Research Fellow (Digital Twins for Steel Processing – Modelling) (110114-0225)

For informal queries, please email Claire Davis (Professor) at claire.davis@warwick.ac.uk.

A talented individual with a background in process and/or materials modelling is being invited to join a team of researchers working on developing digital twins for steel processing in the Advanced Steel Research Centre (ASRC) in WMG, the University of Warwick to work on industrially relevant research projects to improve steel processes and products.

The manufacturing of steel products is a complex multi-stage activity where variations in upstream processes affect the downstream processes and properties. 

To increase competitiveness, the steel and metal industries need to understand and exploit the relationships between processing and metallurgical properties, particularly when introducing new grades and/or changes in process.

Steel processing windows are naturally conservative and the development of new or improved grades is expensive and time consuming, for example plant trials for a new grade can produce 100’s tonnes of scrap, worth anywhere from £200-£3k/tonne. In addition, the timescales to the introduction of a new grade can be years.

Therefore, there is a need for accurate process models that include metallurgical understanding to support new grade development and optimisation within commercially acceptable processing windows.

This will allow reduced costs (leaner grades / shorter development times) and/or improved performance (higher strength, more consistent properties), which will enhance industrial competitiveness.

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.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 04 March 2025 at 11.55pm

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