Salary range: £42,149 - £47,419
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)
Term: Open Contract
Closing date: 07 March 2022
As a leading international technological university, the University of Strathclyde is recognised for its world class research, knowledge exchange and educational programmes. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of the largest and most successful civil engineering departments in Scotland with over 600 students, including 450 undergraduates, 100 taught postgraduates and almost 100 registered research students. We have a strong commitment to widening access and inclusion while maintaining academic quality and an outstanding student experience.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), University of Strathclyde, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Structural Engineering to strengthen our Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure (CII). The CII is committed to transforming traditional structural engineering through cross-cutting research that encompass nano-technologies, smart materials and structures, computational mechanics, sensor and communication technologies, structural health monitoring, asset management, system engineering, risk analysis; all as applied to civil infrastructure. It has a key remit to drive structural engineering innovation to help target Net-Zero. This is key as the construction sector has an exceptionally heavy carbon footprint. This new post will enhance Strathclyde’s research in structural engineering and support our aims to be key players in the Net Zero mission and resilient infrastructure. The Centre has attracted £2.5M in research income during the REF period.
Over the last few years, the Department has seen considerable success in all aspects of academia and we are ambitious to continue this upward trajectory. We are a young dynamic department, with a reputation for having a friendly and active research culture and a current population of around 70 PhD students. In REF 2014, we were ranked 1st in Scotland for research power (in the Times Higher Education Supplement) and 8th in the UK. Our overall student satisfaction score in the NSS was 90.5% in 2021.
To be considered for the role you will have a good honours degree and PhD (or significant professional experience) in a structural engineering related discipline. You will have a track record of published research in high quality publications commensurate to the academic grade (lecturer). You will have research experience and interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Department and the Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure. You will have excellent communication skills and a commitment to excellence in teaching at all levels.
The appointment is anticipated to begin ideally in June 2022, but later start would also be considered.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Vernon Phoenix, Head of Department ([email protected]) or/and to Professor Edoardo Patelli, Head of the Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure ([email protected]).