Research Assistant or Research Fellow in Environmental Engineering
- Employer
- CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Cranfield, United Kingdom
- Closing date
- 5 Jan 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Physical Sciences, Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships, Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
School/Department School of Water, Energy and Environment
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period 2 years
Salary Research Assistant (if close to completion) £30,600 per annum or Research Fellow (if PhD obtained) £33,309 per annum
Apply by 05/01/2020
Role Description
Research Assistant (if close to completion) - £30,600 per annum
Research Fellow (if PhD obtained) - £33,309 per annum
Come and join the Cranfield community. We are an exclusively postgraduate university that is a global leader for transformational research and education in technology and management. Cranfield has over 40 years’ experience in the sector and we are recognised internationally for our work in the science, engineering and management of water.
In this position, you will contribute to the delivery of Cranfield University’s research in water and waterway engineering and materials science in the EPSRC-funded project ‘Improved prediction of cohesive sediment erosion based on inter-particle forces’. The ambitious project aims to develop transferable predictive models of cohesive sediment erodibility though new empirical research and modelling.
You will work with an interdisciplinary team of natural scientists and materials engineers to conduct laboratory experiments and develop a computational dynamics model of cohesive sediment erosion. The empirical research will be conducted in the new state-of-the-art cohesive sediment erosion flume at Cranfield University, funded by EPSRC. Further information regarding the project tasks is available within the candidate brief.
The project represents an excellent opportunity to foster interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in environmental and materials engineering to resolve a long-standing challenge in sediment erosion research.
You will have a PhD (obtained or near completion) in environmental or materials engineering, or allied disciplines. Knowledge and experience in computational modelling (such as molecular dynamics, discrete element modelling (DEM), or computational fluid dynamics (CFD)) and excellent programming skills are essential. Prior experience in laboratory experimentation or physical modelling in hydraulics is advantageous. You should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a track record in writing and publishing your research.
If you have ambition to build your own reputation through research, an impressive publications record and a great student teaching approach, then we would like to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Robert Grabowski, Senior Lecturer in Catchment Science, r.c.grabowski@cranfield.ac.uk.
At Cranfield, we value Diversity and Inclusion, and aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together harmoniously with dignity and respect and realise their full potential. We actively consider flexible working options such as part-time, compressed or flexible hours and/or an element of homeworking, and commit to exploring the possibilities for each role.
Your career at Cranfield will be enhanced through access to fully equipped shared laboratory and pilot facilities, extensive research and business training through our learning and development team and doctoral training centres in a collegiate and supportive environment.
Company
Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.
We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.
Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.
Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.
People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.
- Telephone
- +(44)01234 750111
- Location
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CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom
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