"Professor of Engineering"

About us

King’s College London is seeking to recruit a Professor of Engineering to contribute to our programme of internationally excellent research and to lead on ambitious plans to grow our undergraduate education portfolio. We are in the process of integrating elements of the first year of our existing programmes in electronic engineering, general engineering and biomedical engineering; in addition, we plan to develop new programmes in other branches of engineering to which elements of the newly integrated first year would also contribute.

The post-holder will act as the academic lead for this integration, which will underpin our ambitious plans for growth, playing a prominent role in helping to shape and deliver the strategic development of engineering programmes at King’s College London.

Engineering at King’s College London is delivered across two academic units: the Department of Engineering (Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences) and the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine).

The successful applicant will be appointed to the unit most closely aligned with their research interests, while exercising a cross-faculty remit.

They will play a central role in driving collaboration across both faculties, leading the educational integration and portfolio growth project, and will be jointly accountable to the Vice Dean Education in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences, and the Dean of Bioscience Education in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine.

The post-holder will provide inspirational vision and leadership, demonstrating an ability to work across departmental and faculty boundaries to deliver complex education change projects, at large scale and at pace. Alongside this, they will be internationally recognised as an expert in their own field, continuing a full and active programme of research commensurate with an academic post at this level.

About the role

The role holder will:

• Lead a cross-faculty programme to design and implement a delivery framework that facilities a common curriculum across Biomedical, General and Electronic Engineering and supporting the growth of the portfolio of courses on offer. This will be done in a manner that complements and builds on successful existing pedagogies seeking to make these work at large-scale.
• Act as the lead of the suite of elements comprising integrated engineering education, ensuring they deliver an excellent student experience and that they serve as a strong academic platform for the programmes to which they contribute.
• Convene and chair a cross-faculty group of academic and professional services colleagues involved with the design and delivery of the integration and growth project – reporting to the relevant Education Committees (on which they will sit) in each faculty. In this way, they will act as key bridge between the engineering units involved.
• Ensure that skills development, employability, academic rigour and an excellent student experience are embedded in across the first year of our renewed suite of undergraduate degrees.
• Assist with, and lead where required, aspects of the development and implementation of strategy across engineering. They will also play an important role in the development and implementation of strategic initiative spanning the discipline of engineering more widely across King’s.
• Contribute to teaching of the integrated components of undergraduate programmes and will be required to have a professional qualification for university teaching. They will act as Personal Tutor, supervisor of project students and will carry out other such teaching responsibilities as required within their overall allocated workload.
• Pursue a programme of internationally excellent research in an area that aligns with the existing research strategy for engineering across King’s, including supervising research degree students, producing research outputs and securing grant funding at a level commensurate with expectations for a Professor at King’s.
• Contribute to enterprise and engagement activity across both faculties, ensuring their work has demonstrable external impact.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. First Degree and/or Masters in relevant subject; PhD (or equivalent) level in Engineering or related subject; a professional qualification in university teaching.
2. In-depth understanding of their research to enable the development of new knowledge, innovation and understanding within the field, a strong publication record for original research and track record in obtaining research funding and leading a research group.
3. A strong record of successful supervision of research degree students.
4. A comprehensive understanding of engineering education pedagogies, significant experience of leading the delivery of engineering degrees and a clear understanding of the accreditation of engineering degree programmes.
5. Demonstrable experience of exceptional teaching and making an impactful contribution to enhancing the student experience in an HE setting and experience of leading successful large-scale education change projects.
6. Proven ability to work collaboratively across departmental boundaries, with a collegiate approach, excellent stakeholder engagement and the ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively.
7. Ability to contribute to the development of a collegiate department with a dynamic, inspirational research and education culture together with an inclusive environment that is able to make the most of diverse talents and ideas.
8. Effective communication skills, to engage audiences, convey conceptual and complex ideas and information, and articulate a research vision.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of student support through personal tutoring or related activities.
2. Adept at leading and developing talents of others to work across disciplinary boundaries.
3. Experience of effectively chairing committees and/or working groups.

Grade and Salary: TBC

Job ID: 126805

Close Date: 12-Nov-2025