Research Assistant or Research Fellow Mechanical Design Engineer
Organisation: Cranfield University
Faculty or Department: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: Full time: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered. Part time: 18 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Fixed term contract
Salary: Research Assistant (if Masters obtained: £32,039 per annum; Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD): £34,450 per annum; Research Fellow (if PhD obtained): £37,337 per annum
Posted Date: 12/09/2024
Apply by: 25/10/2024
Role Description
We welcome applications from passionate, skilled, committed individuals to join our creative team in the development and testing of a novel toilet system.
About the Role:
You will be working within an established research team developing a reinvented toilet system for multi-households. This will require a combination of responsibilities that range from design, build, testing, maintenance, and general upkeep of a novel toilet technology. The level of duties will vary depending on the level you are appointed at.
About You:
You will have experience of research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. You should possess excellent communication and time management skills, ensuring that milestones and deliverables are achieved on time and to a high quality. Superb oral and written communication skills, presentation skills, and good technical writing skills in English are essential, including the ability to produce high-quality manuscripts. Due to the requirements of the project, international travel will be expected, and you should therefore have no travel restrictions on your passport.
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.
The Centre for Design Engineering consists of a community of inventors, practitioners, and educators with a growing international reputation and track record.
Our Values and Commitments:
Our shared values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realize their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.
Working Arrangements:
Collaborating and connecting are integral to much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow.
How to apply:
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Leon Williams, Professor of Design-Led Innovation and Head of Centre for Design Engineering, on (T): +44 1234 75 8531 or (E): l.williams@cranfield.ac.uk
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details at E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4922.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 25 October 2024
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