Research Fellow in Manufacturing Processes (ENGME1191)

Are you an experienced and ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Are you interested in manufacturing processes? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

The Future Manufacturing Processes Research Group explore how novel methods of manufacturing can provide new capabilities in products and services across a wide range of applications. The group have a large portfolio of externally funded research projects, in addition to significant flexible funding for long-term strategic research initiatives. The group have recently been recognised, by extensive external peer review, to be World Leading. 

The group’s research is conducted from an original baseline, which allows us to explore novel hypothesis and paradigms of new manufacturing capabilities. We work across material types and different application domains. 

We are looking for an outstanding candidate that will make contributions to new manufacturing processes, with specialised areas of study that may include (but not exclusive to):

•Machine design and engineering

•Materials engineering for manufacturing processes

•Non-conventional manufacturing processes

•Computer-aided-manufacture

You will work on formulating, refining and utilising new manufacturing process apparatus such that it is capable of the required material compatibility, compositional variation, and scales and accuracy of deposition onto alternative platform geometries and surfaces. This will include the design and engineering of new or adapted components, systems and hardware to enable effective operation. It will then involve conducting experimentation with the manufacturing process to fabricate and evaluate their performance. You will work alongside existing Research Fellows, PhD researchers, and the academic leaders. You will be integrated into our wider research team and benefit from specialist technical support. The experimental work will be conducted in our new state-of-the-art research laboratory.

Holding a PhD in engineering or a closely allied discipline, you will have a strong background in the development and use of manufacturing apparatus and instrumentation to fabricate specialist devices. You will also have an enthusiastic, creative approach to your research and thrive on working with a team.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Russell Harris, Future Manufacturing Processes Research Group

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2155 or email: r.harris@leeds.ac.uk 

Further information

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Closing Date: 19 Apr 2019
Category: Research