Aircraft Structures Teaching & Research Fellow — Hybrid

Cranfield University; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cranfield University seeks a talented individual to join the Aircraft Structures team, delivering high-quality postgraduate teaching, supervising student research, and leading industrially sponsored projects. The role focuses on advanced analysis and design of aircraft structures and propulsion configurations, with strong emphasis on research development and collaboration.

You will work with senior colleagues to grow teaching capacity, manage course offerings, and contribute to proposals and

Qualifications

• Experience in aeronautical structural analysis and design.
• Postgraduate teaching experience or potential.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research and design projects.
• Experience engaging with industry-funded projects and consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality postgraduate teaching across aircraft structures topics.
• Supervise postgraduate student research and design projects.
• Prepare research proposals and manage research contracts and consultancy.
• Foster industrial collaborations and contribute to the Aerospace and Aviation Theme.

Skills

Aerospace structures

Postgraduate teaching

Research supervision

Industrial partnerships

Tools

ABAQUS

NASTRAN

CATIA

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

Cranfield University seeks a talented individual to join the Aircraft Structures team, delivering high-quality postgraduate teaching, supervising student research, and leading industrially sponsored projects. The role focuses on advanced analysis and design of aircraft structures and propulsion configurations, with strong emphasis on research development and collaboration.

You will work with senior colleagues to grow teaching capacity, manage course offerings, and contribute to proposals and