Assistant Professor in Electronic, Electrical, and Systems Engineering

Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering (EESE) at the University of Birmingham is a dynamic and growing department within the School of Engineering. We deliver internationally recognised research and education across key areas including: Communications and sensing; Power and energy systems; Control and robotics; Cyber-physical systems & digital healthcare; Rail and transportation technologies; Space environment.

We offer an exciting, collaborative environment for ambitious researchers seeking to address global engineering challenges while educating the next generation of engineers.

We are seeking an ambitious researcher ready to transition into the next step of their career. Your interest will lie in frontier technologies of electrical, electronic and computer engineering; applications are welcomed from candidates with expertise in one or more of the following or closely related technologies: computing, data, and intelligence; electromagnetic, aerospace, and defence; robotics and autonomy; applied physics; advanced materials, devices, and components; sustainable energy technologies; human experience and augmentation; smart connected and integrated systems; electrical engineering education advancement.

New Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year Academic Development Programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.

Successful candidates are expected to fulfil key responsibilities across research, teaching, mentorship, and administrative leadership:

Research & Innovation: Build an internationally recognised research programme, execute and publish impactful scholarly work, obtain external funding, and forge industrial partnerships to enhance academic prominence.

Teaching & Curriculum Development: Design, manage, review, and deliver high-quality modules, programmes, and assessments while enhancing student employability and educational experience.

Mentorship & Supervision: Provide specialist guidance to students and colleagues, supervise and examine PhD candidates, and advise on instructional practices.

Administration & Leadership: Engage actively at Departmental and School levels, participate in university strategic task forces, and drive enterprise, knowledge transfer, and outreach initiatives.

Academic Citizenship: Exemplify collegiate citizenship by fostering supportive relationships with colleagues and students and contributing positively to the work environment.

Education duties include: teaching and examining courses at a range of levels; planning and reviewing teaching approaches; designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content; working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment; using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment; developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes; undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining; developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods; developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities; devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Research duties include: planning and publishing high quality research, including winning financial support; project managing research activities and/or supervising other research staff; presenting findings in publications and conference proceedings; effectively supervising and mentoring PhD students or early Career Researchers; providing expert advice to staff and students within the discipline; participating in research-related enabling activities such as adding value to a cross disciplinary network; applying knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding; developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer and enterprise.

Management/Administration duties include: contributing to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School; leading and managing a team to devise and implement new and/or revised processes; advising on personal development of colleagues and students; making a major contribution to some administrative activities within the University; managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities; actively managing equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation; planning, monitoring and evaluating relevant processes for equality impact in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Citizenship duties include: demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life; demonstrating support for colleagues; willingness to volunteer for one-off duties; positively engaging in School strategic initiatives; proactive support and involvement in activities contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit.

Person Specification:

Essential: A PhD relevant to the research/teaching area (or near completion) or equivalent qualifications; extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism; proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research; skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels.

Teaching: Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes; extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues; experience and success in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Research: Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation; extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results; extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models, techniques and methods; experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity.

Management/Administration: Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes; ability to assess and organise resources effectively; understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes; ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied; ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.