Research Assistant in Concrete Technology

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 20 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed term (6 months - To complete specific time limited work)

Are you a researcher looking for your first challenge? Do you have a background in Concrete Technology? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?

The shift in steel production in the UK towards the low-carbon Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) processes is accompanied with an increase in the EAF slag generated for which currently only limited use exists as low-value recycling in backfilling and road embankments.

The selected candidate will conduct experimental work aiming to characterise EAF slag generated by UK and US steel factories and activated by one of our industrial partners. The slag will be used as a Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) or binder in concrete or concrete products. With further concrete mix design optimisation, it will fit the industry specifications of the desired concrete.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Michal P. Drewniok, Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 1586

Email: M.P.Drewniok@leeds.ac.uk

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

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