Application closing date 12/11/2021
Salary £34,304 per annum
Job category/type Research

Research Fellow - Re-Imagining Engineering Design (RIED)

Job description

The School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Queen’s University, Belfast is seeking a Research Fellow to join our Biohaviour team and be part of our exciting programme - Re-Imagine Engineering Design (RIED).

The research will be carried out as part of the EPSRC funded project – “RIED - Growing Radical Cyber-Physical-Socio Phenotypes” which is led by Queen's University Belfast in partnership with Loughborough University, University of York and ten major UK industrial companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Spirit Aero systems.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing new ideas and concepts to enable integration of design and manufacturing systems. You will also investigate new bioinspired geometry-based design systems, turning the emerging principles into a working prototype system, researching the use of VR/AR technologies to support design, and enabling the linking through to the desired manufacturing processes.

This role offers substantial career development and you will be part of an exemplary team with exceptional technical and leadership experience. You will also have the opportunity to work with leading academics and industry partners who are leaders in their fields.

The successful candidate must have and your CV/Cover letter should clearly demonstrate you have:

• 2.1 Honours Degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Normally have or be about to obtain a PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.
• At least 3 years relevant research experience to include: 
  • Undertaking research in the area of design and manufacturing, or relevant industrial experience, including demonstrable experience in design systems.
  • Experience in software development.
  • A proven track record of using experimental models to carry out analyses, critical evaluations, and interpretations of experimental data as relevant to the research project
  • Working effectively as part of a research team in the development and promotion of the research theme
• Strong publication record, commensurate with stage of career.

*Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.* 

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our Fair Employment Equality Monitoring data tells us that individuals from the Protestant faith are currently under-represented. As such, we particularly welcome applications for this role from individuals who identify with these backgrounds and / or communities.

As you may be aware, Queen’s is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena SWAN. 

It is also why we have established award winning Staff Networks such as PRISM and iRise. These networks provide an opportunity for staff to meet in a friendly, informal way to support each other.

More details on all our networks can be found at:  https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/ 

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