Civil, Structural, Environmental and Petroleum Engineering Division
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a University
Lectureship in Advanced Structures. The successful candidate will take up the
appointment no later than 1 October 2008.
The range of topics in which the applicant might specialise includes: (a) high
performance structures, which includes those in aerospace applications; smart
materials and structural health monitoring; morphing structures; active
aeroelastics for control; lightweight structures for high performance vehicles
(b) structural mechanics of biological structures (c) energy structures e.g.
large renewable energy structures; structural aspects of new generation
fission and also fusion nuclear power plants.
The successful candidate will have or be expected to develop a record of
world-class research commensurate with the Department's international
reputation and top-rank research rating. Teaching responsibilities will
include contributing to undergraduate courses, supervising final-year
projects and supervising graduate students.
The appointment will be for a probationary period of five years and, subject
to satisfactory performance, with appointment to the retiring age thereafter.
The current pensionable scale of stipends is in the range of £33,779-£42,791
per annum.
Further particulars and an application form can be downloaded or are available
from the Head of Department’s Office (Personnel), Department of Engineering,
Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK (tel +44 (0) 1223 332615, fax +44
(0) 1223 766364, email enghead [at] eng.cam.ac.uk) applications should be sent to
this address no later than Friday 30 November 2007 and include a completed
form, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a brief statement of
research interests and future plans (no more than two pages).
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Robert Mair (email rjm50 [at] eng.cam.ac.uk).