Academic Researcher

1 month ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

Job Purpose

To deliver an exceptional student experience through teaching and assessment, and to undertake research and scholarship in a priority area within electrical and electronics engineering.

The successful candidate will contribute to management and administration, and play a leadership role in their areas of academic and professional expertise.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop, lead, and sustain personal and group research aligned with the teaching and the School/College/University.
  • Contribute to the planning, organisation, and delivery of high-quality teaching, supervision, and assessment activities across under/postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.
  • Enhance your research profile, reputation, and esteem through establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high-quality refereed journals, generating research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and design of under/postgraduate curricula, to ensure a research-led approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.
  • Manage a variety of academic administrative activities, including timely delivery of effective and constructive feedback on assessment, and provision of pastoral support.
  • Contribute to the management and organisational duties of Glasgow College, as assigned by an Executive Dean, and the wider School.
  • Engage in personal, professional, and career development.
  • Contribute to the enhancement of the University's international profile in line with the University's Strategic Plan.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Essential:

  • A PhD or equivalent in a related discipline with a growing reputation for scholarship within the subject area.
  • A developing national/international reputation, evidenced by esteem indicators, in a field that matches or enhances existing activities within the School.
  • Membership of a relevant professional body or commitment to achieving professional status within two years of appointment.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of the higher education environment in China and East Asia.

Skills:

  • Ability, drive, and influence to develop an international research profile.
  • Research creativity and strong cross-discipline collaborative ability as appropriate.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concisely.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and a collegiate approach.
  • Appropriate workload/time/project/budget/people management skills.
  • Extensive IT and data analysis/interpretation skills.
  • Good team leadership skills, including demonstrable supervisory skills.
  • A strong commitment to high-quality, research-led, student-oriented teaching and proven ability to engage students to inspire learning, and to provide pastoral care to students.

Experience:

  • Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, including postdoctoral experience, appropriate to an early career researcher.
  • Evidence of an emerging track record of presentations and publications.
  • Experience in undertaking independent research and contributing to successful funding applications.
  • Excellent track record of development and delivery of teaching, tutoring, or demonstrating at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Further Information:

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

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. We particularly welcome applications from women and other under-represented groups in engineering to deliver a balanced workforce.

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