Research Fellow (109910-1124)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Ending 30 March 2026

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Ed Brambley (Associate Professor-Reader) at E.J.Brambley@warwick.ac.uk. 

We seek a highly motivated and creative researcher to work with Dr Ed Brambley and his research group on the UKRI-funded project “Applied Mathematical Modelling of Industrial Metal Forming”.

The project aims to use a modern methods of applied mathematical modelling, applied to the governing continuum mechanics equations, to form quick-to-compute models of industrial metal forming processes. The governing equations involve elasto-plasticity and potentially large deformations, and it is hoped the resulting models will be suitable for use in optimization and online control of real-world metal forming processes. Moreover, it is hoped the modelling process will give new insights into metal forming, and will provide a framework for future research modelling plasticity and metal forming.  The project is funded by UKRI, and involves industrial collaboration with both Tata Steel and Primetals Technologies.

The project involves a generous budget, and the successful applicant will be able to attend international conferences both to present the work of the group, and to engage in personal development.

About You  

For this position, we seek a researcher experienced in mathematical modelling to work on the creation of new models (for example, by including previously neglected effects or by adapting the groups previous work to new forming processes). Further details of the requirements for this position are given in the job description; please note that it is not expected that any candidate address all of the desirable criteria below.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 15 December 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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