Research Assistant / Research Associate

We are looking for a Research Assistant/ Research Associate who will help to create material selection demonstrations from a comprehensive material database. The main goal of this job is to work on real-world material selection challenges using an ANSYS Inc. (USA) database, focusing on engineering applications in the energy sector.

The responsibilities include discussing material performance and life cycles in detail, doing calculations at the undergraduate level, exploring physical principles of materials, and making detailed diagrams. The educational content created will be used in short 60-second lectures and notes for both university and industry teaching. We will use advanced text to speech and video technology to make the recordings more accessible.

This role is a great opportunity for recent graduates/postgraduate students nearing completion who want experience in higher education and professional reporting. The project is funded by ANSYS, a well-known leader in simulation software. We welcome individuals with a background in electrical engineering, material science, or related fields like engineering, physics, or chemistry.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), available immediately and is fixed term for 1 month or until 31 July 2024 whichever date is earliest.

The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications, skills and experience, within the Grade 5 or Grade 6 scale.

Research Assistant:  £32,332 - £34,980 per annum (Grade 5), we do not anticipate appointing this position above point 25. £32,332 per annum.

Research Associate:  £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6), we do not anticipate appointing this position above point 32. £39,347 per annum.

Job ref: 18373BR

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Daniel Zabek at [email protected]
For further details about working at Cardiff School of Engineering please contact Bev Jones at [email protected]

Closing date: Friday, 22 March 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

The School of Engineering holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in science

Cardiff University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For this vacancy we actively encourage women to apply. We will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share opportunities. 

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University