Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Antennas and Propagation

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Antennas and Propagation to undertake research in physical layer wireless; develop and contribute to our ambitious research agenda; and lead University-wide efforts to establish Queen’s as an international leader in Wireless Communications research and the application of this research to address global challenges.

The post holder is expected to undertake world class innovation, mission-led research programmes and complementing your research, along with contributing to excellent student experience via research led teaching and assessment. They will also contribute to administration or outreach activities, specifically capitalising on the major opportunities available in this area by the recently announced UK Industrial Strategy, UKRI, many European and Global initiatives and ongoing investment in the area via Belfast Regional City Deal (BRCD).

The recruitment process involves shortlisting after the closing date and an interview. In situations where there is an exceptionally high number of candidates, the Panel reserves the right to introduce a further stage in the recruitment process to assist in the selection process. If applicable, candidates will be notified of this after shortlisting.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Have a PhD in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar discipline.
• Demonstrable evidence of:
  • A strong record of research quality, commensurate with career stage in Antennas and Propagation. Candidates will be considered where their core expertise lies in either antennas, propagation or across both. To include expertise in at least one of the following areas: antennas, antenna theory, antenna measurements, propagation modelling, propagation measurements, multiple antenna systems.
  • Expertise of working on one or more of the following application areas: mobile communications, space/satellite communications, vehicular communications, defence, wearables.
  • High quality publication of excellent research outputs in Antennas and Propagation.
  • Independent contribution in research projects and outputs and potential to establish an independent sustainable research program.
  • Contribution to national and international collaborations.
  • Evidence of teaching experience including but not limited to undergraduate and postgraduate level teaching, assessment and/or industrial training activities.

At Senior Lecturer level evidence of:

• Contribution of research income generation.
• Successful supervision/mentoring of PhD students and/or Research staff.
• Acting in a leadership role regarding teaching activities (for example, acting as a module coordinator/lead).

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charte Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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