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Postdoctoral position in Fire Safety focusing and material behaviour, Lund University, Sweden
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:730587
Subject
Fire safety research relates to physical and chemical processes associated with the origin, growth, spread and extinguishing of fires, interactions between fire and buildings/facilities, systems for preventing or detecting fire or limiting its consequences, and evacuation and human behavior in fire. The term fire refers to both fire and explosion and includes fire indoors and outdoors. Research on impact models also considers unwanted emissions of flammable, explosive and/or toxic compounds in industry and transport. Focus for this position is on fire development and material behaviour during fire.
Work duties
The main duties involved in a post-doctoral position is to conduct research in the subject area. The purpose of the position is to develop the independence as a researcher and to create the opportunity of further development.
Detailed description of the work duties, such as:
- Research within the subject area, including experimental and theoretical studies
- Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies
- Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students
- Actively seeking external research funding
- Collaboration with industry and wider society
- Administration related to the work duties listed above.
As post-doc you will work in an industrial research project together with an industrial partner.
In the project you will determine the fire properties of products/materials based on data from microscale testing and determination of properties of the materials of which a product is based on. The prediction of the fire properties of the product/material are based on correlations studies and modelling. Novel techniques such as machine learning can be an alternative. To determine the fire properties, knowledge is needed of the following physical data of the material(s): mechanical behaviour, chemical kinetics, melting behaviour, thermal properties, strength properties at higher temperature, etc.
Within the project, travel is expected, and shorter stays abroad are necessary for co-operation with the industrial partner.
Qualification requirements
Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that you have a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position. The certificate, proving that the qualification requirement is met, must be available before the employment decision is made. Priority will be given to candidates who have graduated no more than three years ago before the last day for application. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree can have been completed earlier.
Assessment criteria
This is a career development position primarily focused on research. The position is intended as an initial step in a career, and the assessment of the applicants will primarily be based on their research qualifications and potential as researchers. Particular emphasis will be placed on research skills within the subject.
For appointments to a post-doctoral position, the following shall form the assessment criteria:
- A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research.
- Teaching skills.
- Experience in leading research projects
Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to con-tribute to its future development.
We offer
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particu-lar benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.
Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university
The work environment at the division is characterized by an open and friendly attitude among all members of staff with the intention that all shall be given the opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
More information and how to apply
Senior lecturer (permanent position) in Fire safety engineering with a focus on fire dynamics, Lund University, Sweden
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:730641
Subject
The focus of the employment is linked to fire development and fire protection, mainly within the built environment but not limited to that. The area can include the initiation, spread and development of fires in buildings and means of transportation and include active fire mitigation measures such as extinguishing and limiting the spread of fire. The subject may also include the building’s passive fire protection systems against the spread of fire and to reduce the risk of the building’s structural collapse. The research may include modeling and model development of relevant aspects within the subject area.
Work duties
Work duties include:
- Research within the subject area.
- Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies.
- Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students.
- Experimental work within fire safety engineering.
- Actively seeking external research funding.
- Collaboration with industry and wider society.
- Administration related to the work duties listed above.
Qualification requirements
Appointment to senior lecturer requires that the applicant has:
- A PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve.
- Demonstrated teaching expertise.
- Completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means, unless there are valid reasons.
Assessment criteria
When assessing the applicants, special importance will be given to research and teaching expertise within the subject, with greater importance on research expertise.
The assessment criteria specify the aspects to be taken into account, and the level to be achieved, in order for the assessment criteria to be deemed fulfilled. The following assessment criteria must be fulfilled for appointment to senior lecturer:
- A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
- Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
- An ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
- An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
- A general ability to lead and develop activities.
The extent to which the applicant, through their experience and skills, may complement and strengthen ongoing research, undergraduate education, departmental innovation, and how they can contribute to the future development of the department will also be taken into consideration.
We offer
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university.
The work environment is characterized by commitment, cooperation, creativity and personal responsibility. We strive for a prestige-free and inclusive work environment with an even gender distribution. The duties are varied and stimulating, and there are good opportunities for professional development.
More information and how to apply
Senior lecturer (permanent position) in Fire safety engineering with a focus on fire dynamics
Lund University, Sweden
Subject
The focus of the employment is linked to fire development and fire protection, mainly within the built environment but not limited to that. The area can include the initiation, spread and development of fires in buildings and means of transportation and include active fire mitigation measures such as extinguishing and limiting the spread of fire. The subject may also include the building’s passive fire protection systems against the spread of fire and to reduce the risk of the building’s structural collapse. The research may include modeling and model development of relevant aspects within the subject area.
Work duties
Work duties include:
- Research within the subject area.
- Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies.
- Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students.
- Experimental work within fire safety engineering.
- Actively seeking external research funding.
- Collaboration with industry and wider society.
- Administration related to the work duties listed above.
Qualification requirements
Appointment to senior lecturer requires that the applicant has:
- A PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve.
- Demonstrated teaching expertise.
- Completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means, unless there are valid reasons.
Assessment criteria
When assessing the applicants, special importance will be given to research and teaching expertise within the subject, with greater importance on research expertise.
The assessment criteria specify the aspects to be taken into account, and the level to be achieved, in order for the assessment criteria to be deemed fulfilled. The following assessment criteria must be fulfilled for appointment to senior lecturer:
- A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
- Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
- An ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
- An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
- A general ability to lead and develop activities.
The extent to which the applicant, through their experience and skills, may complement and strengthen ongoing research, undergraduate education, departmental innovation, and how they can contribute to the future development of the department will also be taken into consideration.
We offer
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university.
The work environment is characterized by commitment, cooperation, creativity and personal responsibility. We strive for a prestige-free and inclusive work environment with an even gender distribution. The duties are varied and stimulating, and there are good opportunities for professional development.
More information and how to apply
Post-doc opening at MIT on physics-based modeling of city-sized fires
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Nuclear Science and Engineering, to enhance understanding of the climactic effects of limited nuclear wars by studying the fundamentals of how large-scale fires are initiated by nuclear explosions, the probability of their occurring, and the expected soot loading produced by such fires. Responsibilities include carrying out literature reviews of existing work and identifying key disagreements and their origins; researching soot generation in limited nuclear wars, including through the use of code for modeling large-scale fires; validating findings against published research; analyzing data to reach novel conclusions; summarizing research results and present findings at lab meetings and externally to both technical and policy audiences; drafting at least one technical paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal and one book chapter to summarize key findings for a policy audience; and performing other related duties as required, including work performed at lower levels, when necessary.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Ph.D. in a relevant quantitative technical discipline (i.e., physics, applied mathematics, engineering, environmental science); practical experience with coding and numerical modeling; proven ability to craft research agenda, review and analyze the existing literature, and synthesize research findings; and excellent command of written and spoken English, including the ability to structure complex technical documents and write clear and precise prose. PREFERRED: experience with modelling large-scale fires, knowledge of nuclear weapons and their effects, experience with knowledge transfer in a public-policy setting, and knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting language. Job #23813
Salary: $80,000/year
This is a full-time, one-year position that is renewable for up to one additional year pending satisfactory performance.
Will be expected to work in residence at MIT.
Postdoc Fellow Position at NRC Canada (Fire Safety Team) – Closing Date: 15 March 2024
See details in the link: https://recruitment-recrutement.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/job/Ottawa-Research-Officer%2C-Performance-based-Codes-Fire-ON/568352217/
Research Officer, Performance-based Codes – Fire
Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.
* The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.
Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.
City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Construction
Classification: RO
Tenure: Continuing
Language Requirements: English
Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require some physical presence at the NRC work location identified, in the form of a hybrid work arrangement (a combination of working onsite and offsite).
Your Challenge
Great Minds. One Goal. Canada’s Success.
Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.
We are looking for a Research Officer (RO), Performance-based Codes – Fire, to support our Construction Research Centre with research of international calibre and the development and application of advanced technologies. The RO would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
NRC Construction is implementing the “Platform to Decarbonize the Construction Sector at Scale” to accelerate and scale up new technologies to help transition the Canadian construction sector towards decarbonization and contribute to the emerging low-carbon economy. It will also establish new codes, standards, specifications, and guidelines to position the sector to achieve its 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon reduction targets. These investments will help spur the growth of Canada’s clean technology sector and help achieve Canada’s international commitments to reduce GHG emissions.
As a Research Officer, you will work as a member of the Fire Safety Unit with researchers and technical experts in world-class facilities, and will collaborate internally with others as well as externally with stakeholders in the construction industry.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing proposals for new research initiatives, performance criteria, compliance paths, design guidelines, regulatory requirements, probabilistic and reliability-based models, prevention measures, and innovative technologies and protocols to minimize the impact of fire occurrence on life safety, the environment and the economy.
- Supporting the transition of the National Model Codes to performance-based codes by developing new knowledge and applying current performance-based approaches where appropriate.
- Providing scientific evidence for the development of technical standards and regulations.
- Providing input into the overall direction and research priorities of the Fire Safety Unit within the context of the Research Centre business plan.
Screening Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:
Education
PhD in engineering, science, architecture or a relevant area of expertise is preferred.
An equivalent combination of a related PhD or Master’s degree in engineering, science, architecture or a relevant area of expertise, with significant relevant experience may be considered.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency
Experience
- Significant experience in fire science and engineering, including experience in evaluating structural fire behaviour and developing or optimizing solutions to fire and life safety challenges.
- Significant experience in applying and/or developing Canadian building and fire codes, including developing alternative solutions.
- Significant experience in the full spectrum of research activities including identification of research needs, proposal writing, project management, data production and analysis, and reporting through written documentation, presentations and publishing.
- Significant experience in experimental design and analysis, including data collection and analysis, overseeing data production, and ensuring data quality.
The following assets will be considered:
- Experience in fire risk assessment and fire risk mitigation.
- Experience working with building codes committees.
- Experience in structural/seismic engineering.
- Experience in business development, marketing activities, and/or the development of partnerships and collaborations.
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams.
**Significant experience: 2–6 years’ experience
Condition of Employment
Reliability Status
Language Requirements
English
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests
Assessment Criteria
Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
Technical Competencies
- Knowledge of fire safety engineering, fire science, fire protection and mitigation systems.
- Knowledge of Canadian building and fire codes and the Canadian code development process.
- Knowledge of numerical fire modelling and life hazard prediction techniques.
- Knowledge of experimental techniques in evaluation of fire behaviour from small to full scale, design and conduct of such experiments and data analysis.
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices.
Behavioural Competencies
- Research – Communication (Level 3)
- Research – Teamwork (Level 2)
- Research – Creative thinking (Level 3)
- Research – Results orientation (Level 2)
- Research – Networking (Level 2)
Competency Profile(s)
For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s): Research
Relocation
Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC’s directives.
Compensation
This position is classified as a Research Officer (RO), a group that is unique to the NRC. Candidates are remunerated based on their expertise, outcomes and impacts of their previous work experience relative to the requirements of the level. The salary scale for this group is vast, from $57,220 to $161,754 per annum, which permits for employees of all levels from new graduates to world-renowned experts to be fairly compensated for their contributions.
NOTE: Please note that the full RO/RCO salary scale has five levels. Salary determination will be based on a review of the candidate’s expertise, outcomes and impacts of their previous work experience relative to the requirements of the level. As such, the initial salary could be within another level of the RO/RCO salary scale (i.e., above or below the intended level for this position).
NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, vacation and other leave entitlements.
The NRC Advantage
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.
We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you. Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.
At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance. We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season. We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs. Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process. Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially.
Help us solve problems for Canada. Grow your career with us today!
Notes
- A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
- Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
- The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
- We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (19088) to:
E-mail: NRC.NRCHiring-EmbaucheCNRC.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Closing Date: 15 March 2024 – 23:59 Eastern Time.
Assistant Professor at Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan for Combustion Engineering and Fire Safety
*“Documents for Application for Faculty Member in the Environment and Energy Field Enclosed” must be written in red ink on the envelope, and documents must be delivered by registered mail.
Contact Yuji Nakamura, Professor
Tel: +81-532-44-6647 E-mail: yuji@me.tut.ac.jp
Recruitment Assistant Professor 1 position
Affiliated Fields Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Environment and Energy Course
Fields of Specialty Combustion engineering, especially in the research area on utilizing/safety of liquid/solid combustibles
Responsible Subjects Subjects concerning Mechanical Engineering, such as Creative Experiment for Mechanical Engineering, Experimental Practice for Mechanical Engineering etc.
Qualifications
Persons, who meet all of the following requirements,
- must have a doctorate or Ph.D. or be expecting to obtaining one by time of hiring and must have research experience in his/her field.*
- must be able to be responsible for curriculum for laboratory work for students and must have strong enthusiasm and creativity for assisting and guiding the educational research of students.
- if not a native speaker of Japanese, must have Japanese language ability to be engaged in office work.
*In consideration of gender equality, we are proactively promoting the hiring of female faculty members.
*For globalization purpose, we expect the candidate to be able to assist/guide the educational research of students in English.
*Based on the mission of our university, we expect the candidate having sufficient level of understandings on education in technical collage (Kosen).
Planned Hiring Date August 1, 2024 or possible later day Compensation
- Salary: Based on the Pay Regulations for University Faculty of the Toyohashi University of Technology
- Other benefits: Dependency allowance, housing allowance, commutation allowance, transfer allowance, etc. (Provided upon confirming requirements)
- Work hours: Flexible time system based around the hours of 8:30 to 17:15
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, New Year’s holidays, and designated summer holidays
- Insurance: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association Insurance (short-term), and the Employees’ Pension Insurance (long-term)
- No smoking on the premises
Employment System Full-time employment (with term) *
*Term is five years (After receiving an examination for tenure and conditional on passing, the candidate may become a tenured assistant professor (open-ended)).
Documents to Submit
- Resume (Can be printed on standard, commercially available resume forms. Must include a photo and your e-mail address.)
*If you have been subjected to disciplinary action or penalties, or criminal penalties (except those subject to the Special Rules on Procedures for Handling Violations of the Road Traffic Act (Articles 125-132)) in the past, please make sure to write the details of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons on a separate sheet of paper. If there was any false information in your personal history, it may result in cancellation of
employment or disciplinary actions.
- List of research achievements (Classified into the following categories: literary works, peer-reviewed papers, international conference essays, domestic conference essays, reviews/commentaries, invited lectures, patents, awards, social contributions, etc.)
- Printouts of three major articles
- Status of activities at institutes and in academic societies (status of activities at affiliated institutes or other institutes, overseas activities other than international conferences, and other items that demonstrate your qualifications.)
- Status of acquisition of external funding (Specify, by representative or contributor, according to the following: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, academic-industrial collaboration projects, foundation grants, internal competitive funds in an organization, etc. Specify other items that demonstrate your qualifications.)
- Overview of past research (A4 size, within two pages) and plans for future research (A4 size, within two pages)
- Experience and aspirations regarding education (A4 size, within one page)
- Contact information of two references (name, affiliation, position, telephone number, e-mail address)*
*You may be asked to submit other documents if the selection conditions require it.
Selection Method
- Document examination (Selection will be made according to the selection standards of our university)
- Interview: Applicants determined to be suitable after the document examination phase will be contacted individually for an interview.*
*We do not respond to individual inquiries regarding selection results.
Application Deadline April 25, 2024 (JST) (date by which documents must arrive) Address to Mail the Documents*
〒441-8580 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku, Toyohashi, Aichi
Takayuki Shibata, Chair of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
*“Documents for Application for Faculty Member in the Environment and Energy Field Enclosed” must be written in red ink on the envelope, and documents must be delivered by registered mail.
Contact Yuji Nakamura, Professor
Tel: +81-532-44-6647 E-mail: yuji@me.tut.ac.jp Other Items
- We do not return application documents without request. If you would like the documents to be returned, please enclose a return envelope with your documents (with a stamp or delivery payment invoice affixed to it).)
- Based on the Personal Information Protection Act, personal information contained in the application documents shall not be used for any purpose other than selection.
- Costs for coming to the university, such as to attending the interview, shall be borne by the applicant.
- Applicants shall be notified of selection results following the full examination period.
Senior Lecturer in Fire Engineering Apprenticeships (Fixed Term) at Birmingham City University.
https://jobs.bcu.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=102023-605-R
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
| Location: | City Centre Campus (Millennium Point) |
| Salary: | £48,576 to £56,197 per annum |
| Fixed Term – January 2026 | |
| Post Type: | Full Time |
| Release Date: | 09 February 2024 |
| Closing Date: | 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 10 March 2024 |
| Reference: | 102023-605-R |
THE ROLE
This is an opportunity to join the College of Built Environment as Senior Lecturer in Fire Engineering (Apprenticeships), supporting teaching across appropriate programmes and developing innovative research in the discipline.
OUR VISION
Birmingham City University is growing in quality and standing, with an academic STEAM agenda at the heart of our ambitions. We are transforming the lives of students and their communities and want outstanding academics to join us in taking us on the next stage of our exciting journey.
We are continuing to invest in new academic roles across the full range of subjects and disciplines that we offer in all four of our Faculties.
Our students learn through doing. They are empowered throughout their educational journey, achieving significant educational gain and personal transformation. In recognition of this we are looking to recruit exceptional academic staff who are at the cutting edge of their disciplines, as makers, practitioners, researchers, and educators.
There has never been a better time to join us. Come and be part of the next exciting stage of our journey – apply now.
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
In the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE), we work to apply abstract intelligence to make a better, safer, smarter society. We have a strong emphasis on STEAM, with some of our teaching taking place in our award-winning new STEAM house building, where disciplines combine to solve real-world problems.
Our experts across the Faculty work not only with one another but across a wide range of disciplines, to solve real-world problems, and encourage and foster this spirit of Innovation in our students. Together, they are able to respond dynamically to the multiple modern technological challenges posed by fast-paced industries.
Across the Faculty, we integrate teaching with research, innovation and enterprise. We work closely with our industry partners to ensure that we are developing skills in our graduates that equips them for emerging careers and the future of work. We are fully committed to practice-driven experimental and flipped learning – harnessing the strength of employer relationships for the benefit of our students – who then go on to make a significant impact on society through their ideas, their work and their expertise.
HOW TO APPLY
Click Apply Online at the bottom of the screen and complete the Application Form.
In support of your application, we will ask you to provide:
- A cover letter of no more than two pages offering an overview of your career and expertise, and how that experience makes you the ideal candidate for this role.
- An up-to-date CV including your publication list and research and/or consultancy activity.
- A copy of two of your publications or outputs, or digital links to them where possible. If providing digital links, please include these on your cover letter document.
For guidance on the above, please refer to the Application Guidance document below.
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
At the heart of our 2025 Strategy is our mission is to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.
Research by our staff and students creates new knowledge, catalyses innovation, and has global impact. Through our research, we make new discoveries and deliver benefit to culture, industry, society, and the environment. Ground-breaking projects include changing health and care guidelines, improving policy and practice regarding Islamophobia, optimising energy efficient homes, promoting human dignity worldwide, improving critical care nursing, and exploring issues faced by jazz musicians.
Birmingham is home to a rich and diverse range of communities. Our students reflect this rich cultural mix, and we are continuing to work to make sure that this is also reflected in our broader university community. By working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.
You can read more about Birmingham City University’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion here.
For further information regarding this post could you please contact, Paul Laycock, Deputy Head of the College of Built Environment, Paul.Laycock@bcu.ac.uk
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in » Fire Science and Engineering «
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of Tenure Track Assistant Professor in » Fire Science and Engineering « to begin in winter semester 2024/25. The position is a W2 fixed-term (6 year) tenure-track professorship with the possibility for promotion to a tenured W3.
See official site: https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/professuren/NewsArticle_20240122_093102
Scientific Environment
The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the TUM School of Engineering and Design.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Fire Science and Engineering with a focus on practice-based research in fire science safety in an academic context. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs, explicitly in architecture, civil and environmental engineering as well as electrical engineering and aerospace.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated initial scientific achievements and the capacity for independent research at the highest international level. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information).
Our Offer
Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM offers a merit-based academic career path for tenure track faculty from Assistant Professor through a permanent position as Associate Professor, and on to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply.
TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.
TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.
The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.
Your Application
TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.
Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.
Please send your application no later than 10. 03. 2024 to the Dean of Engineering and Design, Prof. Dr. Christoph Gehlen via our recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de.
For any queries please contact faculty-recruitment@ed.tum.de.
Kontakt: www.recruit.tum.de
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Fire Engineering – Stellenbosch University
Closing date: 4 February
Applicaiton website https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSAtk3FxG_TRNtXMPsO4tvXdUQ0QzWkNHS1hISEtLMzBTWTBVUlZKN1lGTi4u
After completing this form please email your CV, university transcripts and any supporting documents to fire@sun.ac.za.
We are looking for a talented researcher to focus on fire safety for sustainable construction products and for wildfire fire safety. This postdoctoral fellowship is for a person to be based in the Fire Engineering Research Unit at Stellenbosch University. The successful candidate will split their time between two projects, as discussed below:
1. Fire Testing of Resilient and Sustainable Building Materials – SFPE Sponsored Project
This project will investigate (a) what emerging sustainable and emerging building materials are being used in practice, (b) what test methods are available and what data we have on such systems, and (c) how their response to fire may necessitate the use of new or modified test methods. In addition, the work will be extended to (d) discuss how existing test methods are applied to systems such as photovoltaic (PV) systems. The result of the project will be the production of White Paper on the topic, in collaboration with fellow team members.
2. Fire safe African homes on the wildland urban interface (AfriWUIFire)
The successful candidate will collaborate on a project based between South Africa, Botswana and Japan. The aim of this research project is to improve fire resilience of homes and structures in communities located in wildland urban interface (WUI) areas in Southern Africa. This will be done by focusing on the impact of firebrands in property loss. To achieve this goal the objectives of this research are to: (1) Characterize typical structures in South Africa and Botswana, including construction materials, and construction typologies. (2) Identify typical vegetation in South Africa and Botswana. (3) Develop fire experiments to understand the impact of firebrands on different construction features. Experiments will be conducted in Japan and South Africa. An extensive database of full-scale fire experiments from Japan will be used as a basis. (4) Provide scientifically based inputs to develop guidelines for improving fire resilience in communities located in WUI areas.
The successful candidate will also be involved in co-supervising students (especially those carrying out research to the project), assisting fire engineering postgraduate courses, and generally supporting the work of the fire engineering team.
Requirements:
– PhD in engineering, preferably in fire engineering. Associated fields may be considered.
– Research track record.
– Preferred that it is less than 6 years since you obtained your PhD.
– Good communication and writing skills.
– Ability to move to South Africa for duration of fellowship.
– Good academic track record.
– Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
The details of the fellowship are:
– Dates: 1 March 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter) until 31 October 2025 (with a possibility of extension depending on funding availability)
– Fellowship value: R33,000 per month (tax free)
Research Associate in Wildfire Science, University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh is looking to hire a post doc to work on a project on firebrand dynamics (generation, transport and deposition) using lab and field approaches. A fire background would of course be beneficial but knowledge of other wildfire related-disciplines would also make a strong application. It would be great if you could share the link to the advert below with your networks and encourage any candidates to get in touch with me directly if they have any questions. I would be interested in hearing from candidates with experimental and modelling experience.
Please see more details in the link below
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/6754
Dr Natalia Flores-Quiroz is a researcher with experience in fire safety engineering. She worked for five years as a fire safety engineer in the mining industry before joining academia. She holds a MSc in fire safety from Ghent University, and her PhD focused on Fire investigations in Informal Settlements. Currently she is a lecturer at Stellenbosch University, where her main research areas are reconstruction of incidents in low-income settlements (i.e., informal settlements, refugee camps) and wildland urban interface (WUI) fires.
Bronwyn Forrest is a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Waterloo, conducting multi-disciplinary research investigating human physiological response to fire exposure. Bronwyn graduated in 2017 with a BSc. Honours Kinesiology and in 2020 with a MASc. Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering (Heat Release Rate in Ventilation-Limited Furniture Fires) before merging her two degrees in her PhD research. As a senior graduate student in the Fire Research Group, Bronwyn spear-heads large-scale fire experiments, mentors junior graduate and undergraduate students, and has recently set-up a new ‘human exposure lab’ at the Fire Research Facility where she leads new research in that area. Since her induction into the world of fire science, Bronwyn has grown more and more passionate about the multi-faceted nature of emerging fire safety challenges. Through innovative research, she hopes to make meaningful contributions that help shape changes to fire safety over the course of her career.
Dr. (HDR) Eric Guillaume has worked in fire sciences since 1998. He formerly led the fire behaviour department of SNCF (French Railway), then changed company in 2005 to join LNE (The French National Laboratory for Testing and Metrology) as head of Fire safety studies department, and later as head of research for whole testing activities of LNE. Nowadays (since 2015), he works for Efectis France, first as Technical Director and more recently as General Manager of the company, leading one of the most important fire testing and fire safety engineering companies in Europe (With approx. 180 people and 28 M€ turnover)
Dr. Albert Simeoni is Professor and the Department Head of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He is the WPI site director of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC), an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States. Dr. Simeoni has served IAFSS by being chair or co-chair of the Wildland Fire track (2014, 2020 and 2023), Co-chair of the Awards Committee for the Best Thesis Awards (2023), Associate-Editor of Fire Safety Journal (2010-2015), member of the Editorial Board of Fire Safety Journal (since 2016), and Contributing Editor of Fire Safety Science News (since 2011).
Brian J. Meacham, PhD, PE (CT&MA), EUR ING, CEng (UK), FIFireE, FSFPE, is the Managing Principal of Meacham Associates. He develops risk-informed performance-based solutions to complex building and infrastructure challenges, provides peer-review services, and undertakes building and fire regulatory system studies. He also conducts research in these areas as well as in sustainable and fire resilient built environments and fire safety technologies. Brian has authored more than 300 publications, given more than 300 presentations and has been awarded more than $4M in research funding. His prior positions include Associate Professor of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Principal at Arup, Technical Director and Research Director at SFPE, and fire safety engineer in Europe and the USA. Brian is Chair of the ICC Performance Code Committee, Chair of the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Risk Assessment Methods, Immediate Past Chair of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), a Past President of the SFPE, and a past Chair of the Inter-jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in CT and MA, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers (UK), a registered European Engineer (EUR ING), a Fellow of the SFPE, and a Fulbright Global Scholar.
Kazunori Harada is a professor of architecture & architectural engineering at Kyoto University, Japan. He has a career in fire research for over 35 years. He has authored 14 IAFSS symposium papers. His expertise covers the fire resistance of construction materials, smoke movement and control, burning of combustibles in open and compartment, performance-based code & design of buildings and so on. He serves as a vice president of AOAFST, Asia-Oceania Association of Fire Science and Technology. He also serves as the Convenor of ISO/TC92/SC4 WG9, calculation methods for fire safety engineering (FSE), which develops calculation standards concerning FSE.
Enrico Ronchi is an Associate Professor at Lund University, Sweden. His research and education activities are focused on evacuation and human behaviour in case of building fires and wildfires. His work has been published in over 150 publications (including >90 peer-reviewed journal papers). He is currently Associate Editor for the journals Fire Technology and Safety Science and member of the editorial board of the Fire Safety Journal.
Jennifer Wen is currently Professor of Energy Resilience in the School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey as Professor. Previously, Jennifer held positions at Computational Dynamics Limited (founding vendor of STAR-CCM), British Gas plc, South Bank University, Kingston University London, and University of Warwick. She is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Vice-Chair for Research for the International Association for Fire Safety Science. Jennifer is also a member and sub-task leader of the European Safety Panel on Hydrogen Safety (EHSP) established by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (now Clean Hydrogen Partnership) of the European Commission. She is an Associate Editor for the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
Dr Wojciech Węgrzyński is with ITB, that is the Polish Building Research Institute in Warsaw. He currently holds the position of the Deputy Head of Fire Research Department and the Professor of the Institute, and a Director at SFPE Europe. He is the Author of 40 peer-reviewed papers published in all of the primary FSE journals. His main area of interest is the fundamentals of compartment fire dynamics and standardized fire testing, and also: use of computational fluid dynamics in fire, wind and fire interaction and evaluation of the effects of the spread of smoke in buildings. His research is focused on the impact of the architectural context of the building on the smoke control performance, as well as finding solutions to make the smoke exhaust systems cheaper and more efficient. Member of the Sub-committee for Research of the IAFSS. 2018 NFPA Harry C. Bigglestone Award Recipient; 2019 Jack Watts Award Recipient; 2020 SFPE 5 Under 35 Award Recipient. Member of Editorial Board of ‘Fire Technology. Hosts a fire podcast at 
Dr. Shuna Ni is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her Ph.D. degree at Texas A&M University in 2018 and her Master’s degree at Tongji University in 2013. Dr. Ni’s research focuses on fire forensics, structural fire engineering, WUI fire resilience, fire safety of tall mass-timber buildings and fire-related multiple hazards. Her research has been funded by National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, Fire Protection Research Foundation, University Transportation Centers under the Department of Transportation, Grand Challenges Grants Program at the University of Maryland and industrial partners.
Brian Lattimer, Ph.D. is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech where he performs experimental and computational research on fire safety and disaster resilience. He has nearly 30 years of experience in fire related research. His research areas include material behavior in fires, fire dynamics, suppression agents, heat transfer from fires to surfaces, structural response during fire, and firefighting technology.
Yu Wang is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He got joint Ph.D. from USTC and the City University of Hong Kong in 2016 and had working experience at the University of Edinburgh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and National University of Singapore before returning to China in 2020. His primary research areas are high-rise building fire and large outdoor fire. Yu has published over 50 SCI journal papers, and is currently an Associate Editor in Fire Technology and Editorial Board Member in Fire Safety Journal. He initiated the first English fire course at USTC, Introduction of Fire Dynamics, reported by China News and People’s Daily Online (over 260,000 audiences). In recent years, he has received SFPE Global 5 Under 35 Award, Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Young Faculty Career Award (USTCAF), and some Best Paper/Presentation/Poster/Image Awards in IAFSS or AOSFST.
ROGAUME Thomas is an Professor at the University of Poitiers – Pprime Institute (UPR3346 CNRS), FRANCE.
Prof. Yuji Nakamura is Full Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), appointed as Affiliate Full Professor in Center for Fire Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (since 2014). He currently serves the Head of Energy Conversion Laboratory and appointed as Department Chair since 2024. Prof. Nakamura has made professional service in Fire Science Community served as Management Committee of IAFSS during 2021-2023, worked as Co-chair of LOC in the most recent IAFSS symposium at Tsukuba, acting Associate Editor of Fire Technology since 2014 and board member of Fire Safety Journal since 2017.
Dr Felix Wiesner is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and study the role of engineered timber in fire safety. I work in the Faculty of Forestry as part of the Wood Science department. My research focus has mostly been experimental, considering fire dynamics in timber compartments and the structural fire capacity of engineered timber products. In addition, I am interested in the performance of timber in exterior building or infrastructure setting. This closely interfaces with wildfire considerations for the wildland urban interface (WUI), especially when it comes to smouldering.
Arnaud Trouvé is Professor and Chair in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park, USA. He joined the Faculty in 2001 with a Ph.D. (1989) and Engineering Degree (1985) from École Centrale of Paris, France, and with previous experience as a combustion research engineer. Professor Trouvé’s research interests include fire modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); application of data assimilation to fire and combustion; and physical modeling of combustion- and fire-related phenomena, including compartment fires, wildland fires and explosions. Professor Trouvé is a Fellow of the Combustion Institute and the recipient of the 2017 FORUM Sjölin Award. He has served on the editorial boards of the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Combustion and Flame, and Fire Technology, and is currently on the editorial boards of Combustion Theory and Modelling and the Fire Safety Journal. Professor Trouvé is also a past Chair of the US Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute (ESSCI) and a past Member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). He is a co-Chair of a recent initiative endorsed by IAFSS and called the “IAFSS Working Group on Measurement and Computation of Fire Phenomena” (the MaCFP Working Group) and the past Chair of a new network of leading higher-education institutions and research laboratories in fire safety engineering called the International Fire Safety Consortium (IFSC).
Dr Xinyan Huang is an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Fire Safety Engineering. He received his PhD from Imperial College London, MSc from UC San Diego, and BEng from Southeast University, and was a Postdoc at UC Berkeley. Dr Huang is a Combustion Scientist and a Fire Safety Engineer who has co-authored over 200 journal papers. He is an Associate Editor of Fire Technology and International Journal of Wildland Fire, an editorial member of J. Building Engineering, Fire Safety J. and Fire and Materials, a Chartered Building Services and Fire Engineer, a committee member for HK Fire Safety Code, and a Fire Expert for HK High Court. He receives the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund, Bernard Lewis Fellowship and Sugden Best Paper Award from Combustion Institute, “5 under 35” and Bono Award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).