Vacancy for a Chair in Computational Biomechanics - University of Sheffield

Closing date 7 Jan 2020

The University of Sheffield is looking to expand its vibrant Mechanical Engineering community through recruitment to a number of academic positions. They are looking for individuals who will contribute to maintaining a welcoming, inclusive, diverse and inspiring environment for students and whose expertise will complement and enhance our existing research capabilities.

A key part of this role will be developing and supporting staff and students at earlier stages of their careers, meaning they are looking for individuals with a passion for leadership and people development.

You will have a clear idea of your research vision, how this builds upon our current departmental portfolio, and the ways in which it may influence our future direction.

You will be equally passionate about teaching, with a willingness and enthusiasm for accepting and implementing new approaches in this area.

Mechanical Engineering has been a major discipline in the University of Sheffield since its foundation in 1905 and is a thriving department within the University’s Faculty of Engineering. They are one of the UK’s leading departments of Mechanical Engineering, and are home to over 1000 students (Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research), over 60 academic staff. 

The candidate will be an internationally renowned academic or senior industrial technologist with experience of delivering high-quality research in either Experimental Fluid Mechanic; Fuels and Combustion; or Computational Biomechanics. You will have a good first degree and a PhD in a relevant discipline. You will be able to provide effective leadership and you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and experience of developing and delivering high-quality teaching at a variety of levels. Based here in the department you will continue to develop your own academic career, contributing strongly in teaching, research and scholarship that is recognised internationally for its originality, significance and rigour.

If you're interested to apply more information can be found here


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