Job description
Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Full Time, Fixed term for 12 months
Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
This Fellowship offers an opportunity for a recently completed engineering PhD candidate to receive 12 months of tailored support to start to develop and establish a research career.
The Fellow will have an appropriate Loughborough University academic sponsor to support and guide them; they will work as part of the SuS-Tex cluster. Fellows must be undertaking work derived from their own research questions and ideas, which will provide a strong underpinning for such as an external Fellowship application or full time RTE position in the future.
During the Fellowship, the holder will be encouraged to apply for an appropriate externally funded Fellowship for researchers in the early career stages, to be based at Loughborough University, and to commence at the conclusion of this Doctoral Fellowship.
Key Requirements:
The candidate needs to have experience in:
1. Candidates must have submitted their thesis, been examined, and passed before the Doctoral Fellowship begins; they must be within 2 years of their PhD examination.
2. Recent active research in SMART Textiles / Wearables Engineering.
3. Experience of authoring original work, in the highest quality referred academic journals and / or substantial technical reports for industry.
4. Experience of presenting research work at international scientific conferences.
5. Experience of acquiring, curating and analysing data derived from analytical techniques.
6. Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.