Research Associate in Circular Robotic Manufacturing

Full time, Fixed Term for 12 months

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Post-Doctoral Research Associate with strong interest in circular economy, Robotics, AI and vision systems, healthcare sustainability, remanufacturing and recycling to work on an exciting project which aims to develop a whole system circular approach to the design, use and end-of-life management of small medical devices (SMD).

This post is as part of six research associate positions in this project. The postholder will be based at the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University campus and will lead work on developing a AI-based vision recognition for segregation of medical waste and a robotic cell to perform a range of tasks from ‘pick and place’ to ‘disassembly, refurbishment and remanufacturing’.

You will have a PhD degree or equivalent in mechanical, electronic, robotic control engineering or any relevant discipline. You will have regular interaction and collaborate closely with the project’s team of postdoctoral researchers together with an integrated academic and industrial project team to develop new learning and to disseminate the project findings.

For more information see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Shahin Rahimifard (S.Rahimifard@lboro.ac.uk).

Closing date 12^th August 2024.
Interviews planned for w/c Monday 19^th August 2024.

Visa Sponsorship:

For candidates who would require sponsorship to work in the UK to achieve sufficient points under the Points Based Immigration System, it is likely that you will either need to:

• Have completed a PhD in a subject relevant to the job.

OR

• Qualify as a “new entrant”. For more information on this please see paragraphs SW 12.1 - SW 12.7 of the Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker.

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