Lecturer in Electrical Engineering

Reference ACAD102158

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Contents

Introduction

The Post: Job Description

a. Main job purpose
b. Statements of responsibilities
c. Contacts

The Post: Person Specification

The Merchant Venturers School of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering

The University and the City of Bristol

The Universitys Positive Working Environment

Academic Career Pathways

Terms and Conditions

10

Application Procedure and Selection Process

11

Additional Information

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Organisational Chart

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1.

Introduction

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is seeking to appoint

a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering.

You will be expected to take an active role in providing high quality and
innovative teaching in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Interest in
developing innovative ways of integrating teaching, research and technology
development will be especially welcomed

You will have an outstanding record of innovative research to complement that

currently being carried out within the Department Electrical and Electronic
Engineering. You will have high quality publications in the top journals and have
significant international recognition. You will have proven ability or potential to
attract research funding from government and/or industrial sources.

Bristol is consistently ranked as one of the top places in the UK for Research
and Teaching in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The Department runs
undergraduate programmes in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a high
quality student intake (entry grades are AAA at UK A-level), as well as several
advanced MSc programmes. Our focus is on providing a high quality and
innovative learning and research environment, which promotes independent
learning and problem solving, and in which our research informs the content of
our degree programmes.

2.

Job Description

Main Job Purpose

The main purpose of the job is to carry out high quality and innovative Teaching
and Research. You will be expected to build up your own research area and
engage in collaborative research across the University and beyond. The post-

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holder will be expected to join one (or possibly more) of the existing research
groupings.
Statement of Responsibilities
Research: You will be expected to carry out innovative research to complement
that currently being pursued within the Electrical Energy Management Group in
the department and to publish high quality publications in the top venues
relevant to the field. You will also be expected to attract funding from
government and/or industrial sources.

Teaching: You will be expected to take an active role in providing high quality
and innovative teaching in the Department; this will include lecture courses,
personal tutoring, problem classes, laboratories as well as supervising group
and individual projects, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Administration: You will be expected to contribute to the general running of the

Department by undertaking academic administrative responsibilities as
specified by the Head of Department. This includes, but is not limited to, roles
relating to running academic programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate
admissions, interaction with Industry and other external partners, examinations
and project assessment, and outreach activities.

Contacts
Line managed by: Head of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Line manager to: N/A
Internal Contacts: Head of Research Group; Department, School and Faculty
staff; Department undergraduate students; Department postgraduate students;
Staff and students in the wider university.
External Contacts: Research collaborators; Government bodies; Funding
agencies; Industrial partners

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3. The Post: Person Specification

The person specification provides a summary of what is required to carry out
this job effectively. It also forms the selection criteria on which the decision on
whom to short-list and then whom to appoint will be made. Please ensure that
you demonstrate how you meet these criteria in your application.

Experience, skills and knowledge

Essential:

A proven research record in the theoretical and practical aspects of

electromechanical energy conversion design of electrical machines
and/or power electronic controlled electrical drives

Experience of teaching at university level and the ability to undertake

teaching in electromagnetics and in other related areas of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering depending on experience.

A commitment to impart knowledge to undergraduate and postgraduate

students in an enthusiastic and effective manner.

Proven ability for publishing papers in top venues relevant to the area
of research.

Potential to attract research funding from government and/or industrial

sources.

Desirable:

An interest in developing innovative ways of integrating teaching,

research and technology development.

A proven record of interdisciplinary research including working with

industrial partners.

Experience of writing grant proposals and obtaining funding for

research from government and/or industrial sources.

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Relevant qualifications
Essential:

A good honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a

related discipline.

A PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a closely related

discipline.

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential:

Good spoken and written English

Strong ability for liaising with colleagues from other disciplines

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Ability to work effectively within a team

Enthusiastic and flexible

Other criteria
Essential:

4.

Flexibility for UK and international travel

Department

of

Electrical

and

Electronic

Engineering
The Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering is based within the
Merchant Venturers School of Engineering along with the departments of
Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science. The school is within the
Faculty of Engineering. The department currently consists of 30 Academic staff,
including 10 Professors, around 83 research staff and 138 postgraduate
research students. It runs both undergraduate and taught postgraduate
programmes, with around 300 undergraduate and 76 taught postgraduate
students. The Department is based within the Merchant Venturers Building,

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within which it has extensive laboratory and office space for research and
teaching.

Vision
The department aims to be in the top five departments for teaching in the UK,
by whatever measure is taken, and to be in the top five for research with all
research active staff having an international research profile. It engages with
local, national and international partners in academia, industry, government and
the non-profit sector. We aim to make a difference to both the scholarly
discipline of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and wider society in general,
both via the output of graduates, post-docs and staff and via applying our
influence and working to extend the impact of our research.

Values
The department values all members of staff and aims to produce an
environment in which they can reach their full potential. The department
recognizes that academics have competing claims on their time with respect to
different activities and so aims to support them via staff development reviews,
via team teaching, via research groups and by mentoring. We recognise that
junior staff have particular problems adjusting to the expectations of academia
life, thus the department sets out (and periodically reviews) a set of minimum
expectations in all areas of work (teaching, research and external engagement)
with measurable objectives.

The department recognizes that scholarly activity comes in many forms, and
that our role is not only to generate new knowledge but also to pass it onto the
next generation, and to enable its exploitation by wider society. However, as a
Russell Group University our focus must always be to provide high quality
teaching and academic research, with both teaching informed by research, but
also research informed by teaching. Our graduates should be enabled to
become researchers in their own right, or leaders of industry.

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Research
There are 6 research groups associated with the Department. These are:
management of both Electrical Energy Management, Communication Systems
and Networks, Visual Information Laboratory, Photonics, High Performance
Networks and Microelectronics
The

Electrical

Energy Management

Group

The

Electrical Energy

Management Group currently comprises 6 academic staff and 30 researchers.

Its core research lies in the fields of design of electro-mechanical energy
conversion devices, power electronic conversion, and advanced control.
Recent activities have focussed on improvements in the efficiency, specific
output, dynamic performance and reliability of electric drive systems. On-going
research areas include:

Compact and low cost propulsion motor drives for electric and hybrid
vehicles;

Lightweight generator and actuation systems for fixed and rotary wing
aircraft;

Highly efficient grid tied renewable energy conversion;

The design of novel power electronic converters, filter components and

integrated drives exploiting the potential of wide-bandgap power
semiconductors;

Direct torque control and sensorless control of electric drives;

Low power energy management and energy scavenging;

Research funding comes from a variety of sources including the Engineering

and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, the European
Union and directly from industry. Collaborators include Jaguar Landrover,
Augusta-Westland Helicopters and Qinetiq. The Group is a member of the
EPSRC Virtual Centre in Underpinning Power Electronics where it is active in
the Components, Converters and Drives Themes. Safran Power Systems UK
is funding a rolling University Research Centre program in electric drive
technologies for the more electric aircraft. The Group hosts three fully
instrumented test cells for the characterisation of electrical drives, generators
and actuators with ratings of up to 500kW. These are being continually
extended for new activities on aircraft actuation systems and hybrid vehicle

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powertrain. Within the faculty the Group has full access to the state-of-the-art
workshops including numerically controlled machining centres, wire-eroders,
and large test facilities such as EMC chambers and wind tunnels.

The Communication Systems and Networks Group carries out

research into fixed and wireless communications sectors. It combines
fundamental academic research with a strong level of industrial
application. The group carries out research into 5G technologies with
interests in all areas of fixed and mobile communications.

The Visual Information Laboratory carries out research in areas of

image analysis, computer vision and image and video communication.
This covers efficient image and video algorithms and architectures, error
resilience and transport for multimedia communications, image and
video content analysis, visual SLAM and applications in medical
imaging, robotics, biological research, security and entertainment;

The Photonics Group carries out into optical devices to provide

cheaper, faster information and communication technologies. Photonics
research includes optical communications devices through the
development of wavelength scale structures to guide, trap and collect
light out to the fundamental physics of photonic quantum information.

The High Performance Networks Group specialises in the application

of advanced hardware and software technologies to future optical
networks for communications and Data Centre applications, this covers
the fields of Optical Networks, Future Internet Research and
Experimentation (FIRE), Data Centre Networks, Grid and Cloud
computing;

The Microelectronics Group researches into all aspects of

microelectronics design, manufacture and use, including computer
architecture, high performance computing (HPC), and design
verification.

Teaching
The department runs 3-year and 4-year undergraduate programmes in
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic and Communications
Engineering. It also runs undergraduate programmes in Computer Science and
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Electronics in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science. The

current yearly intake is approximately 100 students, with a mixture of students
from the UK, Europe and overseas, and the entry criteria are high, requiring
students to have obtained grades at or equivalent to AAA at UK A-level. The
total number of undergraduates in the department is currently around 300. The
programmes incorporate a mix of both theoretical and engineering aspects of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and include an extensive range of options
relating to the research being carried out in the department. In addition,
students are required to undertake project work at all levels, both individually
and working in teams.

The department also runs several postgraduate programmes at MSc level.

There are currently 6 such programmes in: Communication Networks and
Signal Processing, Image and Video Communications and Signal Processing,
Optical Communications and Signal Processing, Wireless Communications
and

Signal

Processing,

Biomedical

Engineering

and

Advanced

Microelectronics Systems Engineering. In total, there are currently around 76

taught postgraduate students in the department. The department also runs a
Collaborative Doctoral Training Centre (CDT) in Communications in partnership
with the Department of Computer Science and the School of Mathematics
which currently has 28 students enrolled.

External Partners and Activities

The department has very strong research links with industry and commerce,
both in its research and in its teaching. Many of the research groups work
closely with UK and international companies on joint research initiatives,
enabled by funding from UK and European bodies as well as direct funding from
Industry. Companies include Samsung, Thales, ST Microelectronics, QinetiQ,
GCHQ, Land Rover, Sony, Toshiba, uBlox, and BAE Systems. Many
undergraduate projects involve direct collaboration with industry, and engineers
from industry teach on course units where their experience is directly relevant,
sometimes being used as industrial tutors and mentors. The department is also
involved in many Outreach activities with local schools and other organisations.

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5.

The Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering currently has about 125 members of academic staff,
100 contract research staff, 108 support staff and around 1500 undergraduate
and 600 postgraduate students. The Faculty is comprised of two schools; the
Merchant Venturers' School of Engineering (encompassing the Departments of
Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Engineering
Mathematics) and Queen's School of Engineering (including the Departments
of Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering).

The Faculty receives over 5000 applications for postgraduate and

undergraduate programmes each year from both home and overseas
applicants and seeks to recruit and train the best engineers of the future from
around the world. The Faculty offers a diverse range of programmes at
undergraduate and postgraduate level across the schools, including a number
of successful taught masters courses - this is an area the Faculty is particularly
looking to develop. Collectively the faculty delivers 28 undergraduate
programmes,15 PGT/MSc Programmes, and a PhD programme in each
department.

The Faculty has strong links with local industry, as well as Government
departments and research establishments. The Faculty boasts University
Technology Centre agreements with Rolls-Royce and AgustaWestland
Helicopters, and a University Technical Strategy Partnership, with GE Aviation.
These links have been an important element in the success of the Faculty in
obtaining support for its research. Contract research support is now around
16m per annum, nearly all of which has some form of industrial linkage. The
Faculty also has increasing international links, and has had a strong presence
in EC research programmes for many years.

6.

The University and the City of Bristol

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The University of Bristol's roots date back to 1876. Since its formation it has
become one of the leading institutions among the UK's Russell Group of
universities and operates globally, where it is recognised for its research and
academic excellence.

The University has a strong interdisciplinary approach and regularly features

among the top ranking institutions in global league tables.
The University of Bristols mission is 'to pursue and share knowledge and
understanding, both for their own sake and to help individuals and society fulfil
their potential'. This is underpinned by a vision where the University of Bristol
is an international powerhouse of learning, discovery and enterprise, whose
excellence is acknowledged locally, nationally and globally, and that is:

dedicated to academic achievement across a broad range of disciplines,

and to continuous innovation and improvement

research-intensive,

supporting

both

individual

scholarship

and

interdisciplinary or thematic research of the highest quality

a centre for intellectually demanding, research-informed education that

nurtures independence of mind and helps students achieve their personal goals
and serve societys needs, both during and after their time here

an inclusive and collaborative community of scholarship that attracts and

retains people with outstanding talent and potential from all walks of life and all
parts of the world

a stimulating and supportive environment for all students and staff,

distinguished by a commitment to high standards, respect for the individual and

a strong sense of collegiality

committed to operating in a sustainable manner

engaged with societys interests, concerns, priorities and aspirations

a major contributor culturally, environmentally and economically to

Bristol and the South West

well led and responsibly run, with an emphasis on consultative decision-

making and open communication as well as personal responsibility and

accountability

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Key to Bristols vision is a clear and consistent articulation of and dialogue with
its many stakeholder and publics about the wide range of research carried out
at the Institution and hence is often featured in many national and international
media. It has a proud history of two way dialogue as part of its research
activities and addresses the worlds key challenges through an interdisciplinary
approach.
The University also plays a lead role in the city of Bristols cultural and economic
well being and carries out an extensive programme of events and activities on
behalf of the city, as well as being a keen supporter of partner organisations
activities.

For more information, please see http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/

7.

The Universitys commitment to Equality and

Diversity and a Positive Working Environment

As a leading global institution we are keen to attract the most highly talented
individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds. Further information on our
commitment to equality and diversity can be found at:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/jobs/diversity.html
The Universitys Positive Working Environment (PWE) agenda is an ongoing
process with the aim of making working life at the University of Bristol
productive, rewarding, enjoyable and healthy for all colleagues. To find out
more about PWE please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pwe/

To find out more about PWE please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pwe/

8. Academic Career Pathways

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As part of the process of modernising its pay and grading systems, the
University has introduced career pathways for academic staff. What this means
is that all members of academic staff have a clear career pathway involving a
series of levels with distinct role profiles, each with its unique requirements.
Each profile sets out what is expected of an academic at the particular
level. The role profiles also set out a collection of competencies expected for
each level.

The four academic pathways are as follows:

Career Pathway One - academic roles that combine teaching, research and
administrative duties.

Career Pathway Two - academic roles focusing on research and associated

administrative duties.

Career Pathway Three - academic roles focusing on teaching and associated

administrative duties.

Clinical Career Pathways - Sub-sets of the other pathways covering roles that
also include clinical duties.

This post is located on Pathway One. A Role Summary setting out what is
expected of an academic at each particular profile level on pathway one can be
found below. Please note that an appointment may be made at any level of the
pathway.

A schematic diagram of the career pathways is also attached and further

information on career pathways is available here.

For Pathway One roles, progression or promotion to the next profile level will
occur having reached the relevant point on the salary scale and after the
relevant competencies have been attained. All Pathway One roles at Level b
or c are progressable and the individuals in these roles are expected to develop
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their skills, knowledge and experience in order ultimately to progress through

to Level d (Senior Lecturer).

Role Summary Pathway One

Lecturer, Level b-c
Role holders at this level typically combine teaching and research
responsibilities in ways appropriate to the early stage of an academic career,
but there is encouragement on building the foundations for a research career
expected of an academic in a research-intensive university such as the
University of Bristol. In relation to research, the emphasis will be on developing,
and starting to implement, a programme of research. Role holders will be
developing their competence in teaching and will undertake a range of teaching
responsibilities. Level b lecturers will be provided with support and further
training, aimed at developing their competences and ability to take on a wider
range of responsibilities.

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9.

Terms and Conditions

(a) We would like the successful applicant to take up the appointment from
October 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.
(b) The post is located in the Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Merchant Venturers School of Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering.
(c) The Lecturer Post is located on Pathway One the successful candidate will
be appointed as a Lecturer. The salary will be either on Grade J (profile level
b) in the range 35,609 - 40,082 per annum or Grade K (profile level c) in
the range of 41,255 - 46,414 per annum.
(d) This is a full time, open-ended post.
(e) For

further

information

on

salary

scales

please

see:

http://www.bris.ac.uk/personnel/salaries/
(f) The appointment will be subject to the terms and conditions for staff on
grade

and

above,

details

of

which

can

be

found

at:

http://www.bris.ac.uk/personnel/terms/jandabovestaff.html
(g) Subject to the rules of the scheme, the post holder may participate in the
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The current employee
contribution is 6.35% of salary. Unless newly appointed staff members
declare in writing a wish not to participate in the USS, they will be deemed
to be members from the start of employment, and contributions will be
deducted accordingly. As a consequence of participating in this Scheme,
University staff will be contracted out of the earnings-related part of the State
Pension Scheme.
(h) A Pension Salary Exchange scheme is in operation in order to increase
take-home pay and save costs. For more information see
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/salaries/sal-exchange/
(i) The University will reimburse to newly appointed staff already in the United
Kingdom up to 7.5% of annual starting salary (gross) to cover the costs of

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moving house. For new staff moving from outside the UK, costs as
specified in the Relocation Expenses Policy up to a maximum of 7.5% of
annual starting salary (gross) will be covered in addition to standard travel
costs. Further details of provisions for staff relocating to take up post are
available from the link below:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/hr/resourcing/practicalguidance/appointment/relocati
on1.html
Cultivating Research and Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
All new staff with teaching responsibilities are required to attend the Universitys
part-time Cultivating Research and Teaching Excellence (CREATE) CPD
scheme unless they can show evidence that they have completed a similar
programme elsewhere. CREATE contributes to the Universitys commitment to
research and educational excellence by providing academics and professional
services an opportunity to enhance their practice in the context of working in a
world class research-intensive university. Further information can be found at
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/academic/create/

10. Application Procedure and Selection Process

Please visit our web site at www.bris.ac.uk/jobs, enter the vacancy number
ACAD102158 into the job search and follow the link to the on line application
process.
All applicants must include in their CV or cover letter two one page
statements:

One on the contributions that you can make to teaching in the

Department, especially in respect of innovation in delivery and content.

One on your research plans and how they will impact on the research
profile of the research groups within the Department of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering and across the faculty.

Further information on the Universitys application process can be found at:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/application-process.html

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Women are under-represented in this area and we would welcome applications

from female candidates. We are happy to discuss the possibility of job share,
or of part time or flexible working patterns. We would particularly welcome
applications from those with caring responsibilities.

A Selection Panel has been established to review all applications for this
post and to conduct interviews of short-listed candidates. Candidates will be
invited to give presentations prior to their formal interview, as part of the final
selection process.

Candidates for interview will be expected to give two presentations as part

of the interview process, (i) A presentation about their research activity, (ii)
A teaching presentation on the topic of Electrical Systems Engineering
suitable for a first year undergraduate audience.

Short-listing is planned to take place shortly after the closing date. The
selection process, including interviews is expected to take place in September
or October 2016.

11. Additional Information

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact:

Name: Dr Kevin Morris, Head of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Telephone: 0117 9545268
E-mail: Kevin.Morris@bristol.ac.uk

Name: Professor Dave Cliff, Head of Merchant Venturers School of Engineering

Telephone: 0117 3315105
E-mail: csdtc@bristol.ac.uk

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12. Organisation Chart

Post Holder

Research
Group

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