Associate Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (ATR1638)
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
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| Location: | ENG - School of Engineering |
| Job Type: | Full-Time |
| Category: | Academic (ATR/ATS) |
| Closing Date: | 09/11/2022 |
| Date Posted: | 17/10/2022 |
| Reference: | ATR1638 |
Description
Faculty of Science
School of Engineering
Associate Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Ref: ATR1638
£53,353 to £61,823 per annum
Full-Time, indefinite
The School of Engineering is looking to appoint a highly motivated Associate Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems to continue our growth and exploit the significant recent investment in new facilities at Productivity East.
You will have a broad mission to develop research and education in robotics, advanced manufacturing and engineering, with a particular focus on working with local stakeholders to deliver impact to the local region.
The successful candidate will be a high-calibre, research-excellent individual, typically with a background in control, automation, machine intelligence and/or sensory perception. You will have a track record, or keen interest, in collaborating with the energy, manufacturing and/or technology sectors; in addition to a track record in attracting funding, generating research outputs and impact.
You will also contribute to the development of our state-of-the-art Productivity
East facility - a new regional hub for engineering, technology and management. Together, our students, academics and businesses will explore new ideas to develop prototype designs and create innovative products and services. Detailed requirements of the post can be found in the Candidate Brochure.
This post is available from 1 January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter on a full-time, indefinite basis.
UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.
We strongly encourage applications from women and all those from Black, Asian or other minority ethnic backgrounds and welcome applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Appointment will be made on merit.
Closing date: Wednesday 9 November 2022
The University is committed to diversifying its workforce. As examples, we already hold an Athena SWAN Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality. We also have a Vice-Chancellor led Taskforce on Tackling Racism and a Race Equality Charter Working Group which supports our work on race equality. Our aim is to submit to the Race Equality Charter in 2024.
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| Contacts | |
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| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name: | Professor Chris Atkin |
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| Email Address: | c.atkin@uea.ac.uk |