Professor/Associate Professor in Autonomous Systems

The University of Leicester is one of the top 200 universities in the world, as well as the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025 and twice shortlisted for University of the Year (THE Awards 2024 and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025).

Our ambitious staff and students work in cooperation to deliver research, teaching and learning of the highest quality. The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences provides a rich and culturally diverse environment where both students and staff can thrive in a demanding yet cooperative and friendly atmosphere.

We are looking for a candidate in the area of Autonomous Systems and bioinspired approaches to autonomous systems, who will join the “Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS)” group led by Prof. Shigang Yue. The group has several staff interested in robotics and autonomous systems and works closely with partners such as Space Park Leicester and the Bioengineering group in the School of Engineering (with whom they share lab space).  We welcome applicants in all areas of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, but applicants in Autonomous Systems and Robotics for Extreme Environments (e.g. Space) and Bioinspired Autonomous Systems for Robots, UAVs, and drones are particularly welcome.

The School has research links with Space Park Leicester, the College of Life Sciences (including the Leicester Institute for Precision Health and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre), and Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester and aims to strengthen and deepen these research links.  The School is a founding member of the College of Science and Engineering’s Centre for AI, Data Analytics and Modelling (AIDAM), and has ambitions to lead a future UoL research institute in Data Science.  The candidate should be able to shape and strengthen these aims of the School.

This role involves fostering growth in research and teaching within their areas of expertise, as well as positively contributing to the development and support of the School, College, and University.

This opportunity is available at either Professor or Associate Professor level depending on your experience, knowledge and research outputs - please indicate in your application which position you are most interested in.

To be successful in the role of Associate Professor, you will hold a PhD in a relevant subject area and evidence of an emergent track record of sustained achievement in internationally leading research, as well as an emergent record of excellence in research and enterprise leadership.

To be successful in the role of Professor, in addition to the above, you will already have an established track record of sustained achievement in internationally leading research in terms of originality, significance and rigour, that are consistent with the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

For more information on the role and its responsibilities, please refer to both Job Summary Forms.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Shigang Yue (head of the TAS group, [email protected]), Professor Ruslan Davidchack (deputy Head of School, [email protected]), or Professor Rajeev Raman (Director of Computing Research, [email protected]).

We anticipate that interviews will take place during w/c 21 January 2025 on Main Campus.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.