Senior Research Fellow in Aerospace Engineering

2 weeks ago

Midlothian, United Kingdom Heriot-Watt University Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and leading academic researcher to lead and develop research and teaching activities in areas related to advanced materials, aerospace or solid mechanics.

The successful candidate will have a strong research portfolio in Aerospace Engineering and a proven track record of securing research funding. They will also have experience in teaching and assessing undergraduate and graduate engineering students in aerospace engineering topics, with a focus on Space topics such as space propulsion, space vehicles, space systems and space dynamics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and engaging in research and actively contributing to the university's research profile, including managing, and supervising and mentoring research-active staff where appropriate.
  • Actively pursuing research funding through the submission of high-quality grant proposals.
  • Establishing collaborative research and teaching links outside the university via funding councils, industry, business, and public bodies.
  • Developing cross-Research Institute, School, University, and external research links and networks, with a view to maximising research funding opportunities and associated activities.
  • Contributing to School, Institute and research group strategic planning where required, as well as carrying out general research administration.
  • Publicising research through the preparation and submission of journal and conference papers and participating in academic conferences.
  • Representing the institution in a professional capacity, particularly with regard to research dissemination and development e.g. conferences, meetings, with industrial partners, etc.
  • Supervising and mentoring undergraduate students, postgraduate students and research associates' research work.
  • Teaching through the delivery of lectures, tutorials and laboratories, assessing the relevant students' work as well as setting and marking examinations and coursework.
  • Designing and developing teaching materials and new teaching methods, using personal research to inform teaching where appropriate.
  • Carrying out general academic administration, including participation on committees and exam boards, taking responsibility for key discipline-specific administration tasks and mentoring students.
  • Undertaking continuous professional development (CPD) and participating in staff development activities.

About Our Team

The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences (EPS) is a community of over 340 staff and around 3,000 students across our three campuses in Scotland, Dubai and Malaysia. We are a leading international institution in education, research and the application of knowledge to benefit society globally, committed to excellence with a purpose. We are striving to establish ourselves as partners of choice for world leading institutions, consistently delivering an environmentally and financially sustainable growth by aligning to the opportunities and requirements of our modern times to address local and global needs.

We provide world-class education to our students across six undergraduate programmes: Chemistry; Physics; Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering; Chemical & Process Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Brewing & Distilling and will soon add Aerospace Engineering to our undergraduate programme portfolio. We also offer a range of postgraduate taught programmes. In the recent The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, our Chemical Engineering is the 6th in the UK (the 2nd in Scotland), Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering is the 7th in the UK (the 1st in Scotland) and General Engineering is the 9th in the UK (the 1st in Scotland). In the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS), we are ranked the 4th in the UK for overall satisfaction in Chemical Engineering, the 2nd in Scotland in Electrical Engineering and Physics, and are the top ranked in the UK in Food & Beverage discipline (which includes our Brewing & Distilling discipline, where we have achieved a 100% students overall satisfaction).

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