About this role
Job reference: SAE-031604 Salary: £37,694 - £46,049 per annum depending on experience Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering Location: Oxford Road Employment type: Fixed Term Division/Team: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE) Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 05/08/2026 Contract Duration: Fixed Term for 36 months School/Directorate: School of Engineering We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Feedback Control Theory / Mathematical Systems Theory. This is an exciting opportunity to conduct fundamental, theoretical research in robust feedback control theory within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Working under the direction of Professor Alexander Lanzon, Chair in Control Engineering, contributing to the project “Input‑restricted robust feedback control theory for nonlinear dynamical systems”. The role sits within a dynamic, inclusive and internationally leading research environment with a strong tradition of excellence in control systems research.
This is a full‑time, fixed‑term post for 3 years, based in Nancy Rothwell Building.
You will be responsible for:
Conducting leading‑edge theoretical research in feedback control and mathematical systems theory Developing new robustness and feedback stability analysis results for nonlinear feedback systems subjected to norm‑restricted exogenous excitations Publishing high‑quality research outputs in internationally leading journals e.g. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Automatica Collaborating closely with Professor Lanzon and his team Disseminating research through journal publications, conferences, and seminars
We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.
About You We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
Person Specifications:
A PhD degree in a relevant area of feedback control theory or mathematical systems theory Strong theoretical grounding in mathematical systems theory and feedback control theory Strong knowledge of topics like passivity, dissipativity, IQC theory, absolute stability, multiplier theory, functional analysis, robustness analysis, feedback stability analysis Experience with functional analysis concepts like Hilbert spaces, L2- and L2‑induced norms, inner products on L2, the extended L2e space, truncated norms/inner products Publications in leading international journals on relevant topics Self‑motivated, initiate new research ideas, and evolve the new ideas to completion under limited supervision Experience working with internationally recognised researchers or research groups Excellent English language, presentation abilities, and inter-personal skills.
Further Particulars document is at the end of the advert. It contains more information on the required skills necessary for this post and provides additional instructions on what is required for your application.
You must apply via the University’s job application portal. You cannot apply via direct email.
We value intellectual curiosity, rigour and collaborative working as much as formal qualifications.
Our benefits include:
Generous employer pension contribution 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure Access to world‑class engineering facilities, including the new £500m Engineering Building
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