University Lecturership in Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering)

Department of Engineering Science in association with St Catherine’s College

Grade 10a: Salary £42,733 - £57,431 p.a.

Applications are invited for the post of University Lecturer in Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering) from 1 October 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will be offered a non-stipendiary non-tutorial Fellowship by Special Election at St Catherine’s College.

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of her/his subject, which may include lectures and practical classes, and the supervision of undergraduates design and project work. He/she will also be expected to contribute to the current research in biomedical engineering. Applications are particularly welcome in the areas of therapeutic ultrasound and ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery, for example bringing additional expertise in the areas of encapsulation, manufacturing and optimization of drug carriers, or biophysical methods of drug delivery. He/she will be expected to apply for and obtain external funding to enable development of independent research. The appointee will conduct his/her research in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.

Applicants must have a strong background in biomedical engineering, demonstrated by a good first degree and a doctorate in an appropriate topic. Candidates should have a proven research track record witnessed by peer reviewed publications and collaborations and relevant teaching experience.

Further particulars, containing details of the application procedure and of the duties, may be obtained from Professor G T Houlsby, FREng, email: head@eng.ox.ac.uk, tel: 01865 273003 or by visiting http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/. The closing date for applications is 9.00am on 22 March 2011. Please quote DF11006 in all correspondence.

Applications are also encouraged from women and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.