Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Engineering

Job title:

Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Engineering

Company

University College London

Job description

About usUCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the core discipline for over 170 years. UCL was home to the UK’s first ever Professor of the Mechanical Principles of Engineering, Eaton Hodgkinson, in 1847. It was also where Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy introduced organized laboratory practicals in university education training; a world-leading educational innovation at the time.Today our students are taught core engineering disciplines and supervised in individual and group research projects by academics that are recognised research world-leaders in their fields. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) over 90% of the department’s research was judged “world leading” or “internationally excellent”.At UCL Mechanical Engineering, we develop and apply core competencies to produce world-class research into a wider range of engineering challenges than most would imagine. Amongst many other avenues we are:

• Leading research into the manufacturing processes and properties of additively manufactured materials
• Developing lightweight structural materials for improved energy absorption, vibration damping, and fracture toughness
• Designing out plastic waste through new manufacturing processes and materials
• Designing the greenest engines and novel sustainable fuels
• Studying the flow of red blood cells in channels thinner than a human hair
• Developing the most advanced brain models for dementia

In 2014, the Faculty of Engineering launched a new undergraduate degree programme – Integrated Engineering Programme based in Bloomsbury..About the roleThe post-holder will be expected to lead specialist high calibre orthopaedic engineering research activities relevant to clinical issues.The research focus will combine cutting edge computational techniques with clinical data to investigate joint mechanics and to improve surgical planning, medical device design and patient outcome.Candidates will be required to demonstrate experience with medical image processing, computational modelling, surgical technology, implant design, development and execution of software analysis for imaging studies of joint disease and reconstruction. Emphasis will also be placed on working with established clinical partners to research and better understand the impact of tribological debris into the human.The person appointed will already have made a contribution to their field, demonstrated through having a strong publication record, securing research grants, and possessing a high-quality teaching portfolio.Candidates will be required to demonstrate research excellence through a strong publication track record, and to provide further evidence of research income stream from both research councils and industry.This post is strictly offered on a 0.2 FTE basis.About youWe would be delighted to receive applications from candidates who meet the following criteria:

• PhD in a relevant subject.
• A track record in research in an area relevant to orthopaedic engineering following the award of a PhD degree.
• Knowledge and expertise in engineering areas pertinent to orthopaedic engineering. This includes medical image processing, computational modelling, surgical technologies, implant design, medical imaging protocols, relevant anatomy, running clinical studies.
• Experience of management and organisation of research projects.
• Experience of working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams involving, for example, other academics and/or engineers from industry.
• Experience of working within a clinical environment.
• A track record of obtaining external research funding.
• Experience of managing research projects including post-doctoral researchers, research students and budgets
• Ability to conduct high quality research, reflected in the authorship of high-quality publications, or other research outputs including the ability to work collaboratively.
• Effective skills in teaching, supervision and other forms of public presentation.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to share in organisation and management of taught programmes

What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:21:59 GMT

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