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Job Description: Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering–Enhanced
Research
College/School: Faculty of Science and Engineering Department/Subject: Aerospace Engineering Salary: £51,034 to £59,135 per annum with USS benefits Hours of work: Full time – 35 hours per week Contract: This is a permanent position Location: This position will be based at the Bay Campus. Introduction To deliver its sustainable top 30 ambition Swansea University needs a workforce with the differentiated skills necessary to ensure that it can deliver excellence in research, teaching, learning, and the wider student experience, and to be a powerhouse for the regional economy and internationally. Swansea University’s vision is to transform lives and futures by providing an outstanding academic environment with a balance of excellence between world-class teaching and research, driving impact that is enabled by effective regional and global collaborations. The Department of Aerospace Engineering is one of five departments within the newly formed School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, General and Mechanical Engineering , led by Professor Antonio J. Gil. The School is one of four within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, led by Professor Kenith Meissner, Executive Dean and Professor Johann Sienz, Deputy Executive Dean. The Department is seeking applications from ambitious and talented individuals to join our academic team in 2021. This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and highly regarded UK Science and Engineering Faculty , located on a beautiful beachfront campus in the city of Swansea. Swansea is a coastal city that is both picturesque and cosmopolitan, offering an excellent quality of life. Our stimulating, multidisciplinary environment enables and inspires excellence. Background information The Faculty of Science and Engineering has an outstanding research environment and infrastructure to carry out research in nationally and internationally important areas of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Swansea Engineering is at the forefront in areas of strategic importance to the country and the world including aerospace technology, green energy, energy storage, digital engineering, materials and manufacturing. Our strategic relationship with industries in these and other areas drive cutting-edge research within engineering. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014, research in Engineering was ranked 10th in the UK for the combined score in research quality across the Engineering disciplines. 94% of research produced by our academic staff is of World-Leading (4) or Internationally Excellent (3) quality. With our world-class research centres and with more than £500m investment into a new Bay Campus infrastructure, the Faculty of Science and Engineering stands out as one of the best centres of excellences in the country. Swansea University is one of 11 institutions that is a member of the prestigious UK Aerospace Research Consortium. All of our Engineering subjects have been ranked in the UK's Top 15 by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. Swansea University holds the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold award, the highest award for teaching excellence at UK Universities. Engineering at the Faculty holds the ATHENA Silver Award medal, acknowledging its commitment to gender equality. Engineering degrees delivered within the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Swansea University are aided by world-leading technology, which has contributed to many exciting projects:
- Aerodynamics for the current world land-speed record car, Thrust SSC, and the future land- speed record car BLOODHOUND SSC
- Design of the double-decker super-jet Airbus A
- The Reaction Engines Skylon spaceplane We are seen as a leader in many aspects of aerospace, both in the UK and internationally. We pride ourselves on the extensive collaborations with international companies including:
- BAE Systems
- Rolls-Royce
- EADS
- Airbus For more details about the facilities within the Aerospace Department at Swansea University please click here. The Faculty of Science and Engineering is seeking to appoint a motivated individual with responsibility for developing research and teaching activities with the Faculty’s wind tunnel facilities. The Faculty welcomes applications from highly talented academics with a developing portfolio of research excellence. Applicants must have the potential to play a significant role in the future development of the discipline. The post also requires high quality delivery of teaching and student learning, graduate supervision and a commitment to enhancing the overall student experience. The appointee will be a member of the Aerospace Research Group within the Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering (http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/zcce/) For this position, the Faculty is seeking someone with a strong research track record in experimental aerodynamics with specific experience in operating large scale wind tunnel facilities and undertaking experimental aerodynamics research (either in an academic or industrial context). The applicant would also ideally have experience of working with Particle Induced Velocimetry (PIV) systems. The Faculty is willing to also consider applications from applicants with an industrial background. The successful applicant will be expected to manage the Faculty’s wind tunnel facilities which includes a large, closed loop subsonic research wind tunnel equipped with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) systems, and an electronically operated horizontal twin-vane gust generator. The applicant will be expected to develop their own experimental aerodynamics research programme whilst embedding use of the wind tunnel facilities within ongoing research, which includes areas such as experimental aeroelasticity and active aeroelastic control. Implementation of the wind tunnel facilities within teaching in the Faculty will also be a requirement of the role. The successful applicant will be responsible for the ongoing procurement of experimental facilities to expand the Faculty’s capabilities in the field of experimental aerodynamics and take responsibility, in collaboration with technical support, for the ongoing maintenance of the facilities. This post will contribute to the IMPACT operation. IMPACT (Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies) has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government and Swansea University. IMPACT will deliver a research centre in a new purpose built facility with state-of-the-art equipment, providing a sustainable, highly competitive, world-class resource and capacity and driving innovation.
Person Specification Criteria Typically evidenced by: Qualifications
1. A PhD in a relevant subject area or a degree and
relevant professional experience or qualification First degree in an aero-specific branch of engineering, such as aerospace engineering or aeronautical engineering.
- PhD or equivalent degree in a topic closely related to experimental aerodynamics.
2. Recognised teaching qualification that would lead to
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or a commitment to achieve this If you do not have a recognised teaching qualification then evidence is required of a commitment to work towards Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or equivalent. Enhanced Research
3. A sustained track record of research outputs in high
quality publications or other media showing a continuing upward trajectory in the quality of research outputs. One world leading and three internationally excellent outputs in the last five years.
4. Success in obtaining significant funding or other
resources to underpin original research, with responsibility for developing and leading a major programme of individual or collaborative research. The value of such awards should be £57,000 per year, averaged over the last 5 years, as a Principal Investigator.
5. External recognition as an established authority
within the discipline, contributing to the wider academic or professional community. Evidence of international peer recognition over the last 5 years. A record of sustained conference participation that equates to attending one conference with national or international reach each year as an invited speaker.
6. A sustained record of PhD supervision and
completion. Successful completion of at least one postgraduate research (PGR) student as first supervisor in a 5 year period and typically acting as first supervisor for at least 1 student per year, as part of a sustained record of PGR student supervision and completion (including PhD). Core Teaching
7. Evidence of or ability to undertake effective delivery
of teaching, assessment and review of modules or other components of the taught portfolio.
_- ability to teach core Engineering subjects in Aerospace engineering.
- ability to teach in the areas of aerodynamics and fluid mechanics
- ability to run experimental practicals and projects using our wind tunnel facilities.
- a good teaching feedback and/or through improved progression or retention
- Acting as an effective tutor or student project supervisor with successful outcomes.
- a commitment to innovative teaching and CPD_ Core Management
8. Taking an active part in decisions and activities in an
academic unit or institution, beyond own research and teaching commitments. Examples showing personal contribution and impact. Subject Specific
9. Subject specific criteria -^ Application/CV
- Experience in the field of experimental aerodynamics with previous use of large-scale wind tunnel facilities equipped with PIV systems
