Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry Duration: Ending 30 June 2026 About the Role For informal enquiries, please contact Zushu Li (Professor) at z.li.19warwick.ac.uk. WMG, a world-renowned department at the University of Warwick, are recruiting an Assistant Professor (Research Focused) to lead the development of steelmaking slags for producing high-quality steels via the scrap-based EAF (electric arc furnace) steelmaking route. Converting the BF (blast furnace ironmaking)-BOF (basic oxygen furnace steelmaking) to the scrap-based EAF route for steelmaking is attractive to decarbonise the steelmaking process, however, it requires significant slag development in both primary and refining steelmaking processes. The scrap quality including the residual elements contained in the scrap will influence the liquid steel composition, the slag properties and its refining performance, and slag utilisation. Refining slags particularly play a critical role in ensuring the steel chemistry to meet the grade specifications. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop the research framework (a combination of thermodynamic modelling and experiment) for designing refining slags for the specific refining process and targeted steel grades as agreed with the industry sponsor Tata Steel UK. This will support the transition of Tata Steel UK to the scrap-based EAF steel manufacturing. This role is jointly funded by Tata Steel UK and High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC). You will work with leading, multidiscipline academics from different universities and industry experts for the impactful research. About You You shall have a PhD or EngD in Materials Science and Engineering including Metallurgy, or a relevant discipline. We are looking for a researcher having proven knowledge in the research and development of green steel manufacturing with good understanding of EAF steelmaking (including primary and refining processes). The ideal candidate would have strong track-record in metallurgical slag research theoretically and experimentally. This role offers the opportunity to conduct both independent and collaborative research, so you should be able to work independently as well as being part of an integrated industry-academia team. You should also have effective communication skills, written and oral, to enable you to secure external funding through research grants and to publish research outcomes in the appropriate journal, increasing your research portfolio. You should also contribute to the administrative aspects of the project and ensure the project is delivered on time. For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description. CLOSING DATE: Monday 06 January 2025 at 11.55 pm Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button. £46,485 to £55,295 per annum