Addressing critical security challenges and opportunities facing the international shipping industry, The University of Plymouth is creating its unique, world-first Cyber-SHIP Lab (SHIP: Security, Hardware, Information, Protection). This is your in-at-the-start opportunity to join a team that will make a significant contribution to levelling-up shipping’s cyber-threat resilience relative to more cyber aware sectors such as technology and banking. Your work will help to safeguard essential-to-our-way-of life supply chains and the international economy. It may even save lives.
You will be joining a £3-million project supported by Research England and in collaboration with a host of blue-chip shipping industry organisations, including international ship operators, leading equipment vendors, classification societies, and tier-one international insurers.
The project builds on our established, world-class shipping industry cyber-security research and training facilities, including cyber ranges and our state-of-the-art ship simulator. The Lab will integrate maritime systems, and systems-of-systems found on real-world, seagoing vessels’ bridges: older and state of the art ships, huge container vessels and tankers, bulk grain transporters, mega-cruise ships, ferries, super yachts, and naval vessels.
It will feature a range of cutting edge maritime technology including radars, voyage data recorders (VDR), Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), automatic identification systems (AIS), communications devices and more to address real world issues and problems.
You will hold an HND or a degree in a relevant subject area (electronics, instrumentation, computer networking). Most importantly, a significant period of relevant work experience in electronics, instrumentation or computer networking is essential. Specifically, experience on setting up, managing, and configuring complex electronics as a system of systems is necessary in creating this unique facility. You will have the ability to discuss lab capabilities to partners and stakeholders and to engage students and colleagues; motivating and inspiring them to perform at their best.
This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on an initial fixed-term basis until December 2023 due to funding, with the potential for extension based on project deliverables.
For more information, please contact Kevin Jones by emailing deanofscieng@plymouth.ac.uk or calling +441752584502.
Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the University is currently implementing a number of safety measures as per Government advice therefore the successful applicant may be required to work from home in the first instance.
Flexible working options including job share will be considered.
The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.
University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.
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