Associate Professor of Engineering

4 weeks ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

The Department of Engineering Science intends to appoint an Associate Professor of Engineering Science (Control Engineering) with effect from 1 January 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The successful candidate will work at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford, OX1 3PJ) and will be offered a Tutorial Fellowship at St Hugh's College under arrangements described in the Job Description. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age.

This appointment will add further strength to the Department's research in Control Engineering. This includes, on the theory end, large-scale, embedded, robust and distributed optimisation, polynomial/sum of squares methods and optimal, robust and model predictive control. At the same time, the group covers applications ranging from Biology to battery/energy management systems, transportation, aerospace manufacturing systems and agriculture. Applications from candidates with research interests both within and complementary to the above areas are welcome.

Candidates will have a strong research background, including a doctorate in Control Engineering or its applications, and will be expected to engage in and lead high-quality original research. They will be able to secure external research funding and engage in the management of research projects. This will require the supervision of research students and research assistants. They will lecture undergraduate courses and give six hours of tutorials per week during the eight weeks of the undergraduate term. They will have the ability to teach effectively, both at undergraduate and graduate levels, and have excellent interpersonal skills for undertaking tutorial teaching.

A job description, containing full details of the application procedure and duties, may be obtained via clicking the 'Apply' button above.

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The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Monday 3 June. Interviews are expected to take place in July.

For queries about the post that are not answered in the job description, please contact the department on or telephone:

Combined University and College salary from £52,815 pa to £70,918 pa, plus substantial additional benefits including a housing allowance of £10,492 pa.



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