Research Associate - Powder, Alloying and AM of Multifunctional Structures

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Loughborough, ENGLAND

Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Full time, fixed term contract for 12 months

The successful candidate must be in post by 1 August 2024.

This role is suited to an ambitious researcher who has a passion for materials science, manufacturing and engineering.

The project involves the development of new alloys to manufacture structures using Additive Manufacturing from metal powder feeds.

The researcher will work on the entire workflow from powder selection and preparation, manufacturing process parameterisation, characterisation of the resulting alloy and structure, and validation.

Data analytics methods will be applied to accelerate the understanding of materials discovery, processing parameters and system optimisation.

For more information refer to theJob Description and Person Specification.

Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Paul Conway, Principal Investigator by email at [email protected]  or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 505 or to Prof Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Principal Investigator by email at [email protected] or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 518

Application closing date: 20 March 2024


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