Professor/Reader in Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (462645)
 

Salary range: Competitive

FTE: 1 (35 hours per week)

Term: Open-ended

Closing date: Friday, 6 January 2023

 

Are you passionate about working on global challenge and societal transitions, including sustainability, health, food systems, manufacturing systems? And are you thriving on theory-driven and empirically-validated research excellence, learning and teaching with and for engineering leaders of the future? We’d love to hear from you with research interests especially in Net Zero and regeneration of sustainable design and manufacturing/production systems and the industrial ecology more widely. Come join us with your passion for tackling societal challenges and your disciplinary expertise esp. in sustainable futures. This may include but not limited to sustainable design approaches, sustainable manufacturing, re-manufacturing, technologies for low energy-consumptions, low greenhouse-gas-emission or low raw-material demanding manufacturing processes, circularity in design and manufacturing, circular economy, smart sustainable manufacturing and design, e.g., computing and data-driven process development, control, and optimisation; discovery of new materials; data-driven and industrial AI, AI-based design of devices, structures and systems that are energy-efficient, promote reuse and recycling of materials, reduce consumption, or otherwise mitigate climate change and environmental impact on the planet.

 

Sustainable manufacturing and design are central within DMEM with a focus on ensuring connectivity between the engineering and product design activity and the manufacturing processes that will ultimately be used to make the products and ultimately be used to re-make and re-manufacture the products, impacting supply-chain configurations, and thereby waste and emissions. Given the global challenge of climate change and the significant impact of products and their manufacturing process on the environment there is an increasing focus on research, KE and degree and skills training within the field. The opportunities are anticipated to increase over the coming years aligned with the global transition to a net zero economy.

 

DMEM is currently well positioned in the sustainability area and has successfully built a portfolio of activity in two niche areas, remanufacturing and aircraft decommissioning/reuse. Currently, we host the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing and are working with the Ayrshire Growth Deal to establish Aircraft Decommissioning capability at Prestwick. The proposed post would complement this activity and would focus on the development of sustainable manufacturing and design strategies and methods, including circularity. Furthermore, the postholder would work with design- and manufacturing teams within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS Group) to provide sustainable manufacturing and design expertise for collaborative research and industrial projects and related High Value Manufacturing Catapult activity. There will also be additional opportunities through Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and the regional deals all of which have a net zero focus.

 

Over recent years, Strathclyde in general and DMEM in particular has positioned itself well to deliver across these areas with collaborative teams across the University incorporating resources and expertise from Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering faculties. This capability is exemplified through cross-department and cross-faculty initiatives such as the EPSRC Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation (CMAC), the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing (SIR), and the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), with opportunities to significantly the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS), and wider strategic engagements such as with the Ayrshire Regional Deal and the Rosyth Innovation Park. The successful candidate is keen to build on this platform for further new initiatives and research excellence. Major opportunities also include links with Health & Care Futures / Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, large infrastructure investments Scotland and the UK, public-public-private large partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

To be considered for the role you will have a good honours degree and PhD (or significant relevant experience) in a design and manufacturing related discipline. You will have research experience and interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Department, Faculty and University and you will have experience of research leadership, including support of senior researchers in a University or industrial environment and management of research teams/projects/programmes. You will support of early and mid-career academic staff within the research group, helping to ensure they reach their full potential. You will have extensive experience of delivering high quality teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students including experience of developing and managing large teaching programmes and you will have experience of PhD/EngD research project supervision in Higher Education. You will have an outstanding/sustained track record of published research in high quality publications demonstrating standards of excellence, with an international reputation. You will have an outstanding/substantial track record of securing research funding through relevant successful collaborative research grant applications and you will have an established national/international reputation as an expert and leader within Sustainable Manufacturing and Design. You will be an excellent educator and mentor and will show leadership in identifying key research questions and attracting funding support. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong people skills and an ability to operate as part of a team.

 

Appointments will be made at a level appropriate to a successful candidate’s experience and career stage. In addition to the position described here, the Global Talent Programme makes clear the University’s commitment to attracting world leading academics to Scotland. The University is also committed to developing the next generation of leaders, nurturing talented individuals through the early stages of their career and providing the opportunities for professional rewards and ‘making a difference’. 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Anja Maier, HoD, via email to anja.maier@strath.ac.uk.

 

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Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department/School
Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
Staff Category
Academic
Type of Employment
Open-ended
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 

Salary range: Competitive

FTE: 1 (35 hours per week)

Term: Open-ended

Closing date: Friday, 6 January 2023

 

Are you passionate about working on global challenge and societal transitions, including sustainability, health, food systems, manufacturing systems? And are you thriving on theory-driven and empirically-validated research excellence, learning and teaching with and for engineering leaders of the future? We’d love to hear from you with research interests especially in Net Zero and regeneration of sustainable design and manufacturing/production systems and the industrial ecology more widely. Come join us with your passion for tackling societal challenges and your disciplinary expertise esp. in sustainable futures. This may include but not limited to sustainable design approaches, sustainable manufacturing, re-manufacturing, technologies for low energy-consumptions, low greenhouse-gas-emission or low raw-material demanding manufacturing processes, circularity in design and manufacturing, circular economy, smart sustainable manufacturing and design, e.g., computing and data-driven process development, control, and optimisation; discovery of new materials; data-driven and industrial AI, AI-based design of devices, structures and systems that are energy-efficient, promote reuse and recycling of materials, reduce consumption, or otherwise mitigate climate change and environmental impact on the planet.

 

Sustainable manufacturing and design are central within DMEM with a focus on ensuring connectivity between the engineering and product design activity and the manufacturing processes that will ultimately be used to make the products and ultimately be used to re-make and re-manufacture the products, impacting supply-chain configurations, and thereby waste and emissions. Given the global challenge of climate change and the significant impact of products and their manufacturing process on the environment there is an increasing focus on research, KE and degree and skills training within the field. The opportunities are anticipated to increase over the coming years aligned with the global transition to a net zero economy.

 

DMEM is currently well positioned in the sustainability area and has successfully built a portfolio of activity in two niche areas, remanufacturing and aircraft decommissioning/reuse. Currently, we host the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing and are working with the Ayrshire Growth Deal to establish Aircraft Decommissioning capability at Prestwick. The proposed post would complement this activity and would focus on the development of sustainable manufacturing and design strategies and methods, including circularity. Furthermore, the postholder would work with design- and manufacturing teams within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS Group) to provide sustainable manufacturing and design expertise for collaborative research and industrial projects and related High Value Manufacturing Catapult activity. There will also be additional opportunities through Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and the regional deals all of which have a net zero focus.

 

Over recent years, Strathclyde in general and DMEM in particular has positioned itself well to deliver across these areas with collaborative teams across the University incorporating resources and expertise from Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering faculties. This capability is exemplified through cross-department and cross-faculty initiatives such as the EPSRC Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation (CMAC), the Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing (SIR), and the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), with opportunities to significantly the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID), the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS), and wider strategic engagements such as with the Ayrshire Regional Deal and the Rosyth Innovation Park. The successful candidate is keen to build on this platform for further new initiatives and research excellence. Major opportunities also include links with Health & Care Futures / Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, large infrastructure investments Scotland and the UK, public-public-private large partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

To be considered for the role you will have a good honours degree and PhD (or significant relevant experience) in a design and manufacturing related discipline. You will have research experience and interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Department, Faculty and University and you will have experience of research leadership, including support of senior researchers in a University or industrial environment and management of research teams/projects/programmes. You will support of early and mid-career academic staff within the research group, helping to ensure they reach their full potential. You will have extensive experience of delivering high quality teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students including experience of developing and managing large teaching programmes and you will have experience of PhD/EngD research project supervision in Higher Education. You will have an outstanding/sustained track record of published research in high quality publications demonstrating standards of excellence, with an international reputation. You will have an outstanding/substantial track record of securing research funding through relevant successful collaborative research grant applications and you will have an established national/international reputation as an expert and leader within Sustainable Manufacturing and Design. You will be an excellent educator and mentor and will show leadership in identifying key research questions and attracting funding support. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong people skills and an ability to operate as part of a team.

 

Appointments will be made at a level appropriate to a successful candidate’s experience and career stage. In addition to the position described here, the Global Talent Programme makes clear the University’s commitment to attracting world leading academics to Scotland. The University is also committed to developing the next generation of leaders, nurturing talented individuals through the early stages of their career and providing the opportunities for professional rewards and ‘making a difference’. 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Anja Maier, HoD, via email to anja.maier@strath.ac.uk.

 

Please click here for further details