Materials KE Associate (455269)
 

Salary range: £33,309 - £40,927

FTE: 1

Term: Fixed (3 years)

Closing date: 18 July 2022

The AFRC is seeking to appoint an experienced Materials Knowledge Exchange (KE) Associate to support the delivery of high value research programmes focused on the characterisations, assessments and modelling of microstructure and mechanical properties in forged or formed components. Recently the Centre has invested significantly in advanced materials characterisations equipment and is rapidly developing a team which specialises in this area. You will be expected to support and contribute to high value industrial funding proposals in support of a range of projects across the Centre. You will be expected to work between the AFRC and its industrial partners and there will be a strong emphasis on knowledge exchange.

To be considered for this role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, i.e. Materials Science, Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or you will be educated to a minimum of 2:1 Honors degree with significant relevant experience within a relevant industrial environment. You will have an established track record in providing engineering solutions in an industrial context as well as experience of supporting research and development of manufacturing processes.

You will have research and/or industrial experience in at least two of the following technical areas:

• A good basic knowledge of materials and the way that manufacturing processes can develop or modify material’s microstructure to achieve desired mechanical properties.
• Techniques of materials characterisation e.g. SEM, EDX, WDS, EBSD, optical microscopy.
• Mechanical Testing (tensile testing, compression testing, fatigue testing, hardness testing, charpy impact test etc.)
• The use of finite element based software (e.g. ABAQUS, DEFORM, QForm or similar) for process simulation (e.g. forging, sheet forming, residual stress prediction), or microstructure modelling.

You will be able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising your own workload with minimal guidance from a team/project leader, and you will have the ability to deal with complex problems presented to you by colleagues. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to interact with a range of stakeholders from industry and/or academia. You will have excellent troubleshooting skills, including a methodical approach to solve complex problems and you will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

For informal enquiries, plesae contact Michael King, Materials Testing Theme Lead, michael.king@strath.ac.uk
Tel 0141 574 5261

 

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Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Staff Category
Knowledge Exchange
Type of Employment
Fixed-term
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 

Salary range: £33,309 - £40,927

FTE: 1

Term: Fixed (3 years)

Closing date: 18 July 2022

The AFRC is seeking to appoint an experienced Materials Knowledge Exchange (KE) Associate to support the delivery of high value research programmes focused on the characterisations, assessments and modelling of microstructure and mechanical properties in forged or formed components. Recently the Centre has invested significantly in advanced materials characterisations equipment and is rapidly developing a team which specialises in this area. You will be expected to support and contribute to high value industrial funding proposals in support of a range of projects across the Centre. You will be expected to work between the AFRC and its industrial partners and there will be a strong emphasis on knowledge exchange.

To be considered for this role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, i.e. Materials Science, Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or you will be educated to a minimum of 2:1 Honors degree with significant relevant experience within a relevant industrial environment. You will have an established track record in providing engineering solutions in an industrial context as well as experience of supporting research and development of manufacturing processes.

You will have research and/or industrial experience in at least two of the following technical areas:

• A good basic knowledge of materials and the way that manufacturing processes can develop or modify material’s microstructure to achieve desired mechanical properties.
• Techniques of materials characterisation e.g. SEM, EDX, WDS, EBSD, optical microscopy.
• Mechanical Testing (tensile testing, compression testing, fatigue testing, hardness testing, charpy impact test etc.)
• The use of finite element based software (e.g. ABAQUS, DEFORM, QForm or similar) for process simulation (e.g. forging, sheet forming, residual stress prediction), or microstructure modelling.

You will be able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising your own workload with minimal guidance from a team/project leader, and you will have the ability to deal with complex problems presented to you by colleagues. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to interact with a range of stakeholders from industry and/or academia. You will have excellent troubleshooting skills, including a methodical approach to solve complex problems and you will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

For informal enquiries, plesae contact Michael King, Materials Testing Theme Lead, michael.king@strath.ac.uk
Tel 0141 574 5261

 

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