Organisation Cranfield University
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 20 Months
Salary £30,600 per annum (Research Assistant) or £33,309 per annum (Research Fellow)
Posted Date 09/11/2020
Apply by 07/12/2020
Documents 3436 - JD & Person Spec.pdf (PDF, 1025.82kb)

Role Description

Research Assistant or Research Fellow in Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured Components

Cranfield University Centre for Renewable Energy Systems welcomes applications from researchers to work on structural integrity of additively manufactured materials for application in offshore wind industry. The role holder will also be working with other academic partners from different universities as well as Supergen ORE Hub members.

As the UK’s only exclusively postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships is creating leaders in technology and management globally.  Our distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how these work together to benefit the world.

Our people are our most valuable resource and everyone has a role to play in shaping the future of our university, developing our learners, and transforming the businesses we work with. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here. Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

Cranfield’s excellence in Water, Energy and Environment is recognised internationally. Industrial-scale facilities underpin our research and development in energy technologies, including biofuels, biomass for energy, carbon capture and offshore oil and gas. Our environment activities include internationally recognised centres of excellence in Environmental Risk and Futures, and Water Science. Agrifood has been a core area since taking over the National College of Agricultural Engineering in the 1970s and we own the soil map for England and Wales.

This post will contribute to the delivery of the Supergen ORE Hub funded project on “Corrosion and fatigue protection of offshore wind turbine structures using additive manufacturing technology”.

You will be key in working on the development of experimental and numerical methods to understand the pitting corrosion and fatigue behaviour of additively manufactured structures, as well as presenting research outcomes at international structural integrity, wind and additive manufacturing conferences and publishing final results in prestigious journals.

You will have (obtained or near completion ) a PhD in Mechanical / Civil / Structural Engineering, Materials Science or other Additive Manufacturing related disciplines; and experience in finite element modelling, laboratory testing, and preparing, editing and submitting high quality journal papers. You will also have an understanding of the wider concepts of structural design and integrity of additively manufactured parts for application in various industries, particularly in renewable energy marine structures. You will be a team player, with excellent project management and interpersonal skills.

In return, the successful applicant will have exciting opportunities for career development in this key position, and to support world leading research and education, joining a supportive team and environment.

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. To further demonstrate our commitment to progressing gender diversity in STEM, we are members of WES & Working Families, and sponsors of International Women in Engineering Day.

Our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring has shown that women and minority ethnic groups are currently underrepresented within the university and so we actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from these groups.

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. Find out more here.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Ali Mehmanparast, Senior Lecturer in Structural Integrity, on (T): +44 (0)1234 75 8331 or (E): a.mehmanparast@cranfield.ac.uk

Interviews to be held: 17 December 2020