Research Fellow in Mechanosensing
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £39,355 i £46,735 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | University of Leeds |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | FBSBM1220 |
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Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have an established background in mechanosensing, engineering, or biomechanics?
We are inviting applications for a Research Fellow to join a BBSRC-funded project exploring mechanosensing and flight in insects. This exciting role is based in the Comparative Biomechanics Group at the University of Leeds, with close collaboration with partners at the Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London,
Animals rely on sensory input to guide their movements, but sensing and processing information is energetically costly. Rather than collecting vast amounts of data, evolution has favoured efficient, smart sensing—measuring only what’s necessary, when it’s necessary. This project aims to uncover the principles behind this efficiency by developing a general model of wing mechanosensing, revealing how sensor distribution and morphology have co-evolved with flight dynamics.
The successful applicant will:
Measure multi-scale body and wing kinematics across different fly species.
Test hypotheses about species-specific sensor placement.
Investigate how sensor locations align with aeroelastic strain patterns during flight.
The University of Leeds and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offer a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN (the national body that promotes gender equality in higher education), and the Faculty of Biological Sciences was awarded a Silver award in 2020. We are proud to be an inclusive Faculty that values all staff, and are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees. Our Athena SWAN webpage provides more information
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Designing, planning and conducting a programme of investigation, in consultation with Dr Simon Walker;
Generating independent and original research ideas and methods in insect mechanosensing with an aim to extend the Comparative Biomechanics research portfolio;
Making a significant contribution to the dissemination of research results by publication in leading peer-reviewed journals, and by presentation at national and international meetings;
Working independently and as part of a larger team of researchers, both internally and externally, to develop new research links and collaborations and engage in knowledge transfer activities where appropriate;
Contributing to the supervision of junior researchers and PhD students and acting as a mentor to less experienced colleagues;
Evaluating methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and relating such evaluations to your own research.
We are inviting applications for a Research Fellow to join a BBSRC-funded project exploring mechanosensing and flight in insects. This exciting role is based in the Comparative Biomechanics Group at the University of Leeds, with close collaboration with partners at the Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London,
Animals rely on sensory input to guide their movements, but sensing and processing information is energetically costly. Rather than collecting vast amounts of data, evolution has favoured efficient, smart sensing—measuring only what’s necessary, when it’s necessary. This project aims to uncover the principles behind this efficiency by developing a general model of wing mechanosensing, revealing how sensor distribution and morphology have co-evolved with flight dynamics.
The successful applicant will:
Measure multi-scale body and wing kinematics across different fly species.
Test hypotheses about species-specific sensor placement.
Investigate how sensor locations align with aeroelastic strain patterns during flight.
The University of Leeds and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offer a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN (the national body that promotes gender equality in higher education), and the Faculty of Biological Sciences was awarded a Silver award in 2020. We are proud to be an inclusive Faculty that values all staff, and are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees. Our Athena SWAN webpage provides more information
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Designing, planning and conducting a programme of investigation, in consultation with Dr Simon Walker;
Generating independent and original research ideas and methods in insect mechanosensing with an aim to extend the Comparative Biomechanics research portfolio;
Making a significant contribution to the dissemination of research results by publication in leading peer-reviewed journals, and by presentation at national and international meetings;
Working independently and as part of a larger team of researchers, both internally and externally, to develop new research links and collaborations and engage in knowledge transfer activities where appropriate;
Contributing to the supervision of junior researchers and PhD students and acting as a mentor to less experienced colleagues;
Evaluating methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and relating such evaluations to your own research.