Current School Jobs
New! In addition to any directly advertised School vacancies listed on this page, Queen Mary has announced 30 new Strategic Academic Positions in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, including roles in SEMS within the following key research areas:
- Green Energy and Sustainable Engineering
- Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
- Bioengineering, Healthcare Robotics and MedTech
- and others...
We currently have 8 vacancies in the School of Engineering and Materials Science:
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- 2 x Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Robotics & Mechatronics
- Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management
- Office Manager
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering (Teaching & Research or Teaching & Professional Practice)
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Senior Mechanical Workshop Technician
- School Operations Officer
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Salary: £40,223 - £44,722 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 1642
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 19 March 2024
Closing date: 30 April 2024
About the Role
Applicants are invited to join an exciting transdisciplinary team of bioengineers, climate scientists, clinical trialists and epidemiologists working together at Queen Mary across the School of Engineering and Materials Science, Blizard Institute, Wolfson Institute for Population Health, and in Zimbabwe at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research.
This project is funded by Wellcome and led by Prof Andrew Prendergast who is the Director of the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe and has established clinical trials to improve healthy birth and growth. You will work under the supervision of Dr Tina Chowdhury at the Centre for Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Materials Science, who has developed 3D models to target inflammatory pathways that are common in preterm birth (https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/t.t.chowdhury).
Our goal is to better understand the pathogenesis of preterm birth which affects 13.4 million babies each year, making it the leading cause of death amongst children under five years old. You will join a transdisciplinary team of UK-Zimbabwe academics working towards understanding the complex interactions of how extreme heat affects pregnancy and preterm birth. Zimbabwe has one of the highest global preterm birth rates (32/1000 live births). Currently, there is a paucity of clinical interventions to prevent preterm birth in rural Zimbabwe.
This project will utilize a human in vitro model representing the maternal-fetal interface to investigate the effects of heat stress on inflammatory mechanisms. You will evaluate the interactions using clinical biomarkers identified during pregnancy from women who live in Zimbabwe to discover whether heat amplifies inflammation leading to rupture and preterm birth.
About You
The candidate will have experience in mechanobiology and bioengineering. Cell imaging techniques include multiphoton, SAXS, or cell/molecular approaches to investigate inflammatory mechanisms in human placenta.
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.
2 x Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Robotics & Mechatronics
Salary: Grade 5/6/7 - £49,785 - £69,114 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 1868
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 12 April 2024
Closing date: 6 May 2024
About the role
The School of Engineering & Materials Science (SEMS) is home to The Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ). ARQ staff apply their robotics expertise to a wide range of research problems and applications, including soft robotics, cognitive robotics, haptics and tactile sensing, grasping and manipulation, robot learning, digital twins, human-robot interaction and drones, with strong potential to impact our core research themes of ‘Green Energy’, ‘Future Transport’ and ‘Bioengineering & Biomaterials’. Staff also support our delivery of engineering and robotics undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study.
We are looking for world-leading researchers in any robotic area, including the design of sensors, actuators and robotic structures, robot autonomy, robot perception and control, robot learning, artificial intelligence engineering and human-robot interaction, able to complement and expand our robotics research and teaching and strengthen the integration of robotics activity across SEMS. In REF2022, SEMS was ranked 7th overall and 2nd for the quality of our research outputs.
About You
Applicants should have a proven track record of research achievement demonstrated through refereed journal publications, and at a minimum outstanding potential for research income generation, with a proven track record expected for a role at senior lecturer level.
A commitment to high-quality student education is also essential, to develop and support our taught programmes, particularly in the robotics area.
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.
How to Apply
Please complete an application form, including a single attachment, which clearly outlines if you apply for lecturer of senior lecturer, then details the following, in this order:
- Research statement (1 page max) which clearly summarises your research achievements (funding success and outputs/impact) and outlines your future aspirations.
- Education statement (1/2 page max) which summarises the most relevant elements of your teaching.
- CV in which the following information is clearly laid out:
- career history and academic qualifications
- list of fully refereed journal papers (noting in bold the 4 you believe are the most significant to date)
- details of any research grant income, specifying funding attributed to you.
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management
Salary: Grade 5/6/7 - £49,785 - £69,114 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 1917
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 12 April 2024
Closing date: 6 May 2024
About the role
SEMS is about to open an MSc Programme in Engineering Management, designed to align with our broad range of programmes of study in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, robotics engineering and materials science.
We are seeking an inspirational educator able to lead the design and delivery of the MSc Engineering Management. The successful candidate will educate students across the programme in areas related to management of engineering projects, specifically in cost engineering, supply chain management, business strategy or safety and corporate social responsibility in the engineering sector.
We look for either individuals with a strong industrial or engineering professional background, able to expand engineering professional practice (Teaching & Professional Practice – T&PP) or with innovative pedagogical expertise in the delivery of engineering education to a diverse student population at both undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels (Teaching & Scholarship - T&S). Both posts have a substantial involvement in education delivery with 25% allocated time for Scholarship or Professional Practice.
About You
Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant area, and/or equivalent track record in engineering management.
A commitment to high-quality student education is essential, to develop and support our taught programmes, particularly in Engineering Management, as is experience of delivering teaching and assessment at undergraduate or postgraduate levels.
Evidence of pedagogical activity associated with engineering education, or of professional management would be beneficial. A future commitment to such activity is essential.
Applicants require a clear strategy to:
T&PP: Integrate and grow professional engineering practice within the school and augment our industrially focused impact.
T&S: Develop scholarship of teaching and learning in the wide area of engineering education.
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.
How to Apply
Complete an application form and provide a single attachment including:
- Specify your chosen application route (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer; Teaching and Professional Practice/Teaching and Scholarship).
- An education statement (max 1 page) summarizing your relevant teaching experience.
- A Scholarship or Professional Practice statement (max 1 page) outlining your past activities and future goals.
- A focused CV detailing career history.
Office Manager
Salary: £38,165 - £44,722 per annum (pro-rata) (Grade 4)
Reference: 1965
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 19 April 2024
Closing date: 6 May 2024
About the Role
Applications are sought for an experienced Officer Manager with excellent organisational, communication and administrative skills. This role will provide comprehensive support to the Nanoforce Chief Executive Officer and work with the wider team, working with external customers, Nanoforce Board & staff.
About You
The successful candidate will be working in a dynamic scientific and high technology environment and will have:
- Experience as an Office Manager/Executive PA at Board level to a Limited company.
- Experience in using a range of IT systems and processes including financial, portfolio, CRM, Office 365 suite and working with Business customers.
- Extensive experience of preparing agendas, presentation materials (using, for example, Microsoft Powerpoint) and other relevant documentation, as necessary ahead of meetings, including Board meetings, liaising with University colleagues and external partners as appropriate.
- Experience of having contributed to projects at a strategic level on behalf of senior management.
- Ability to track finances & provide reporting updates against budgets.
About Nanoforce Technology Limited
This post is within Nanoforce Ltd., a spin-out company of Queen Mary University of London, which was set up to provide a link between the research activities of the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) & industry. Nanoforce operates in a range of areas including polymer/composite processing, ceramics processing, bioengineering and medical devices. Nanoforce is also looking to extend into other areas. (http://www.nanoforce.co.uk/).
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.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering (Teaching & Research or Teaching & Professional Practice)
Salary: Grade 5/6/7 - £49,785 - £69,114 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 1904
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 16 April 2024
Closing date: 13 May 2024
About the role
We are looking for an ambitious individual, able to complement and expand our internationally renowned multidisciplinary research within future transport systems, focused on the aerospace field. In REF2022 SEMS was ranked 7th overall and 2nd for the quality of our research outputs.
We look for either world-leading researchers, to make significant contributions at the forefront of international research (Teaching & Research: T&R route) or for individuals with a strong industrial or engineering professional background, able to expand engineering professional practice within the school (Teaching & Professional Practice: T&PP route). The T&R route allocates ~50% of time to research activity. The T&PP route focuses on leadership and education delivery, allocating ~25% to ongoing engineering professional practice, for example consultancy or leadership within professional bodies.
About You
T&R: Applicants should have a proven track record of research achievement demonstrated through refereed journal publications, and at a minimum outstanding potential for research income generation, with a proven track record expected for senior lecturer level.
T&PP: Applicants require a clear strategy to integrate and grow professional engineering practice within the school and augment our industrially focused impact.
A commitment to high-quality student education is essential, to develop and support our taught programmes. Experience of teaching in spacecraft dynamics, aerodynamics, flight control and simulation, Python-based aerodynamic simulation is highly desirable. Candidates with teaching and research/professional practice interests in green aviation, urban air mobility, and physics-driven AI methods for aerospace engineering are especially encouraged to apply.
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.
How to Apply
Complete and submit an application form with a single attachment detailing your chosen application route (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer; Research/Professional Practice). Include:
- A 1-page Research or Professional Practice statement outlining your achievements and future goals.
- For T&R, emphasize funding successes and outputs/impact. For T&PP, highlight academia links and industrial research impact.
- A 1-page education statement summarizing your teaching experience.
- A concise CV covering your career history, academic qualifications, fully refereed journal papers (note 4 significant ones), and details of research grant income attributed specifically to you.
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
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.
- Iskratsch et al., Nat Rev Cell Mol Biol (2013)
- Pandey et al, Dev Cell 2018
- Marhuenda et al, BioRxiv (2023)
- Swiatlowska et al, Sci Adv (2022)
- Swiatlowska et al, Adv Sci (2024)
- 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.
Senior Mechanical Workshop Technician
Salary: £42,405 - £49,785 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 561
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 24 April 2024
Closing date: 14 May 2024
About the Role
The School of Engineering and Material Science (SEMS) is seeking to appoint a Senior Mechanical Workshop Technician.
SEMS is a large School with circa 80 academics and around 50 postdoctoral research staff. There are around 1500 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and 180 PhD students on the London campus. These are supported by an administrative and technical staff of circa 45. The workshop facilities are a core resource for multiple schools. The post holders will work as part of a mechanical workshop team to support research and teaching programmes. The role involves design, manufacturing high precision components in a variety of materials to high accuracy, modification of components, and providing advice for students and researchers.
About You
You should hold qualifications equitable to BTEC, HNC/D in Mechanical Engineering or a recognised and certificated apprenticeship in Engineering followed by on the job training and experience; have significant experience in mechanical engineering workshop design and production, preferably within a research or engineering development environment; be skilled in the use of standard machine tools, CNC machine tools, programming, set up and use and have a good knowledge and understanding of workshop health and safety issues and relevant regulations.
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.
School Operations Officer
Salary: £38,165 - £44,722 per annum (Grade 4)
Reference: 1976
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 25 April 2024
Closing date: 26 May 2024
About the role
The School Operations Officer will be responsible for managing all aspects of Human Resources in the School including recruitment, induction, academic probation, promotion and exit, and will act as a main point of contact for the HR Department.
The post-holder will support the Head of School, the School Manager and other members of the School’s Senior Management Team in the implementation of strategic initiatives and the efficient operation of the School. This includes line management responsibility for the Executive Assistant and Office Administrator.
About you
The successful candidate will need to present previous experience of working within an admin context supporting recruitment, retention, development, or reward of staff, ideally within in a higher education environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to prioritize your workload and to work independently is essential.
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.
