Assistant Teaching Professor in Manufacturing Engineering

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Assistant Teaching Professor in Manufacturing Engineering. The successful candidate will join the Engineering Department's Manufacturing and Management Division (also known as the Institute for Manufacturing (www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk) to develop and deliver teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in core topics related to Manufacturing Engineering.

The successful candidate with work with academic colleagues across IfM and the wider Engineering Department to collaboratively develop and deliver teaching spanning the technological and management aspects of Manufacturing Engineering. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable operating within the very industrially engaged context of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).

The IfM takes a broad view of manufacturing engineering, one that spans the whole process of converting ideas and opportunities into products and systems that improve lives. The IfM works across the full stack of manufacturing activities including technologies and processes, systems, organisations, and broader ecosystems.

The successful candidate will be contributing to IfM's teaching for the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos (MET), MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacture and Management (ISMM), and selected aspects of the Engineering Tripos. These teaching duties will span lectures, assessments, industrial visits with students, the setting up and supervising of industrial projects, and the supervision of dissertation projects.

The successful candidate will be expected to be an active contributor to the wider work of the IfM and Engineering Department, including support for operational and outreach activities.

The position is based in the Engineering Department's Manufacturing and Management Division / Institute for Manufacturing on the University's Cambridge West Campus.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 5 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

In addition to this, please ensure that you upload the application documentation as follows:

• a curriculum vitae (CV);
• a statement which covers your professional and teaching experience and describes your suitability for this post (no more than 1000 words in total); and
• a cover letter.

If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

The closing date for applications is 1 June 2026. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the HR Office (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0) 1223 332615.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Ajith Parlikad (aknp2@cam.ac.uk) or Professor Tim Minshall (thwm100@cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference NM49072 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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