Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Associate Professor) in Aerial Robotics

Job summary

Imperial College Londonseeks to employ a Lecturer/Assistant Professor or Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Aerial Robotics to join the Department of Aeronautics within the Faculty of Engineering. Imperial College London is consistently rated amongst the world's best universities and is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists, and academics through collaboration across disciplines and fostering diversity....

Job listing information

  • Reference ENG02512
  • Date posted 17 February 2023
  • Closing date 17 April 2023

Job description

Job summary

Imperial College Londonseeks to employ a Lecturer/Assistant Professor or Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Aerial Robotics to join the Department of Aeronautics within the Faculty of Engineering.

Imperial College London is consistently rated amongst the world's best universities and is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists, and academics through collaboration across disciplines and fostering diversity.

Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges. The Aeronautics department has invested significantly in state-of-the-art facilities for micro-air-vehicle manufacturing and testing, including the Brahmal Vasudevan Aerial Robotics Lab, that  provides a unique environment to support innovative research. The potential to make milestone contributions that leverage on that investment is of the greatest importance. The appointment will be made at Lecturer/Assistant Professor or Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, depending on experience.

Applicants should aim at research and teaching excellence, at developing links with the existing research groups within Imperial and should aspire to become world leaders in their fields of expertise.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties will include teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate levels, independent research, departmental administration, and supervision of postgraduate students.

Essential requirements

Applicants should hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Aeronautical Engineering or other relevant engineering field. They should also have an outstanding research record, as demonstrated by their publications.

Further information

Full information on duties, responsibilities and criteria for the post can be found in the attached Job Description.

 For informal discussions about the post, please contact Professor Rafael Palacios, at email r.palacios@imperial.ac.uk.

For further information on the recruitment process please contact: Ms Lisa Kelly, email: l.kelly@imperial.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7594 5056

Candidates are required to complete an online application via our website at https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/

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About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is the UK’s only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It’s our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society – and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination. All employees are expected to follow the Imperial Values & Behaviours framework. Our values are: 

  • Respect              
  • Collaboration
  • Excellence          
  • Integrity
  • Innovation

In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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