Association Professor of Engineering Biology (Control Engineering)

The Department of Engineering Science intends to appoint an Associate Professor of Engineering Biology (Control Engineering) from 5th April 2027 or sooner if possible. The successful candidate will work at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford, OX1 3PJ) and will be offered a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at Kellogg College under arrangements described in the Job Description. The combined salary will be on a scale currently from £58,265 p.a. to £77,645 per annum plus additional benefits (see the Job Description for full details). The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age.

This appointment will strengthen the Department’s research in Engineering Biology and its intersection with Control Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. The successful candidate will join the Control Group, whose current expertise in this area combines theory (mathematical modelling, optimal and stochastic control), Machine Learning/AI algorithms, software development, hardware (bioreactors, microfluidics and bespoke microscopy) and applies this toolset to a range of applications such as agriculture, biosensing and biomedicine. Candidates with research interests that align with or fall outside of the above areas are also welcome.

The successful candidate will lead an independent research group within the broad scope of Engineering Biology and Control Engineering or AI and will contribute to the long-term vision for Engineering Biology in Oxford.

The department hosts the Engineering Biology Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) and is developing a new MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Biology. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to areas of knowledge that are relevant to the Modelling, Methods and Instrumentation aspects of this MSc, group projects, as well as to the MSc's operation. Graduate teaching will also involve supervision of Masters and Doctoral students.

Candidates should hold a doctorate (or be close to completion) in Engineering Biology with Control Engineering or AI. By “close to completion” we mean that the thesis will have been submitted for examination at the time the application is made. 

To make an application, you will need to submit a supporting statement, a CV (including details of your most relevant publications) and a research proposal in a combined PDF totaling no more than 6 pages. Please do not attach additional material as your application will not be considered if it is overlength. Further details on each of these documents can be found in the job description which can be obtained via the 'Appply' button above.

The job reference is: DF26KELC/185932. The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Monday 15 June 2026. Initial online interviews are expected to take place in the first couple of weeks of August with in person interviews for shortlisted candidates in September.

For those invited to interview, the department can provide accommodation and will cover reasonable travel expenses and reasonable additional caring costs incurred as a result of attending the interview (within agreed policy limits).

For queries about the post that are not answered in the job description please contact Professor Jean-Baptiste Lugagne (academic.recruitment@eng.ox.ac.uk).

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. The Department is committed to equality and valuing diversity and holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting gender equality in academia. 

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