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Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
The position available is FULL TIME or PART TIME and FIXED TERM for 12 months
Loughborough University has an exciting opportunity to join the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering as a Research Associate in Cyber-Physical Digital Validation of Multifunctional Materials and Structures
We are looking for an engineer or scientist with experience in Additive Manufacturing using metals to conduct research in the areas of physical manufacture, digital characterisation and validation of multifunctional materials and structures.
We welcome manufacturers with industrial experience as well as researchers with a background in metallurgy to develop new scientific understanding of materials processing and manufacturing techniques by creating ‘smart testing’ protocols that parameterise the process.
This is an EPSRC-funded project, already ongoing and with a multidisciplinary team in place. The post can be held full or part time, and we encourage candidates to express this at the time of the application.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal EnquiriesInformal enquiries should be made to Prof Paul Conway, Principal Investigator by email at p.p.conway@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 505 or to Prof Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Principal Investigator by email at c.torres@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 518.
Application closing date: 22 July 2024
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