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Research Fellow in Experimental Aerodynamics

Employer
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Salary
£33,309 to £37,127 per annum
Closing date
28 Mar 2021

Job Details

School/Department School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
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 Permanent
Salary £33,309 to £37,127 per annum
Apply by 28/03/2021

Role Description

Cranfield University is one of the top five research-intensive universities in the UK and has an unrivalled reputation for transforming cutting edge technology, management and science into practical, life-enhancing solutions.

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 Aerospace represents one of the largest academic centres in Western Europe for strategic applied research, development and design within aerospace. Within this activity the Applied Aerodynamics Group operates a range of subsonic, transonic and hypersonic wind tunnel facilities which support MSc, PhD and Short Course provision as well as a diverse research project portfolio within the School.

We are seeking to recruit a high calibre individual with expertise in Experimental Aerodynamics including practical experience with advanced instrumentation, measurement and flow diagnostic systems.  You will support the operation and future development of the laboratory whilst providing specialist expertise to support existing and future research projects which utilise the wind tunnel facilities.  You will be expected to support the postgraduate teaching provision and to supervise MSc thesis projects.

You will be a confident and independent researcher with a PhD (or close to completion) in, or closely related to, experimental aerodynamics, be able to demonstrate practical problem solving skills related to specialist instrumentation, data acquisition and data processing systems and have experience with specialist data acquisition and control software such as LabVIEW.

You will be able to work closely with our industrial partners who use the wind tunnel facilities and you will be able to support the preparation of research proposals that deliver innovative solutions to address a wide range of applied problems in aerodynamics from sectors including; aerospace, environment, defence and automotive.

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 Professor Kevin Garry, Professor of Experimental Aerodynamics on (T); +44 (0)1234 750111 Ext 5135 or (E); k.p.garry@cranfield.ac.uk

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.

Company info
Telephone
+(44)01234 750111
Location
CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom

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