Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Systems)

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Systems)

DCU - Dublin City University

Dublin, Ireland

€ 64,583 - € 103,501 per year

The School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering is seeking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Systems). The successful candidate should be motivated to lead and develop modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the broad areas of sustainable energy systems and design, as well as core mechanical engineering modules. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience in teaching and have established a track record in research. The successful candidate will be expected to align with or complement research and knowledge transfer activities with DCU’s Centre for Decarbonisation, Sustainability and Innovation (DESI). The School’s research activities currently encompass the water-energy nexus, desalination and wastewater treatment, renewable energy and decarbonisation, and energy efficiency for buildings, factories and data centres.

The successful candidate must be capable of conducting independent and collaborative research within the scope of the mechanical and sustainability engineering discipline, obtaining external research funding, and publishing in high-impact journals. They will also be expected to contribute directly to undergraduate and Master’s level programmes through research-led teaching, on-line delivery modes, supervision of laboratory sessions, student mentoring and supervision of capstones projects. Our mechanical engineering programmes prepare graduates with the knowledge and competence to meet the interdisciplinary challenges of thermodynamic energy analysis, life cycle analysis and sustainable energy system design. The successful candidate will be expected to support the School in implementing an innovative curriculum project, ensuring an industry-engaged, research-led approach, with integration of challenge-based learning, digital tools and hybrid delivery. Broader implementation of teaching approaches into other target programmes in the School, and engaging with university-wide elements of the initiative is also required including cross-faculty cooperation, project evaluation and reporting.

Reporting to the Head of School, the Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Systems) will work closely with other colleagues, the Teaching Convenor, the Research Convenor, Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning and the Associate Dean for Research, as well as industry partners. Building positive relationships with professional support staff and technical and pedagogy specialists and engagement with key stakeholders within and outside of DCU is an important part of this role.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent (NFQ Level 10) in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering or a closely related discipline, plus one years’ relevant postdoctoral experience.
• Strong demonstrated teaching experience at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, ideally including experience in innovative pedagogies and/or assessments, international and/or online or technology-assisted teaching.
• Excellent research credentials and a high-impact publication record, with the demonstrated ability to conduct independent and collaborative research that is intensively focused on system-level sustainable energy engineering challenges.
• Ability to establish an independent research programme and attract research funding from competitive research funding schemes and/or industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills consistent with the highest quality of teaching and learning, together with evidence of successful teamwork and a collegial approach.

Desirable

• A minimum of 2 years relevant postdoctoral experience would be advantageous.