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Research Associate in Design Practice Research for the project “When Design Never Ends”
When Design Never Ends: emergent product design practices in the era of Additive Manufacturing [WDNE] is a two-year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) [grant number AH/V009214/1].
The aim of the WDNE project is to provide a robust conceptual framework for understanding the impact of AM in product design practice; building a systematic methodology for studying the evolution of design practice; and presenting a new perspective through a comparative analysis of design practices across different domains and sectors. The project runs from 1st March 2022 to 29th February 2024.
The Research Associate will be responsible for conducting research in the area of industrial and product design practice and be responsible for the development of a research framework for investigating industrial and product design practices, undertaking primary data collection and data analysis.
Informal enquires: Dr Patrick Pradel, email: p.pradel@lboro.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: 10 April 2022.
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