Computational Engineering Design Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Please note that the Unviersity decided to extend the application timeline. The candidates shortlisted earlier have been informed for interviews following the summer.

Who we are

Great minds. Innovative solutions.

We are the University of Strathclyde. Our vision is innovative and groundbreaking, placing us amongst the world’s leading international technological universities. We are vibrant, dynamic and passionate about solving the challenges facing society and industry through our cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research, education and knowledge-exchange with global partners.

We are seeking to appoint extraordinary early career academics who complement our strategic themes.

For more information visit the Strathclyde Global Talent Programme Website: www.strath.ac.uk/workwithus/strathclydeglobaltalentprogramme or email [email protected]

Our department

The Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) is internationally leading in bringing together expertise in creative and engineering design, manufacturing and engineering management. Our vibrant research centres and groups focus on product and system development. We research, teach, and knowledge exchange delivering high value design and manufacturing.

Applicants with the following are especially welcomed:

• Research interests in computationally supported engineering design, including CAD, CAM, simulation and optimisation, e.g. generative design, CAED architecture and AR/VR integration and
• disciplinary expertise in computational integration of through-life engineering design, data-driven design supported by AI/machine learning, and design product and design process optimisation.

The opportunity

We would love to hear from you if you have a PhD and postdoctoral research experience; an emerging publication history in high quality academic journals; and research interests which align with this area of strategic priority – particularly if you already hold an external fellowship that can be transferred to us.

The University of Strathclyde is a socially progressive institution that strives to ensure equality of opportunity and celebrates the diversity of its student and staff community.  Strathclyde is people-oriented and collaborative, offering a supportive and flexible working culture with a deep commitment to our equality, diversity and inclusion charters, initiatives, groups and networks.

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, women, LGBT+, and disabled candidates and candidates from lower socio-economic groups and care-experienced backgrounds.

You’ll be rewarded with:

Growth of your research portfolio

Reduced teaching load and limited administrative duties over the initial years of your Fellowship

Support through our academic career development framework to gain feedback on your performance, meet y our training needs and enhance your effectiveness – allowing you to be ready for promotion within 5-years of your appointment

Mentoring, to help you establish a balance of research, teaching, knowledge exchange and citizenship responsibilities while enhancing your leadership qualities to support your long-term career.

* Your Fellowship will normally be at lecturer level = assistant professor (exceptionally, at senior lecturer = associate professor where you have a strong track record in research leadership) for 5 years, with the expectation that you’ll meet our promotion criteria within that period and be transferred to senior lecturer (or, where you’ve been appointed as a senior lecturer, Reader) level.

For further details (Vacancy number 509953 ) with emphasis on Further Particulars and to apply to be a ‘Strathclyder’ in Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management, see here . We are looking forward to your research plan.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Anja Maier, Head of Department [email protected]

Closing date: Wednesday 23 July 2023