Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

The successful candidate will work with a dedicated team, funded by an Airbus-led Innovate UK / Aerospace Technology Institute grant Next Wing, and interacting closely with a consortium of the aerospace industry and academia. Within Next Wing, our aim is to create processes and routines which allow the generation of SMART models for wing box components and investigate novel design solutions for a wing box of a future environment-friendly aircraft.

The post will involve carrying out research on topology, shape and size optimisation at different scales up to a complete wing box, involvement in project management within a multidisciplinary team and preparing publications in refereed journals and presentations at major conferences. There will be opportunities for close interaction with world-leading academic and industrial project partners. You will be encouraged to use your initiative and creativity to identify research methods suitable for this project and extend your research portfolio.

About You

Candidates should have a PhD in engineering with a preference for focus on structural optimization that accounts for aerospace-related manufacturing requirements. The researcher should be able to demonstrate the ability to publish in high quality scientific journals. A strong knowledge of using ABAQUS or/and ANSYS simulation software, the finite element method, topology optimisation, design optimisation of aircraft composite lightweight structures is required. You need to have good communication skills in both presentation and scientific writing. You need to have the ability to conduct research work both independently and as a member of a team.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science, which is a large department with 108 academics and a similar number of postdoctoral research staff. There are around 2600 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and 250 PhD students, supported by a capable administrative and technical staff team. The staff and student body are international in make-up.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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