Role Description
We welcome applications from passionate, skilled and committed candidates to join our Advanced Lightweight Structures Group to contribute to the EU-funded CRYOSTAR project.
About the Role
The Research Assistant will support the EU-funded CRYOSTAR project. This prestigious 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.
About You
You will be educated to Master’s level in a relevant subject and have experience of management of research, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. With excellent communication skills, you will have expertise in finite element analysis (FEA), impact analysis, or structural mechanics. Knowledge of crashworthiness or hydrogen/cryogenic systems would be an advantage.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be able to commence by the end of July 2026.
About Us
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 .
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. These courses have run successfully since the establishment of the original 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 .
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