Lecturer in Energy Systems and Engineered Fluids

City University London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Greater London is seeking candidates for academic positions within the Department of Engineering. The focus areas include energy, aerospace, and civil infrastructure, requiring strong communication, research excellence, and teamwork. Candidates are expected to advance high-quality teaching and contribute to interdisciplinary research efforts in thermofluids and multiphase flows. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Comprehensive training and development package

Qualifications

• Candidates should demonstrate strong commitment to high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Expertise in advanced flow diagnostics and emerging imaging techniques is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop world-leading research in energy engineering.
• Contribute to teaching and mentoring students.
• Align research efforts with departmental strengths in thermofluids and multiphase flows.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Research excellence

Problem-solving

Interdisciplinary work

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

Overview

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.

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.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students. Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a 'health powerhouse' for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university.

We are now one of the UK's largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

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 recruiting multiple 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.

Research and Facilities

For roles in energy engineering, we have extensive physical and computation facilities in the areas of thermofluids, compressor technologies and turbomachinery. Significant opportunities exist in collaboration through industrial partners, academic staff as well as increasing inter-disciplinary approaches. Further information can be found here https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/schools/science-technology/engineering#tabs580800-link580809

The roles are expected to support the development of world-leading research, and candidates should also demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

In terms of research, candidates should align with our strengths in experimental and computational thermofluids and multiphase flows, addressing challenges in energy production, conversion, and thermal systems in support of Net Zero objectives. Research activities span novel and alternative working fluids, single- and multi-phase flow phenomena, and thermal processes relevant to low-carbon energy technologies. Current research focuses on thermal management in energy systems, including cooling challenges in high-power and electrified technologies; cavitation and phase-change phenomena in energy-conversion and thermal systems; the physics and modelling of complex and multiphase flows; and the analysis and optimisation of integrated energy-conversion systems, including renewable, hydrogen-based, and waste-heat-recovery applications. These activities are underpinned by advanced numerical simulation, data-driven methods, and high-performance computing, enabling high-fidelity analysis and predictive modelling of next-generation energy systems. Expertise in advanced flow diagnostics and emerging imaging techniques (e.g. X-ray-based methods) would be considered a strong asset.

Application and Benefits

To apply and for more information about the post please use the links below. 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.