ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE (SOLID MECHANICS)

The Department of Engineering Science intends to appoint an Associate
Professor of Engineering Science (Solid Mechanics) with effect from 1 October
2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The successful candidate will work
at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford, OX1 3PJ) and will be
offered a Tutorial Fellowship at Pembroke College under arrangements described
in the Job Description. The combined University and College salary will be on
a scale currently from £55,755 to £74,867 per annum plus additional benefits
(see the Job Description for full details), including a housing allowance of
“12,000. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon
completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for
reappointment to the retiring age.





This appointment will add further strength to the Department’s internationally
renowned portfolio of research in Solid Mechanics Engineering. Applicants are
particularly sought with demonstrated research expertise in Computational
Mechanics and its applications. This might include, for example, constitutive
model development, multi-scale and multi-physics approaches, AI, machine
learning and data-centric approaches, or digital twins & surrogate models. The
department has an interest in building further collaborations between Solid
Mechanics and other areas of strength, such as Information Engineering /
Machine Learning, and in growing links to applications in strategically
important industrial sectors.





Candidates will have a strong research background, including a doctorate in a
relevant discipline, and will be expected to engage in and lead high-quality
original research. They will be able to secure external research funding and
engage in the management of research projects. This will require the
supervision of research students and research assistants. They will lecture
undergraduate courses and give six hours of tutorials per week during the
eight weeks of the undergraduate term, as well as acting as a trustee of the
college playing a role in college governance. They will have the ability to
teach effectively, both at undergraduate and graduate levels, and have
excellent interpersonal skills for undertaking tutorial teaching.





A job description, containing full details of the application procedure and
duties, may be obtained from https://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us The
job ref is: DF24PEM/176409. Please quote this in all correspondence. The
closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Monday 20 January 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 27 March 2025. For those
invited to interview, the department can provide accommodation and will cover
reasonable travel expenses and reasonable additional caring costs incurred as
a result of attending the interview (within agreed policy limits).





For queries about the post that are not answered in the job description,
please contact the department on academic.recruitment@eng.ox.ac.uk or
telephone: +44 (0) 1865 273003.





Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic
candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. The
Department is committed to equality and valuing diversity and holds an Athena
Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting gender equality in
academia. The University is a Living Wage Employer, holds an Athena Swan
Silver Award, an HR Excellence in Research and a Race Equality Charter Bronze
Award and is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Our staff and students come from
all over the world, and we seek to create a friendly and inclusive culture.
Diversity is positively encouraged, through our EDI Committee, working groups
and networks, for example eng.ox.ac.uk/women-in-engineering, as well as a
number of family friendly policies.