Overview
The Research Assistant will support the EU-funded CRYOSTAR project. This Horizon Europe initiative aims to define a certification roadmap and develop validated crashworthiness methodologies for fuselage-integrated liquid hydrogen (LH2) tanks in next-generation aircraft.
Responsibilities
* Support the CRYOSTAR project and contribute to defining a certification roadmap and crashworthiness methodologies for fuselage-integrated LH2 tanks in next-generation aircraft.
* Assist with research management using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
* Utilise expertise in finite element analysis (FEA), impact analysis, or structural mechanics to inform project activities.
* Share knowledge that supports development of crashworthiness concepts; knowledge of crashworthiness or hydrogen/cryogenic systems is advantageous.
Qualifications
* Master’s level in a relevant subject.
* Experience of management of research, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Expertise in finite element analysis (FEA), impact analysis, or structural mechanics.
* Knowledge of crashworthiness or hydrogen/cryogenic systems would be an advantage.
About Cranfield and the Centre for Aeronautics
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The Centre for Aeronautics is one of the world's largest Centres for postgraduate education and research in aircraft design, aerodynamics, advanced modelling and simulation tools and methods. Two of the University's flagship courses are delivered from the Centre, our Master’s programmes in Aerospace Vehicle Design and Aerospace Dynamics, which have run successfully since the establishment of the Cranfield College of Aeronautics in 1946. Our leading research is application-oriented and performed in close cooperation with industry, enabling us to introduce relevant findings quickly into our CPD and Master’s programmes. We engage with business through building strategic long-term relationships and can provide expertise in applied aeronautics and aircraft design. The Centre for Aeronautics comprises five groups with specialist research interests, including the Advanced Lightweight Structures Group.
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