Assistant Professor of Mechanical Design and Solid Mechanics

Location: University Park

Salary: £41,671 to £57,422 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

The University of Nottingham seeks applications for a full-time Assistant Professor in Mechanical Design and Solid Mechanics. This role is offered as research & teaching where the person appointed would deliver internationally leading research, lead relevant research programs complementing and expanding existing capability as well as further develop and form new collaborations with key industries and leading international research centres. The role holder will additionally contribute to teaching on our growing undergraduate taught programs in Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering.  

Applications are invited from candidates with a proven research track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Mechanical & automated design
• Design optimisation using computational methods including machine learning
• Design and analysis for sustainable engineering

The role holder will also take responsibility for delivering high quality teaching and will contribute to the planning, design, development and delivery of materials on our growing undergraduate taught programmes in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to lead teaching in one or more of the following areas:

• Mechanical design
• Solid Mechanics
• Computational design and analysis

The post holder may also make a significant contribution to the Department/Faculty via leadership and/or administrative management and/or co-ordination of specific initiatives.

This role is available on a permanent basis. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours). Job share arrangements may be considered.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

Applicants for this post will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by UK Visas & Immigration.  Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependents accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge webpages.

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