Professor/Reader

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced Professor/Reader to join our team at the University of Glasgow. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and shaping our world-changing and internationally-competitive research and transnational education, providing high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, securing research funding, and providing academic leadership and management within the School.

• Lead, develop, and maintain a coherent research programme in the subject area and lead or contribute to external research funding applications of international standard.
• Maintain a track record of publications of international quality in leading peer-reviewed journals or with a scholarly press to enhance the international profile of the subject area.
• Play a leading role in the planning, organisation, development, and delivery of the curriculum within engineering, including developing research-led courses and new teaching materials and methodologies.
• Participate fully in examination and other assessment processes, as appropriate, using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely, and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning.
• Supervise individual student projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to ensure their effective development and assist with difficulties, including actively engaging with potential research students of high calibre.
• Maintain an external profile by attending and participating in appropriate research seminars/conferences within the subject area and developing an external role in national and international societies, peer review, or editorial process.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the subject area's reputation with key stakeholders, including developing links with relevant national and international organisations to enhance research and teaching, and knowledge exchange.
• Take on a substantial administrative or management role within Glasgow College, as assigned by an Executive Dean, and the wider School.
• Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.

• A PhD or equivalent in a related discipline with an extensive and established reputation in research and significant teaching experience within the discipline/subject area.
• Membership of a relevant professional body or commitment to achieving professional status within two years of appointment.
• An established and internationally recognised reputation for high-quality research and knowledge exchange in the subject area.
• A substantial track record of publications (national and international) compatible with enhancing the School's submission to the REF.
• Established track record of successfully securing funding for research projects and project managing as appropriate for the subject specialism.
• Engagement with the current and future priorities of the School and College strategies, aims, and ambitions.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver high-quality and innovative research-led teaching, including assessment and curriculum development.
• Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to engage at all levels within the Subject, School, College, University, and beyond, in the academic, policy, and practitioner communities.
• Record of fostering inclusion, equality, and diversity within a University community, the curriculum, or the discipline appropriate to career stage.

• An established strong national and international reputation in a field of research within the subject area, with potential for significant further growth in the research field and substantial future funding opportunities.
• A strong track record of publication of high quality and impact in leading international journals.
• A sustained record of gaining considerable research grant funding or equivalent.
• Extensive experience of delivering and leading teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level in engineering or a cognate discipline.
• Experience of supervising staff and/or students and of providing leadership to others.
• Experience of successfully managing research projects and grants.
• Contributions to scientific/learned societies.

The University of Glasgow is a research-intensive institution with an annual research income of more than £30M. We are one of the most research-intensive Engineering Schools in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, we were ranked top in Scotland for engineering research excellence and joint 12th in the UK. The dissemination of our research results ranked 5th in the UK.

The School has a collegiate and interdisciplinary vision to tackle societal challenges in Healthcare technologies, Quantum and Nanotechnologies, Net Zero, and Connecting People. It operates the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, a £50M research asset; major capabilities for the UK National Wind Tunnel Facility; the Centre for Advanced Electronics (CAE); the Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (CMIU); the Scottish Government Centre for 5G technology; the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMI), the Glasgow Computational Engineering Centre (GCEC), and the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy.

The School offers three dual award EEE undergraduate BEng (Honours) programmes with specialisations in Information Engineering, Communications, and Microelectronics and has in the region of 2,500 students studying with our partner in China.

The University of Glasgow is committed to fostering an inclusive and collegial climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research, and teaching environment. The James Watt School of Engineering strongly endorses the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the School in promoting gender equity.