Lecturer in Civil Infrastructure Engineering

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

Background

The Department of Engineering has a history of pioneering engineering at the heart of the city of London. The department is multidisciplinary with both research and teaching interests spanning the areas of mechanical, electrical & electronic, civil, aerospace and biomedical engineering. Currently the department is approximately 70 academic staff and over 1500 students. The department has extensive physical and digital facilities that support teaching and research across all our discipline areas. The department is in a period of ambitious growth and recruiting 8 academic positions across the range of our engineering interests.

The positions require alignment to our key research themes around energy, aerospace and other transport systems, healthcare and civil infrastructure. We have also identified strengths in computational engineering and intelligent systems, with core competencies in autonomous systems, sensing and instrumentation, which bridge across multiple themes. Candidates should carefully justify how they will align to one or more of these themes. Our teaching is recognized as nationally leading, particularly with the added value we provide to our students through extensive support and extra-curricular activities in addition to formal studies.

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Responsibilities

The roles are expected to support potential for world-leading research and candidates should also be passionate in delivering teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Person Specification

We are particularly interested in candidates who are strong communicators and work well with both students and staff, in addition to displaying potential for research excellence. The department is seeking to improve internal collaboration and build up critical mass within research themes, which requires skills to work effectively within teams. Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter of no more than 1 page summarizing their key knowledge, skills and experience that align to the role.

Informal questions can be directed towards the Head of Department, Prof. Asa Barber at

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 11th January 2026 at 11.59pm

The selection process will involve an interview, presentation on research interests and engagement with stakeholders. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

We support reasonable requests for candidates with a declared disability or who are making an application under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

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City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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