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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Systems

Employer
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Salary
£44,001 to £60,192 per annum with potential progression up to £75,238
Closing date
30 Jan 2022

Job Details

School/Department School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Permanent
Salary Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £44,001 to £49,048 per annum, with potential progression up to £61,309 per annum (Lecturer) and £54,003 to £60,192 per annum with potential progression up to £75,238 (Senior Lecturer)
Apply by 30/01/2022

Role Description

We welcome applications for this exciting Lecturer/Senior Lecturer post from those with relevant knowledge and experience in manufacturing systems.                                                                                                 

About the Role

This position focuses on undertaking a leading role in research in sustainable manufacturing operations, and in teaching and management of postgraduate courses in related topics. We are looking for suitably qualified and experienced individuals who would be responsible for the development and delivery of research and high-quality teaching at postgraduate level in at least one of the following areas (more than one is preferable): intelligent manufacturing systems; data-driven decision making in manufacturing; digital twins for manufacturing applications and their link to sustainability; production control and management; applications of cyber-physical embedded systems and industrial internet of things in manufacturing; integration of manufacturing systems.

About You

Candidates will have track record in theoretical and practical knowledge in manufacturing management areas such as Manufacturing management, Manufacturing operations, Management of Technology and Innovation, Planning scheduling and inventory control, Production systems analysis and design, Quality management, Lean manufacturing, Global production and service networks, Manufacturing ecosystems management. You will have a PhD in manufacturing, engineering, information technology or a related area. You will have experience in writing high quality papers in top rated journals and in developing research proposals. You must be proficient in oral and written communications and have a strong track record in publication. You must demonstrate the ability to engage with industry and wider stakeholders.

Senior Lecturer: You must demonstrate a proven track record of teaching and MSc/PhD supervision in a relevant aspect of manufacturing management. You must demonstrate a proven track record of successfully securing funding from research councils.

You will be expected to write and win funding for research proposals from RCUK, Innovate and Europe as well as directly from Industry. Targets for such funding will be set annually through the Performance & Development Review process.   

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here. Cranfield is consistently in the top 50 universities in the world in the QS Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering rankings.

Cranfield Manufacturing (which includes major activities in Materials) is following the ambitious strategy of developing a roadmap for a Sustainable Manufacturing Sector for 2050 by applying fundamental science and thought leadership via conceiving and maturing the concepts of Smart, Clean and Green manufacturing solutions agnostically across all sectors and through all tiers of the supply chain with SMEs as well as OEMs. This is to support the national aspiration of Net Zero UK by 2050. We offer world-class and niche post-graduate level research, education, training and consultancy. We are unique in our multi-disciplinary approach by bringing together design, materials’ technology and management expertise. We link fundamental materials research with manufacturing to develop novel technologies and improve the science base of the manufacturing research. Our capabilities are unique, with a focus on simulation and modelling, and sustainability.  They also include work in composite manufacture, metallic glasses, nano-materials (graphene, coatings and sensors), low energy casting, thermal barrier coatings and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM).

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. Find out about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here. We are currently piloting hybrid working arrangements until April 2022.  This means the majority of our staff are spending between 40% and 60% of their time working from the office where job roles allow.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Prof Konstantinos Salonitis, Head of Sustainable Manufacturing Centre, on (T): +44 (0) 1234 758347 or (E): k.salonitis@cranfield.ac.uk

Company

Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.

We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.

Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.

Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.

People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.

Company info
Telephone
+(44)01234 750111
Location
CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom

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