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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Chemistry
(Fixed-term to 31 March 2018)
A Research Associate is required to support the 'Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing for Healthcare Devices' project concerning future prosthetic limb devices. Funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), it is a multi-disciplinary endeavour between the academic fields of manufacturing engineering, chemistry and biology, and is conducted in collaboration with the company Blatchford.
The project will explore the fundamental elements for engineering an interface between residual nerves and a prosthetic device. This will require the design and production of new forms of test and analysis platforms for influencing cellular behaviour, which would be used to lead and inform the construction of these biological/prosthetic interfaces. The key enabling technology for this will be novel additive manufacturing/3D printing apparatus that will be produced within the project.
You will work within a wider project team comprising a counterpart Research Associate who will focus on additive manufacturing (see accompanying advert), technician, PhD student (see accompanying advert), academic supervisors and industrial collaborators.
This specific role concerns synthetic modification of scaffolding constructs, including surface analysis, cell growth and monitoring. You will work closely with additive manufacturing counterparts for the understanding and development of the manufacturing apparatus according to the experimental results.
You will have (or be about to submit) a PhD in a relevant chemistry or cell biology discipline. Experience in synthetic chemistry, surface chemistry or cell biology is an essential requirement; experience of Additive Manufacturing is desirable.
This full-time post is offered on a fixed-term contract to 31st March 2018.
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