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Professor of Healthcare Engineering

University of York - School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Location: York
Salary: Commensurate with experience on the Professorial scale (minimum £69,299) (Professorial)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 29th March 2023
Closes: 15th May 2023
Job Ref: 12141

The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology brings physicists and engineers together to push the frontiers of knowledge, foster innovation and meet the grand challenges facing society. Our aim is to develop new technologies that work for the public good, in an environment where everyone can thrive.

As a School, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to our culture and we strive to provide a working environment which allows all staff and students to contribute fully, to flourish, and to excel. We aim to ensure that there is a supportive and egalitarian culture at all levels and across all staff groups and offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We are proud of our Juno Champion and Athena Swan awards which recognise our commitment to creating a fully inclusive and supportive environment. We aim to inspire the wider community to engage with science and engineering through our outreach work.

The role of Professor in Healthcare Engineering has been created to lead and further develop the significant health-related research undertaken within the School in areas including digital healthcare and diagnostics, biomedical devices and bioelectric sensors, rehabilitation and musculoskeletal analysis.

The successful candidate will work closely with the School’s discovery research group in Healthcare Engineering and the translational theme of Healthcare and Bioscience which looks to apply research to answer the health needs of society engaging with hospitals, charities, industry and other stakeholders.

Role

You will contribute to the School's growing research reputation and wider impact, in addition to designing, developing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across a range of related subjects. Specifically, you will:

  • Carry out internationally outstanding research, scholarship and innovation, and disseminate it via peer-reviewed journal articles and international conference presentations
  • Play a leading role in the School in identifying and securing external funding through research grants and contracts
  • Design, develop and deliver teaching across a wide range of modules
  • Supervise PhD and Masters students
  • Foster institutional collaborations both within the UK and internationally to maximise impact
  • Contribute to the leadership and management of the School

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

  • PhD in relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Outstanding and internationally recognised knowledge in a field of relevance to the vision for Healthcare Engineering at York
  • Ability to define, lead, manage and attract funds for internationally excellent research
  • Ability to consistently publish academic work that is recognised as internationally leading
  • Exceptional capability in curriculum development, course design and teaching, learning and assessment methods at UG and PG levels
  • Attraction and effective supervision of postgraduate students

Interview date: 08/06/2023 (see details in the candidate brochure)

For informal enquiries, please contact the Head of School, Prof Kieran Gibson (kieran.gibson@york.ac.uk), or Simone Quinn (simone.quinn@york.ac.uk), if you would like to learn about working at the University of York.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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