MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE RESEARCHER (PhD student)

22 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Warwick

Department

School of Engineering

Research Field

Engineering » Control engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

United Kingdom

Application Deadline

13 Mar 2024 - 23:55 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Up to £47,461.56 per annum

fixed term contract up to 36 months

The School of Engineering of the University of Warwick is looking to appoint 1 full-time Marie Sklodowska-Curie Researchers, who is required to register as PhD students, to undertake independent and collaborative research in advanced control systems, in particularly developing reinforcement learning based control algorithms, with applications in renewable energy systems and fluid structure interactions.

The post is funded by the UKRI as part of Warwick’s role as Associate Partner in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral-Training-Network “ModConFlex” which includes 14 positions.

The ModConFlex consortium brings together 17 academic and industrial partners across Europe. It aims to train the next generation of researchers on the modelling and control of flexible structures interacting with fluids, using and contributing to the latest advances in control theory, artificial intelligence and energy-based modelling. It will provide the Researchers with extensive technical and interpersonal skills training. The Researcher will be expected to attend the training program (including internship opportunities) of the ModConFlex consortium.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Control engineering

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

It is essential that you have a good honours degree in the fields of Control Engineering, Machine Learning, Data science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. You will have a developing research profile with the ability to publish high quality research output. You will have excellent IT skills including demonstrable ability to use IT to write technical research papers and presentations. You are also required to be an excellent communicator with strong communication skills and be able to evidence excellent interpersonal skills with relevant experience of working independently and as part of a team.

The successful candidate will have strong experience and/or knowledge in at least one of the following areas: control systems, data science, machine learning, renewable energy, and mathematical modelling.

You will be required to meet Marie Curie Researcher eligibility criteria. As a condition of the project at the time of recruitment the researcher shall NOT have resided or carried out their main activity in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment under the project, and you must not have been awarded a doctoral degree. Applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career (e.g. working as a researcher after obtaining your Master’s degree) and you will be registered, or demonstrate a willingness to register, for a PhD degree at the University of Warwick.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure . Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure . 

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description at the job application website Marie Sklodowska-Curie Researcher (107516-0224) - University of Warwick (tal.net)

Specific Requirements

See the job application website Marie Sklodowska-Curie Researcher (107516-0224) - University of Warwick (tal.net)

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Warwick

Country

United Kingdom

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/user…

Contact

City

Coventry

Website

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/research/grouplist/systemsmodelling/

Street

Library Road, University of Warwick

Postal Code

CV4 7AL

STATUS: EXPIRED