Job description
Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Full or Part Time (we encourage candidates to express their preference at the time of application)
1. Fixed term for 12 months, extendable pending success of trial research period.
2. Full or part-time is acceptable.
3. Laboratory based post and as such remote working is not appropriate.
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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
We are looking for an enthusiastic post-doctoral Scientist, Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineer with experience in signal processing and instrumentation; transducers and experimental testing using experimental rigs. Some specialisation in Mechatronics, Vibration, Acoustics/Ultrasonics is desirable. The project involves the design and creation of experimental rigs for the processing of materials with ultrasound energy and potentially other energy vectors (heat, EM fields etc.).
Candidates are expected to have previous experience in designing experimental rigs in a laboratory setting.
Key Requirements:
The candidate needs to have extensive experience in:
4. deriving experimental designs and protocols;
5. designing and building experimental rigs with appropriate transducers, signal processing and instrumentation;
6. gathering experimental results and presenting data as part of regular reviews;
7. demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills