Applications are welcomed for a Lecturer grade 7 or Senior Lecturer grade 8, dependent on qualifications and experience, within the School of Engineering in areas relating to Engineering Design for Sustainability.
The School of Engineering at Manchester is a national and international centre for education in the Mechanical Engineering and other disciplines. Key research priorities include Net Zero & Environmental Sustainability, Robotics, Autonomous Systems & AI, Digital Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, and Engineering for Health and Engineering Materials. We conduct research in sustainable and digital manufacturing. Recently we appointed several Professors and lecturers in areas of research targeting rapid and deep decarbonisation across energy and industrial sectors. We now seek to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, to further develop capacity in Engineering Design for Sustainability. We expect ambitious research and clear pathways to impact and social responsibility as well as substantial contribution to teaching in the areas of design and manufacture at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
We are interested to hear from early and mid-career academics with expertise and interests in any areas of engineering design and manufacture that embraces circularity, life cycle assessment, and sustainability.
The University actively fosters a culture of inclusion and diversity and seeks to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community. The Faculty welcomes applications from all sections of the community and are committed to having a representative workforce. Across our Schools/Departments, we hold Bronze and Silver Athena SWAN Awards, which recognise our commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and access and particularly the advancement of women’s careers in STEM.
The University also holds a Bronze Race Charter Mark recognising our commitment to improving the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students within higher education. In addition, we are a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria for a job.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Professor Paul Mativenga
Email: P.Mativenga@manchester,ac,uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
