Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Research and Education)

University of Birmingham - School of Engineering

Placed On: 28th October 2025

Closes: 1st December 2025

Job Ref: 58193

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606

Background

This is an exciting time to join the University of Birmingham and advance your academic career. Following the creation of the School of Engineering in 2016, which brought together the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering, we are now entering Phase 2 of our renaissance. We are investing significantly in people and infrastructure, including our new £65m signature building, the world-leading £26M National Buried Infrastructure Facility, and the £28m UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), all of which have opened in the past few years. These state-of-the-art facilities have not only enhanced our research capabilities but have also solidified our position as a leading research and education institution, enabling groundbreaking discoveries and providing an exceptional learning environment for our students.

The school boasts a rich history of world-class research and takes pride in its robust and wide-reaching connections with industry. These partnerships ensure the rapid application of our pioneering research in practical settings. This fact is underscored by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked Engineering among the top 10 institutions in the UK.

In line with our ongoing investments, we are seeking to appoint a driven and highly research active Mechanical Engineer to join our Department of Mechanical Engineering and help us create the future. The Department of Mechanical Engineering encompasses research in Advanced Manufacturing; Automation, Robotics and Control; Automotive Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Clean Energy Engineering; and Sustainable Manufacturing.

For this current recruitment we are particularly interested in applications from candidates who can demonstrate ambition, innovation, and leadership, and that are undertaking research and teaching in any of the areas of (Sustainable) Transportation Systems or Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Role Summary

The role holder will be based in Edgbaston. The key duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to: giving lectures and seminars and supervising undergraduate / post-graduate students, course development and innovation, taking an active part in examinations, carrying out innovative research and writing papers on topics relevant to the specialist subject area (this will include journals, books and other material), and obtaining research grant funding.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area, as well as postdoctoral experience. We are looking for candidates who will actively contribute to our portfolio and community, through pursuit of research that will bring new opportunities, synergies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The successful candidate will also have a track record in teaching at a higher education institution.

Appointments will be made at either an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level please specify which role you are applying for in the application

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Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Carl Anthony, email c.j.anthony@bham.ac.uk, Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor Karl D. Dearn, email: k.d.dearn@bham.ac.uk, Head of School of Engineering.

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