Research Associate

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Research Associate within the Cardiff School of Engineering. 

The main duty of this role is to conduct research within the Advanced High Voltage Engineering Research Centre in the field of compact substation design. The work will examine the design and planning for a full demonstrator compact substation bay, including computation models, geometry and new equipment selection.

The post holder will:

1. Review and explore new innovative developments in compact substation equipment.
2. Use surge arresters to explore optimised overvoltage protection.
3. Review and investigate relevant aspects of safety and maintenance implications.
4. Finalise a design for consideration, discussion and feedback from partners.
5. Prepare installation requirements with collaborators.

This post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 01/9/2024 and is fixed term for 12 months or until 31/03/2026 whichever is the soonest.

Salary: £40,247 - £45,163 per annum (Grade 6). We do not anticipate appointing this position above point Starting Point of Grade 6.32, £40,247 per annum.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Dr Maurizio Albano at AlbanoM@cardiff.ac.uk.

For further details about working at Cardiff School of Engineering please contact Karen Baldwin/Chiara Riolo /Bev Jones at Enginadmin@cardiff.ac.uk.

Closing date: Thursday, 12 December 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received 

The School of Engineering holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in science. Cardiff University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For this vacancy we actively encourage women to apply. We will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share opportunities. 

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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