Assistant Professor in Fluid Mechanics

Job Title: Assistant Professor in Fluid Mechanics

Job Reference: 3785

Final date to receive applications: 03/12/2026

Division, Department: Research Institute for Complex Systems (ICS) ,Research Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems (FCS)

Salary: Competitive starting salary range from £46,049.00 up to £51,753.00 per annum (dependent upon experience) with the potential to progress. A discretionary range for candidates with exceptional experience can be discussed/considered.

Mode: Permanent , Full Time

Coventry University is a global Education Group that empowers students and communities to transform their lives and society through teaching, learning, research, and enterprise.

An ambitious and innovative university, our research is designed to have real-world impact on society and tackle global challenges through our 13 challenge-led, interdisciplinary research centres. We enable high performing research teams and future research leaders to thrive and make an impact locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Professor in fluid mechanics at the Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems, Coventry University. FCS specialises in fundamental and applied fluid mechanics and statistical physics and tackles problems in applied mathematics theoretical and experimental sciences with applications to natural, industrial but also societal processes. Specific themes include experimental work in geophysical fluid dynamics, and variability and self-organisation in stellar evolution.

The post is intended to reinforce research in industrial flow measurement within the Engineering Systems group. The group specialises in analytical, experimental and numerical methods to develop innovative models and solutions for a variety of environmental and industrial challenges, where fluid mechanics is key. Group members have extensive experience in a wide range of applications, including geophysical fluid dynamics, industrial flow measurement, reservoir modelling and metering for Carbon Capture and Storage, the risks from space travel to planetary protection, and the development of heart assist devices.

The group has generated a substantial patent portfolio, and has a strong track record of developing novel applications from first concept through to product launch. Candidates with expertise in any aspect of industrial flow instrumentation are welcome. We particularly welcome candidates who can also connect to other topics within the group.

The Centre operates at the core of a large network of international collaborators with the specificity of blending theoretical with in-house experimental and numerical approaches. The Centre has its own three inch three-phase (oil/water/gas) flow rig with both tomographic and Coriolis mass flow reference metering. The Centre maps to  of Assessment 10 (Mathematics) and 95% its output was deemed internationally excellent or world-leading at the 2021 .

The successful candidate would be expected to contribute to the Centre’s future s under UNIT 10. Its research is supported by UK and European funding bodies (UKRI, ERC and others) as well as industry.

You will be responsible for commissioning and delivering impactful research, while working with the group and the Centre at large to grow the research activity and develop independent research.

The role will allow you to contribute to the research Centre’s strategy, producing research with a demonstrable contribution to knowledge, society and the economy, growing the centre’s national and international network of collaborators. You will seek external funding through grants or contracts to support your research, whilst supervising research fellows/assistants, doctoral students, masters’…