Closing Date: 01 Oct 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

Closing Date: 01 Oct 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 per annum

The successful applicant on this Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project will develop and embed an in-house cyber security compliance capability at G&O Springs, equipping the business to meet NIST SP 800-171, CMMC readiness requirements and ISO 27001 expectations across both office and factory environments.  

You will work within G&O Springs, collaborating with senior management, IT, engineering and production teams to map information flows, design priority controls, and build the governance routines the business needs to pursue US & UK defence and aerospace supply-chain opportunities.

What you will gain:

Develop and implement advanced cybersecurity and digital resilience frameworks (including ISO 27001 and NIST 800-171) within a live aerospace and defence manufacturing environment

Gain hands-on experience embedding governance, risk management, incident response and continuous improvement processes across complex digital and operational systems

Work within a high-growth SME supplying major aerospace and defence organisations, contributing to strategic capability development and market expansion

Contribute to establishing a permanent in-house cybersecurity capability that supports access to high-value, security-critical programmes and international markets 

Collaborate closely with leading experts from Aston University and the Manufacturing Technology Centre, benefiting from academic supervision and industry mentoring

This KTP offers a unique opportunity for an individual keen to lead and deliver strategic business change. You will work closely with senior University academics and company leadership to apply cutting-edge cybersecurity and digital resilience practices, embedding them into real-world operations to drive sustainable growth and long-term competitive advantage. 
  
What we are looking for:

Skills/ experience required for this exciting role include:

Essential

• A minimum master’s degree in information security, Cyber Security, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstratable advanced theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of secure systems, risk management, and cyber resilience.
• Strong analytical and research capability, supported by effective project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven competence in policy development, quality assurance, process mapping, and gap analysis against recognised information security frameworks (including ISO 27001 and NIST).
• Experience within an industrial setting or with policy/process development in compliance-focused environments is highly desirable.

Desirable:

• Relevant professional certifications or accreditations in cyber security, information security, risk, governance, compliance, or change management (e.g. CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 Implementer, or equivalent).
• Experience with Operational Technology/Manufacturing and Cyber security.
• Attributes:
• Analytical thinker who can solve complex problems 
• Able to articulate business and technical problems, logical solutions and impactful outcomes 
• Team player who works productively across locations and disciplines 
• Adaptable and comfortable in a hybrid work setting (office-based with travel) 
• Proactive learner who makes the most of development opportunities 
• Communicates well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

Additional Benefits and support:

• £2000 per annum for personal and professional development for the duration of the project
• Annual leave (26 days p/a)
• 4 Day Working Week (Monday to Thursday) hybrid working arrangement
• Professional support and mentorship
• Mental Health and wellbeing support: https://www.aston.ac.uk/staff-public/hr/Benefits-and-Rewards/health-wellbeing 

Career prospects:

KTP Associates lead strategic projects, bridging the academic and business worlds, which can enhance and fast-track their career with ownership of a multi year strategic project working with and learning from senior business leadership. You will benefit from expert coaching and mentoring. 60% of KTP associates are offered employment by their host companies at the end of the KTP.

This is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded by G&O Springs and Innovate UK. KTPs are collaborative, three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation by linking businesses with the UK's world class knowledge bases to deliver innovation projects led by skilled graduates. It is essential you understand how KTP works and the vital role you will play if you secure this position. To learn more please visit: www.aston.ac.uk/ktp 

Aston University: You will work in a project team with Dr Anitha Chinnaswamy and Prof. Joshua Ignatius from Aston University, Manufacturing Technology Centre experts, and the senior team members at G&O Springs with further support from an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Adviser.

The Business Partner: G & O Springs is a precision spring manufacturer for Aerospace and safety critical applications. A family-owned business with a strong set of values, G & O Springs’ mission is to provide industry-leading products and services to international safety-critical OEMs while embracing environmental and social responsibility. This is an exciting time to work with this growing, innovative company. 

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC): This collaborative project is supported by colleagues from the MTC who will support with the practical implications of implementing cyber-security solutions, ensuring solutions developed work in practice and minimise business disruption.

Location: You will have a hybrid working arrangement, based predominantly at G&O in Redditch. You will also have access to facilities at Aston University in central Birmingham. Due to the nature of the project, candidates are required to reside within a commutable distance of G&O Springs.

To learn more about this role it is essential you refer to the Job Description documents. For informal enquiries about this role please contact Dr Anitha Chinnaswamy e-mail: a.chinnaswamy@aston.ac.uk 

If you think this isn’t the right opportunity for you, please explore other KTP vacancies across the country: https://www.ktp-uk.org/jobs/

Aston University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charter-marks/athena-swan . We pride ourselves on our vibrant, friendly, supportive working environment and collaborative atmosphere.

Please visit our website https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx for further information and to apply online.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. 

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent 

It is an Innovate UK requirement that candidates hold a visa or immigration permission to cover the full duration of the contract. The successful candidate is therefore expected to apply for a visa as necessary in line with their contract duration.

Closing Date: 11 Oct 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £41,000 per annum

What you will gain: You will lead a high-value strategic project with direct business impact while working across both academic and industrial settings. You will benefit from academic and business mentoring, expert input in digital transformation, operations and information systems, and £2,000 per annum for personal and professional development for the duration of the project.

What we are looking for:

Skills/ experience required for this exciting role include:

Essential

You should hold a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Systems, or an Operations-related discipline, with a strong grounding in data, systems, or operational excellence. 

• You should bring evidence of delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, or data visibility
• Experience of working collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in digitalising workflows, improving operational processes, or implementing business systems. 
• You should also have an understanding of quality improvement within manufacturing or engineering sectors
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and operational teams, and an understanding of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement methodologies.

Desirable

We are interested in candidates with strong analytical capability and experience in process mapping, digital transformation, or systems implementation. 

• Knowledge of quality management systems, particularly AS9100 or ISO standards within regulated engineering sectors such as aerospace, would be valuable.
• Familiarity with ERP or MRP systems, workflow automation, or digital integration tools would also strengthen your application, as would the ability to capture and formalise tacit knowledge into structured, repeatable processes and exposure to change management or cultural transformation initiatives.

Attributes

You should be highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage complex, multi-stream project. The role also requires highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to support an organisational transformation programme and to work effectively with staff across quality, production, sales and wider business functions.

Additional Benefits and support:

• Up to £4,000 for personal and professional development for the duration of the project
• Annual leave (25 days p/a)
• Professional support and mentorship
• Mental Health and wellbeing support: https://www.aston.ac.uk/staff-public/hr/Benefits-and-Rewards/health-wellbeing 

Career prospects: 

KTP Associates lead strategic projects, bridging the academic and business worlds, which can enhance and fast-track their career. You will also benefit from expert coaching and mentoring. 60% of our KTP associates are offered employment by their host companies at the end of the KTP.

This is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded by Precision Ceramics Ltd and Innovate UK. KTPs are collaborative, three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation by linking businesses with the UK's world class knowledge bases to deliver innovation projects led by skilled graduates. It is essential you understand how KTP works and the vital role you will play if you secure this position. To learn more please visit: www.aston.ac.uk/ktp

Aston University: You will work in a project team with Dr Gajanan Panchal and Dr Victoria Uren from Aston University and the Senior Management Team at Precision Ceramics with further support from an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Adviser.

The Business Partner:  Precision Ceramics Limited manufactures custom technical ceramic solutions and provides a broad range of ceramic materials and ultra-precise machining services for rapid manufacture of custom components to client design and specification across sectors such as aerospace, electronics, medical, semiconductor and nuclear. It serves major companies including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, GE. Working with Precision Ceramics offers the chance to help shape an established business that is targeting growth in regulated sectors through AS9100 certification.

Location: You will be based predominantly at Precision Ceramics Limited, 86 Lower Tower Street, Birmingham, B19 3PA and should be based within commutable distance of the business. You will also have access to facilities at Aston University in central Birmingham. Some travel to key clients may also be required.

To learn more about this role it is essential you refer to the Job Description documents. For informal enquiries about this role please contact Dr Gajanan Panchal at g.panchal@aston.ac.uk 

Please apply online via the How to apply link on Aston University’s vacancies page: https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx. Please note CVs are not accepted as application method.

If you think this isn’t the right opportunity for you, please explore other KTP vacancies across the country: https://www.ktp-uk.org/jobs/ 

Aston University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charter-marks/athena-swan . We pride ourselves on our vibrant, friendly, supportive working environment and collaborative atmosphere.

Please visit our website https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx for further information and to apply online.  

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

It is an Innovate UK requirement that candidates hold a visa or immigration permission to cover the full duration of the contract. The successful candidate is therefore expected to apply for a visa as necessary in line with their contract duration.

Closing Date: 04 Oct 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £35,000 to £37,000 per annum

This fixed-term role focuses on teaching product/industrial design subjects, supporting students across design thinking, CAD, prototyping skills and final-year project work.

You will join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering innovative, practice-led design education that prepares students for careers in product and industrial design in a university focused on maximising the employability of its students and will, as such, be expected to pick up all the standard duties of a lecturer within the department. You will have a keen interest and experience in teaching students, and have experience which supports you in this mission, this could be either academic research or industrial experience. 

For additional information you can contact Ian Storer, i.storer@aston.ac.uk.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role may meet the requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

If you require sponsorship, Aston University will assess eligibility if you are shortlisted for the role. 

Please note we are unable to confirm individual eligibility before shortlisting.

See here for more information on Skilled Worker visa eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Closing Date: 25 Sep 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and collaborative engineering community and to help shape Aston University's emerging research and education agenda in aerospace. The successful candidate will provide academic leadership in an area aligned with the future of air and space systems, working across disciplinary boundaries and building strong partnerships with industry, government and other academic institutions.

We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise aligns with one or more of three complementary avenues of Future of Flight:

• Integrated Systems including model-based systems engineering (MBSE), model-based and test-informed development, digital engineering, systems integration, verification and certification, and the design of complex aerospace missions across air and space, including satellites and space exploration systems.

• Sustainable Systems including net-zero propulsion technologies, particularly hydrogen and battery-electric systems, energy systems, and sustainable approaches to aerospace manufacturing.
• Frontier Systems including intelligent and autonomous flight systems and decision-making, alongside advanced flight regimes such as hypersonic flight.

About the Role

As a senior academic leader, you will develop and lead an internationally recognised programme of research in the Future of Flight, connecting engineering fundamentals with the design, manufacture and operation of aerospace systems. You will deliver high-quality research outputs with academic, industrial and societal impact, and play a key role in shaping Aston's research profile in aerospace through strategic leadership, collaboration and innovation.

You will build strategic collaborations across Aston University and with external partners, including aerospace and advanced engineering companies, technology organisations, government and international research institutions. Through these partnerships, you will develop a diverse and impactful collaborative research programme and secure competitive external funding, creating new opportunities for research, innovation and impact.

You will also contribute to the design, delivery and continuous enhancement of undergraduate and postgraduate education, including the recently launched BEng Aerospace Engineering and the development of a future MEng programme. Curriculum development will reflect the Department's research vision across one of the three themes: Integrated, Sustainable and Frontier Systems. This will ensure students benefit from a research-informed, industry-relevant education that is closely connected to Aston's aerospace research agenda.

You will also help foster a strong, inclusive and collaborative academic community, mentoring and developing early-career researchers and doctoral students, supporting colleagues, and contributing to the strategic development of research and education across the Department, School and wider University.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact Prof. Damien Foster, d.foster1@aston.ac.uk

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £58,225 to £67,468 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and collaborative engineering community and to help shape Aston University's emerging research and education agenda in aerospace. The successful candidate will provide academic leadership in an area aligned with the future of air and space systems, working across disciplinary boundaries and building strong partnerships with industry, government and other academic institutions.

We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise aligns with one or more of three complementary avenues of Future of Flight:

• Integrated Systems including model-based systems engineering (MBSE), model-based and test-informed development, digital engineering, systems integration, verification and certification, and the design of complex aerospace missions across air and space, including satellites and space exploration systems.
• Sustainable Systems including net-zero propulsion technologies, particularly hydrogen and battery-electric systems, energy systems, and sustainable approaches to aerospace manufacturing.
• Frontier Systems including intelligent and autonomous flight systems and decision-making, alongside advanced flight regimes such as hypersonic flight.

About the Role

As a senior academic leader, you will develop and lead an internationally recognised programme of research in the Future of Flight, connecting engineering fundamentals with the design, manufacture and operation of aerospace systems. You will deliver high-quality research outputs with academic, industrial and societal impact, and play a key role in shaping Aston's research profile in aerospace through strategic leadership, collaboration and innovation. You will establish and maintain international recognition through original, innovative and distinguished contributions to research, scholarship and professional practice.

You will build strategic collaborations across Aston University and with external partners, including aerospace and advanced engineering companies, technology organisations, government and international research institutions. Through these partnerships, you will develop a diverse and impactful collaborative research programme and secure competitive external funding, creating new opportunities for research, innovation and impact.

You will also contribute to the design, delivery and continuous enhancement of undergraduate and postgraduate education, including the recently launched BEng Aerospace Engineering and the development of a future MEng programme. Curriculum development will reflect the Department's research vision across one of the three themes: Integrated, Sustainable and Frontier Systems. This will ensure students benefit from a research-informed, industry-relevant education that is closely connected to Aston's aerospace research agenda.

You will also help foster a strong, inclusive and collaborative academic community, mentoring and developing early-career researchers and doctoral students, supporting colleagues, and contributing to the strategic development of research and education across the Department, School and wider University.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact Professor Damien Foster, d.foster1@aston.ac.uk

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 31 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £67,280 to £104,712 per annum