Applications submitted during the previous recruitment campaign will not be reconsidered. Previous applicants may submit a new application if they can demonstrate additional relevant skills, experience, or achievements not included in their original application

All staff are responsible for upholding the University's Values, including contributing to an environment in which everyone is free from discrimination and harassment, and diverse voices and experiences are actively included.

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Power Electronics who will contribute to the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering’s academic mission through research, teaching, and academic citizenship. The successful applicant will be able to teach in core areas of Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a research focus at the frontier of power electronics and its integration with power systems. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in inverter-based resources (IBRs), the integration of IBRs into power systems, grid-forming and grid-following converter control, and the stability, dynamics, and control of power-electronics-dominated networks. This post will join a highly successful group carrying out research into renewable energy technologies which is contributing to the national and international activities for net zero. The successful candidate would join the Institute of Communication and Power Networks (ICaPNet).

This role offers the opportunity to develop and sustain a high quality, internationally recognised research programme aligned with the School’s strategic priorities, including active engagement in collaborative, interdisciplinary, and externally funded research.

You will deliver research informed teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, contributing to curriculum design, innovation, and enhancement. You will play a key role in fostering an inclusive, engaging, and high quality student experience, and will support the academic and professional development of students and early career researchers through effective supervision and mentoring.

In addition, you will contribute to the effective and collegial operation of the School through administrative and service activities, working collaboratively with colleagues and supporting the University’s commitment to excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The role may also include teaching or academic engagement in support of the School’s transnational education activities, including overseas teaching for up to six weeks in an academic year.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Kevin Morris, Head of the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Email: K.Morris1@leeds.ac.uk

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.  

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

Closing Date: 20 Nov 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £51,753 to £59,966 per annum

Electrostatic charge accumulation in powders and grains, due to collisional and sliding contacts of surfaces of solids, commonly known as triboelectrification, is a nuisance and source of hazards, and at the same time, it has great potential for exploitation, as in the fast-growing technology of Tribo-Electric Nano-Generators (TENG). The former adversely affects manufacturability, due to issues such as downtime, valuable product loss and negative environmental impact, whilst for the latter, the identification of durable and efficient functional materials is highly desirable. The capability to predict triboelectrification tendency of materials provides a great competitive edge in advanced manufacturing across a wide range of industries from food and pharmaceuticals to additive manufacturing, polymers and TENG.  

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Andrew Scott, School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Email: a.j.scott@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 02 Nov 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

There are two PDRF positions with separate but complementary activities, one addressing particle adhesion and charging in cyclones and the other working on a newly developed instrument characterising charge distribution on particles. As an experienced researcher, you will further develop the Drop Test Method for particle adhesion measurement and/or characterise the charge distribution on a wide range of powders. You will also write papers on the outcome of the work and contribute to preparing grant proposals.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Xiaodong Jia, Principal Investigator, Dr Xiaodong Jia | School of Chemical and Process Engineering | University of Leeds

Email: x.jia@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 02 Nov 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

The Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) at The University of Leeds, is a cross-disciplinary research institute bringing together the expertise of over 300 members of staff, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students with teaching and research interests in fluid dynamics.  The institute was established in 2018 and builds on a 50-year interdisciplinary track record of research in fluids.  We provide a hub to facilitate world-leading research and education in fluid dynamics and to bring interdisciplinary perspectives to complex flow challenges.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to co-ordinate and manage this exciting initiative.  As Institute Manager, you will be responsible for working with the Director and Deputy Directors for implementing the Institute’s strategic vision into a prioritised list of action plans, projects and working objectives.

You will engage and network with academics and stakeholders to promote and develop effective working partnerships and will manage the provision of high-quality project management and administrative support to deliver operational objectives.  You will also manage and develop the LIFD administrative staff.  You will manage external relationships and represent the operational aspects of the Institute at internal and external meetings, workshops, and events.

You will oversee the development of systems and processes as needed, promote the sharing of good practice and knowledge exchange to embed continuous improvements. Through effective management, you will ensure that LIFD remains relevant in a changing landscape and efficient in the delivery of its objectives, with the ability to rapidly adapt to changing internal and external demands and expectations.

You will hold a degree level qualification, or another relevant qualification, or have equivalent relevant professional experience.  You will have excellent organisational skills, project management experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills together with excellent interpersonal skills to enable you to motivate and effectively engage a diverse range of stakeholders.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

What we offer in return 

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year! 
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary 
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls. 
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team. 
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. 

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Chris Davies

Email: C.Davies@leeds.ac.uk 

Please note if you are not a British or Irish citizen, from 1 January 2021 you will require permission to work in the UK. This will normally be in the form of a visa but, if you are an EEA/Swiss citizen and resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, this may be your passport or status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled 
Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary 
concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Closing Date: 13 Nov 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum pro-rata

Maritime transport remains one of the most energy-efficient means for transporting goods and raw materials globally. However, it is also a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for around 2.9% of global emissions generated by human activities. As the sector moves towards decarbonisation, alternative fuels are expected to play a key role in reducing its carbon footprint. Despite this, the impact of these new fuels on the performance and reliability of existing lubricant technologies remains poorly understood.

This project aims to investigate the potential impact of alternative fuels on the friction and wear performance of marine engine lubricants. Using bespoke wear-testing rigs and advanced analytical facilities, we will investigate how fuel-lubricant interactions impact friction, wear and overall system reliability under representative engine operating conditions. 

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Ardian Morina (a.morina@leeds.ac.uk) or Dr Cayetano Espejo Conesa (c.espejoconesa@leeds.ac.uk) 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page. 

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

The project will involve the development of new theoretical and computational approaches for quantum critical phenomena using the recent approach known as the "fuzzy sphere". The focus areas of the project include conformal field theories in 2+1 dimension and their numerical simulations using the noncommutative geometry of the fuzzy sphere (in particular, via exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.15299

https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22539

https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08036

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.25054

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.07655

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Zlatko Papic, Professor in Theoretical Physics 

https://theory.leeds.ac.uk/zlatko-papic/

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3882

Email: Z.Papic@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 04 Jan 2027

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 p.a.

We are advertising three separate projects in the field of quantum many-body physics: 

(1) Topological quantum matter. The focus areas of this project include topological and geometric properties of fractional quantum Hall states and fractional Chern insulators, including their classical and quantum simulations (in particular, exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods, as well as quantum simulations). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.01955

https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10267

https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.10395

https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.04169 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17352

(2) Far-from-equilibrium physics of lattice gauge theories. The focus areas of the project include many-body dynamics, ergodicity breaking, false-vacuum decay, etc. The project will also involve developing classical and quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories (in particular, via exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods, as well as quantum simulations). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.26156

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14223

https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.25889

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23794

https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14718

(3) Quantum criticality on the "fuzzy sphere". The focus areas of the project include conformal field theories in 2+1 dimension and their numerical simulations using the noncommutative geometry of the fuzzy sphere (in particular, via exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.15299

https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22539

https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08036

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.25054

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.07655

To apply

For further information on these vacancies and how to apply, please visit the following websites for each position, where you can also access a full candidate brief.

(1) https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/EPSPA1142 Research Fellow in Topological quantum matter

(2) https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/EPSPA1143 Research Fellow in Quantum Simulations of Gauge Theories

(3) https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/EPSPA1140 Research Fellow in Quantum Criticality and Conformal Field Theory

Closing Date: 04 Jan 2027

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 p.a.
Fixed term for 24 months

The project will involve the development of new theoretical and computational approaches to study topological quantum matter, in the context of condensed matter physics and ultracold atomic systems. The focus areas of the project include topological and geometric properties of fractional quantum Hall states and fractional Chern insulators, including their classical and quantum simulations (in particular, exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods, as well as quantum simulations). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.01955 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10267 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.10395 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.04169 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17352 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Zlatko Papic, Professor in Theoretical Physics 

https://theory.leeds.ac.uk/zlatko-papic/

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3882

Email: Z.Papic@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 04 Jan 2027

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

The project will involve the development of new theoretical and computational approaches for lattice gauge theories, both in and out of equilibrium. The focus areas of the project include many-body dynamics, ergodicity breaking, false-vacuum decay, etc. The project will also involve developing classical and quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories (in particular, via exact diagonalisation, matrix product state and neural quantum state methods, as well as quantum simulations). Some of our recent papers relevant to the position include: 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.26156

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14223

https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.25889

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23794

https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14718

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

Do you have a background in topological phases of matter or numerical simulations of quantum many-body systems? Would you like to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Zlatko Papic, Professor in Theoretical Physics 

https://theory.leeds.ac.uk/zlatko-papic/

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3882

Email: Z.Papic@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 04 Jan 2027

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum