Research Associate Cyber-Physical Digital Validation

The position available is FULL TIME or PART TIME and FIXED TERM for 12 months

Loughborough University has an exciting opportunity to join the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering as a Research Associate in Cyber-Physical Digital Validation of Multifunctional Materials and Structures

We are looking for an engineer or scientist with experience in Additive Manufacturing using metals to conduct research in the areas of physical manufacture, digital characterisation and validation of multifunctional materials and structures.

We welcome manufacturers with industrial experience as well as researchers with a background in metallurgy to develop new scientific understanding of materials processing and manufacturing techniques by creating ‘smart testing’ protocols that parameterise the process.

This is an EPSRC-funded project, already ongoing and with a multidisciplinary team in place. The post can be held full or part time, and we encourage candidates to express this at the time of the application.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Paul Conway, Principal Investigator by email at p.p.conway@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 505 or to Prof  Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Principal Investigator by email at c.torres@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 518.

Application closing date: 22 July 2024 

Applicants are invited to attach their best journal publication to their application. Please upload all your documents as a single file.

Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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