Research Associate in Electro-active Materials and Composites

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering, working alongside Professor Chris Bowen exploring Porous Processing of Smart Porous Electro-Ceramic Transducers.

The project will examine a range of multidisciplinary energy harvesting methods. You will develop processing methods for producing porous ferroelectric materials via freeze casting to produce a range of porous structures, including templated structures and composites. Applications include SONAR, sensing, and energy harvesting, which converts mechanical vibrations into electrical energy for high-temperature applications. Research will be disseminated in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and key international conferences. 

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days of professional development pro rata per year.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prof. Chris Bowen on 01225 383660 or c.r.bowen@bath.ac.uk, or Dr Hamideh Khanbareh, Senior Lecturer, at hk497@bath.ac.uk. Please ensure you submit your application through our website.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A degree and phd in a relevant discipline (materials, physics, electrical engineering)
• An enthusiastic approach to multi-disciplinary research
• Experience of manufacture of ferroelectric ceramics and composites
• Experience of characterisation of ferroelectric ceramics
• Experience in templating of ceramics
• Evidence of high quality research and working within a team
• Skills in materials processing and characterisation

Further information

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bath is one of the largest in the UK, with 70 academic staff and 1450 students, and delivers five undergraduate degree themes including Aerospace Engineering. We rank highly in league tables (e.g. for 2023, 2nd in The Guardian, 4th in The Times).

The Department holds a Silver Award for the Athena SWAN scheme, which promotes gender equality among all subject areas. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

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