inspirational, undertaken for public bodies and industrial clients worldwide, including the major Automotive OEM’s, consultants and Tier 1 suppliers, Formula 1, Formula 2, GT, WRC and Dakar race teams.

This post represents a unique opportunity to join this dynamic team and help lead the development of power train research within the Centre. The role will support the continued development of advanced powertrain technology with a particular focus on vehicle electrification and hydrogen systems, of both ICE and Fuel Cell architecture including system level optimisation. As well as developing research proposals in this area to support our commercial clients and public funding opportunities, the role will also contribute significantly to our Automotive and Motorsport teaching across our five MSc programmes. The job holder will be expected to contribute to academic papers, income generation and research output.

About You

You will be educated to doctoral level in low carbon Vehicle propulsion systems or equivalent significant experience. With experience of EV system integration and low carbon powertrain design for automotive or industrial vehicles, you will also require capability of project management, bid writing and high-quality journal paper production.

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 .

The Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre is an agile, multidisciplinary Centre serving the motorsport, automotive, aerospace, defence, agricultural and industrial vehicle sectors. The Centre is recognised for its industrial links, delivering a wide range of projects with varying timescales to its expanding client base. This is based on its ability to rapidly react to clients’ demands in a responsive and flexible manner. Highly coupled to this industrially focused research and development activity is a postgraduate education programme incorporating five MSc courses, research degrees and an expanding short course portfolio.

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 .

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 Dr Kim Blackburn on (T): +44 1234 75 4186 or (E): [email protected]

Closing date for receipt of applications:  12 March 2023

Interviews to be held on: 15 March 2023