Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Air Safety Investigation

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) or £54,003 to £60,192 per annum, with potential progression up to £ 75,238 per annum (Senior Lecturer)
Apply by 12/06/2022

Role Description

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual to design and deliver teaching on our incident and accident investigation courses (MSc modules and CPD short courses).

About the Role

We would expect a successful applicant to be able to demonstrate an appropriate balance of industrial experience (for example, as an air safety investigator or safety manager within an investigation agency, operator or manufacturer) and teaching ability.

Applications from those with a practitioner background are actively encouraged. Our expectation is that the candidate will be able to demonstrate domain expertise and experience equivalent to that of a higher degree (Masters or Doctoral degree).

About You

Whilst a track record of academic research is not necessarily a requirement for this role, those applicants who are on a research track will be expected to be able to demonstrate a record of publications in relevant journals. At the senior lecturer level, a research-active applicant would need to demonstrate sustained performance in winning research funding, successfully supervising PhD candidates and publishing in relevant journals.

A Senior Lecturer would also be expected to play an active ambassadorial role for the University which may include presenting or chairing sessions at conferences or international symposia; being utilised as an expert in their field, and in the development of new business / research opportunities. 

Cranfield University is internationally renowned for its work in aviation safety, aircraft accident & incident investigation and increasingly the transfer of that knowledge into other sectors such as rail, marine, construction and healthcare. 

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. 

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. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are also committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role.  Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners. 

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Graham Braithwaite, Director of Transport Systems (E): g.r.braithwaite@cranfield.ac.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: hr@cranfield.ac.uk or T: +44 (0)1234 750111. Please quote reference number 4068.

Closing date for receipt of applications:   12 June 2022