Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Professor/Full Professor of Advanced
Manufacturing within UCD School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering.
Since our founding in 1854, University College Dublin has played a pivotal role in the development of
Ireland by demonstrating leadership in each of our values: excellence, engagement, creativity,
collegiality, integrity and inclusion. We are Ireland’s global university and make a real difference to the
world through our outstanding university community, our wide range of disciplines and our open and
ambitious attitude.
The School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering has as its mission the delivery of excellent
undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes combined with an ambitious research agenda.
The School has grown considerably in the last 10 years and now has 40 academic staff, 50 research
staff (post-doctoral researchers, research engineers) and 130 PhD students. Six of the academic staff
currently hold ERC awards. The School has achieved outstanding success in Advanced
Manufacturing over the last 8 years and hosts the Research Ireland funded I-Form National Centre for
Advanced Manufacturing Research, which has recently received Phase 2 direct funding of €19 million
up to 2029. This Centre has over 70 PhD and post-doctoral researchers, along with over 40
academics from 9 academic institutions from across Ireland.
The School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at University College Dublin seeks to recruit a
permanent Professor/Full Professor of Advanced Manufacturing. The ideal candidate will bring
expertise in (but not limited to), the following: metal and/or polymer additive manufacturing, digital
manufacturing (Industry 4.0/5.0), physical metallurgy, materials processing and modelling,
production engineering, manufacturing subtractive/machining processes, artificial
intelligence/machine learning/data science in the manufacturing environment.
The successful candidate should be recognised internationally for their research and teaching profile
in Advanced Manufacturing and will be expected to lead the next phase of the development of the
Research Ireland (formerly Science Foundation Ireland -SFI) I-Form National Centre for Advanced
Manufacturing as its Centre Director. This will involve overseeing a multi-million euro programme of
basic and applied research, developing strategic partnerships with Irish industry, as well as
international academic and industry collaborations.
The University will be supported in this appointment process by the executive search firm Perrett
Laver. For enquiries or a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Chris McCann
Chris.McCann@PerrettLaver.com.
Completed applications should be uploaded to https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting
reference 7829. The closing date for applications is 12 noon Irish Local Time Friday, 23rd May
2025.
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