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Contents
Introduction
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Additional Information
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Organisational Chart
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1.
Introduction
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
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
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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.
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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Proven ability for publishing papers in top venues relevant to the area
of research.
Desirable:
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Relevant qualifications
Essential:
Other criteria
Essential:
4.
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
Compact and low cost propulsion motor drives for electric and hybrid
vehicles;
Lightweight generator and actuation systems for fixed and rotary wing
aircraft;
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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.
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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Signal
Processing,
Biomedical
Engineering
and
Advanced
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5.
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 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.
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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.
research-intensive,
supporting
both
individual
scholarship
and
nurtures independence of mind and helps students achieve their personal goals
and serve societys needs, both during and after their time here
retains people with outstanding talent and potential from all walks of life and all
parts of the world
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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.
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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/
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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.
Career Pathway One - academic roles that combine teaching, research and
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.
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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9.
(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/
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.
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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.
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.
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Post Holder
Research
Group
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