Jobs at Bath | Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (SS13793)

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

About the role

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer with a strong alignment to robotics engineering and preferably artificial intelligence to undertake excellent research and deliver high-quality teaching. We are looking for outstanding researchers to enhance our research, join an expanding and ambitious department, and to shape the technology of the future in a vibrant and inclusive environment and to engage with plans to grow teaching in these areas with strategic partnerships.

The post will strengthen robotics as a cross-cutting research theme within Electronic and Electrical Engineering, linking sensing, embedded systems, control, and AI-enabled engineering. The successful applicant will be well placed to collaborate across the Faculty’s research centres and institutes, particularly The Foundry, the Centre for Bioengineering & Biomedical Technologies, the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems and IAAPS. Areas of particular interest include autonomous and assistive robotics, human-machine interaction, AI-enabled perception and control, and resilient robotic systems for health, industrial, energy and manufacturing applications.

The successful applicant will build a research portfolio with potential for national and international impact. They will help the department equip our students with the ability to make outstanding contributions in the world around them, by fostering advanced knowledge and practical skills, and they will support and develop courses that are intellectually bold and academically stimulating.

About you

We are interested in applicants with core expertise in robotics, and an interest in electromechanical systems in general and ideally the application of artificial intelligence (AI).

You will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate programmes in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and postgraduate programmes including our MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Engineering and Design, teaching in areas such as:

Robotics and mechatronics
Human Machine Interaction
Robotics in healthcare and well-being
Applications of AI and data science in engineering

The successful applicant will have a track record in fundamental and applied robotics research, ideally also in artificial intelligence, with the potential to develop a research portfolio, and a key interest in educating the next generation of engineers.

You will hold a PhD and an undergraduate degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering or a very closely related subject. Through your research and teaching, you will be passionate about addressing the global challenges and educating the next generation of electronic and electrical engineers. This role will suit you if you:

Demonstrate a clear fit to the Department’s research profile, ideally including the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in your research area, and the ability to win and deliver research grants.
Are passionate about teaching and have the ability to teach a wide range of electronic and electrical engineering subjects at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels on all our courses.
Have a growing publication record and international reputation appropriate to your career stage.
Enjoy working in a collaborative, diverse and supportive environment.

Working with us

You will be joining a progressive and thriving academic environment and will benefit from the collaborative and well-established Department and Faculty systems at the University of Bath. This includes a strong mentoring and personal & professional development environment in the Department, and the University’s professional development programme for new lecturers. The lifestyle advantages of working and living in one of the most beautiful and accessible areas in the UK are an added attraction.

Further information

This is a full time role (36.5 hours per week) with an expected start date of August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The recruitment process will consist of a departmental presentation and an interview.

Informal enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Ben Metcalfe, Head of Department bwm23@bath.ac.uk or Prof Peter Wilson, prw30@bath.ac.uk.

Process

Please provide both research and teaching statements of up to two pages each in addition to a full CV.

Your research statement needs to outline your plans and intentions for research activity and grant capture over the coming five years. This document will be treated in the strictest confidence and with full respect for ownership. The teaching vision should outline your areas of teaching expertise and a range of potential teaching subjects as well as course development interests. These are mandatory components of the selection process, without which we will be unable to progress your application. In these documents you should also state how you will facilitate a positive and inclusive working environment at Bath.

Stages

Short-listing stage (30 min online presentation + questions)
Panel presentation and interview (In-person)
Networking with current staff (In-person)

(Dates to be confirmed)

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
Generous employer contributory pension schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Staff discount at Team Bath gym
Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
A family-friendly workplace
An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
Relocation allowance
Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

Staff support groups and networks
A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £67,468 . Salary for a Lecturer (Grade 8) is £ 47,389 rising to £ 56,535 per annum. Salary for a Senior Lecturer (Grade 9) is £ 58,225 rising to £ 67,468 per annum.

Lecturer (ED13736)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath is seeking to appoint a lecturer in electronic engineering to deliver high-quality teaching and research in microelectronics and embedded systems design.

About the role

You will teach aspects of digital systems, microelectronics (including integrated circuit design) and embedded systems design in both lectures and computational classes, across all years of our undergraduate degrees in Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering, with more specialised units in Advanced Microelectronics and Embedded Systems in the final years, maintaining the University’s high standards in teaching and learning, and its inclusive and supportive learning environment.

You will develop an internationally leading independent research programme in microelectronics and embedded systems design.

Your research should be aligned with one of the following research centres from the Faculty of Engineering and Design, Institute for the Augmented Human (IAH), Centre for Digital, Manufacturing & Design (The Foundry), Centre for Bioengineering & Biomedical Technologies (CBio).

You will be supported to contribute at an appropriate level to the administration, leadership, and management of the Department’s activities.

About you

At Bath we offer an exceptional environment for research teaching and learning and we wish to support you in reaching your potential for internationally leading research, in the broad field of microelectronics and embedded systems applied to electronic and electrical engineering.

We would be interested to hear from you if your research and teaching interests lie in advanced microelectronics design of devices and/or circuits in the following areas:

Integrated circuit design of CMOS circuits including circuit design, simulation, layout and application of deep submicron technologies
Embedded systems design and algorithms for embedded software systems.
Design of micro-electro-mechanical systems including sensors, amplifiers, mixed signal circuits, data converters, filters and digital to analog conversion.
Digital Design including programmable devices (FPGAs and CPLDs) and processor design.
Application and skills in electronic design automation software for circuit design, integrated circuits, simulation, hardware description languages, synthesis, layout and process flows.

You should hold a PhD in Electronic & Electrical Engineering (or a closely related subject) and be able to demonstrate the potential to develop an internationally leading research programme, to acquire significant funding from UK and international sources, and to produce high quality publications.

Additional information

The lifestyle advantages of working and living in one of the most beautiful and accessible areas in the UK are an added attraction.