Job Description

School/Department: School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Apply by: 10/09/2023

Role Description

We are looking to appoint an inspirational thought leader to the new role of Professor of Public Safety and Security, which is co-funded by Saab UK as part of its research partnership with Cranfield University through the

About the Role

The focus of this new Chair is to lead efforts to leverage Cranfield University\'s strength in transport systems and safety & security research and teaching. The person in this role will have the opportunity to use the considerable investment in research facilities including the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC), Multi User Environment for Autonomous Vehicle Innovation (MUEAVI), Digital ATC Centre and Accident Investigation Lab.

About You

The background of this professor may either be academic research projects or industrial projects on the basis that the chosen candidate is able to demonstrate a track record of leadership relevant to air transport management at a senior level. You will hold a Doctorate in relevant subject matter, or equivalent relevant industrial experience. You will have experience successfully leading a high performing academic team or experience of working at a senior management level within a relevant sector. You will have an established track record of working with major industrial partners on high-value collaborative projects.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield\'s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact .

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working .

Our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring has shown that females and minority ethnic groups are currently underrepresented within the university and so we actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from these groups.

To further demonstrate our commitment to progressing gender diversity in STEM, we hold an Institutional Athena SWAN Bronze award, are members of Working Families; sponsors of International Women in Engineering Day and signatories of the Women in Defence and Women in Aerospace and Aviation Charters.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Graham Braithwaite, Director of Transport Systems via email:

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