Dr Jun Wu PhD, MRAeS, AFHEA

• PhD, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, 2020

Dr Jun Wu joined the University of Birmingham as an Assistant Professor in Future Flight Dynamics and Control in Mar 2026. Before joining the University of Birmingham, he gained his PhD degree in structural dynamics from ISVR, University of Southampton in 2020; he subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol (2020-2022) and also at the University of Oxford (2022-2025).

He has a broad range of research interests with a focus on aerospace dynamics and control, combining theoretical study and numerical simulation with experimental validation. The aerospace topics he's worked on include aeroelastic instability of propeller-driven aircrafts (funded by EPSRC project MENtOR), resonance control of rotorcraft blades (funded by H2020 project SABRE) and FishBAC morphing of airfoils (funded by EPSRC AdAPTS project), etc.

Dr Wu is currently seeking highly motivated candidates for PhD and postdoc positions in the following research areas: data-driven modelling and control of flight vehicles, bio-inspired morphing aerostructures and nonlinear aeroelasticity, eVTOL control and Urban Air Mobility (UAM), vibration mechanisms and control, etc.

Dr Wu welcomes applications through various competitive scholarship routes:

• For prospective PhD students: (1) Open PhD positions are regularly advertised on findaphd.com. (2) CSC scholarship, specifically for Chinese students (3) Other scholarship routes: please explore the university’s international scholarship page.
• For postdoctoral researchers: (1) Newton International Fellowship funded by the Royal Society, (2) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships, (3) Other fellowships: high-calibre candidates are encouraged to discuss potential fellowship applications (e.g., Leverhulme, EPSRC).

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or a postdoc project, please email Dr Wu with your CV and a brief statement of your research interests.