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We currently have 3 vacancies in the School of Engineering and Materials Science:

Student Support Officer

Salary: £38,165 - £44,722 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 1582
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 13 March 2024
Closing date: 27 March 2024

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About the role

The Student Support Officer is a key member of the Education Services team with responsibility for providing pastoral support for all taught students in the School as well as driving the implementation of the School’s student engagement, retention and success strategies. The post holder line manages the Student Support Administrator.

About you

You will have a thorough understanding of the work practices and procedures relevant to the student experience in Higher Education with a primary focus on student support and student engagement activities. You will be proactive and able to work simultaneously on multiple tasks and projects in a busy and dynamic environment.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full time, fixed-term appointment for a period of one year, with an expected start date of 2nd May 2024. The starting salary will be Grade 4 in the range of £38,165-£44,722) per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.


Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (Teaching & Scholarship)

Salary: £49,785 - £58,595 - Lecturer Grade 5 to 6 or £61,896-£69,114 - Senior Lecturer Grade 7 per annum (pro-rata) (Grade 7)
Reference: 1365
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 29 February 2024
Closing date: 14 April 2024

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About the Role

We are looking for applicants with experience in delivering core mechanical engineering education in areas such as thermofluids, engineering mechanics or electromechanical systems.

We look for well-respected individuals with strong pedagogical expertise in the design and delivery of education to a diverse student population at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels and are also particularly interested in individuals with experience or interest in educational leadership. The post has a substantial involvement in educational delivery with 25% allocated time for scholarship, in which an emphasis on engineering education pedagogy is expected.

About You

Candidates should have.

  • experience of educational delivery at undergraduate level and an interest in curriculum development, novel pedagogies, or inclusive education. Emphasis is placed on engineering practice and preparation for a professional engineering career. Candidates with industrial experience and professional practice are welcomed.
  • able to demonstrate teaching expertise or potential in covering the fundamentals in one or more of thermodynamics or thermofluids, engineering mechanics, control systems engineering, or electromechanical systems.

The post holder will be expected to act as subject lead with an extensive up-to-date knowledge of the field. A commitment to high quality teaching, student support, providing feedback, and development of new pedagogies is essential to support our thriving undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes. Appointment as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer based on experience.

How to Apply

Please fill out the application form, attaching a single document. Include your chosen application route (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer) and provide the following in this sequence:

  1. Education statement (1/2 page) summarizing key educational experiences.
  2. Scholarship or Professional Practice statement (1 page) summarizing your activities to date and future aspirations.
  3. Focused CV outlining your career history clearly.


Benefits


We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.


Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Salary: £40,223 - £47,178 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 1718
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 18 March 2024
Closing date: 13 May 2024

Further Details and Apply »

About the Role

Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to investigate mechanical sensing in cardiac muscle cells and its involvement in cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mortality worldwide, yet there is still a lack of effective treatments. Recent research increasingly emphasised that changes to mechanical sensing and signalling critically influences the disease onset and progression1-5. Our recent data indicated a novel mechanosensitive complex at the cell-cell contacts of cardiomyocytes, the contractile cells in the heart, which we want to study here in further detail, using primary cardiomyocyte cultures, bioengineering and advanced microscopy tools.

The position will be based at the Iskratsch lab. The project is a collaboration with Prof Andrew Tinker to investigate the implications on the cardiomyocyte electrophysiology and Prof Cesare Terracciano to study this complex at tissue level using myocardial slice cultures6, for which the candidate will also perform work at Imperial College London.

Our research groups prioritize a healthy research culture, collaboration, and flexible work hours as needed. We will provide personalised mentorship to the successful candidate. Previous group members continued to careers in academia and industry.

  1. Iskratsch et al., Nat Rev Cell Mol Biol (2013)
  2. (2018)
  3. Marhuenda et al, BioRxiv (2023)
  4. Swiatlowska et al, Sci Adv (2022)
  5. Swiatlowska et al, Adv Sci (2024)
  6. Pitoulis et al, Cardiovasc Res (2022)

About You

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, interdisciplinary team worker with expertise in bioengineering, or mechanobiology and strong back ground in cell and ideally cardiovascular biology.

Benefits
In return, we offer 30 days’ leave per annum, access to a pension scheme, a season ticket loan scheme and competitive salaries. We also offer enhanced family friendly leave, and an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. You will also work with a friendly team, with personal development opportunities.

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