Research Fellow in Kirigami Mechanics

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Civil & Enviromental Engineering
Location:  Guildford
Wage: 
£38,205 to £39,347
each year relying on expertise
Fastened Time period Contract 21 months with the likelihood for extension to 24 months.
Put up Kind:  Full Time
Closing Date: 
23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 18 February 2024
Reference:  038723-R

The Faculty of Sustainability, Civil & Environmental Engineering on the College of Surrey is looking for to recruit a full-time post-doctoral Analysis Fellow on the EPSRC funded mission ‘Mechanics & Design of Kirigami-based Power-Dissipating Gadgets’. 

It is a fastened time period contract for 21 months with the opportunity of extension to 24 months.

Principal Obligations

The profitable candidate will take a number one position in finding out the impact of plasticity on the behaviour of kirigami and characterising kirigami-based buildings underneath dynamic masses. They may also apply this information to the event of a proof-of-concept energy-dissipating gadget/system. The position will contain experimental, numerical, and theoretical evaluation, as applicable, and in keeping with the profitable candidate’s expertise. The candidate will contribute to dissemination by means of co-authoring papers for submission to educational journals and presenting at worldwide conferences.

The profitable candidate will work underneath the supervision of Dr Martin Walker within the Faculty of Sustainability, Civil & Environmental Engineering.

Abilities/Expertise

Candidates ought to maintain, or be close to completion of, a PhD in a related topic. Nonetheless, equal skilled expertise may also be thought of. The profitable candidate could have expertise with a number of of the next:

• Evaluation/Design of Origami-/Kirigami-based buildings.
• Dynamic behaviour of structural components (e.g. impression, blast).
• Experimental testing underneath static and (ideally) dynamic masses.
• Numerical simulations utilizing Abaqus.

Growth & Assist

This place will function a platform for the profitable candidate to develop their profile and profession as an impartial researcher. Growth help can be offered by the Principal Investigator (Dr Walker) in addition to by means of the College of Surrey’s Researcher Growth Programme.

A spread of advantages can be found together with the USS (College Superannuation Scheme) pension, and journey & household advantages together with subsidised rail fare, cycle to work scheme, and on-site childcare. 

For casual inquiries please contact Dr Martin Walker ([email protected] ).

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The College of Surrey is dedicated to offering an inclusive surroundings that gives equal alternatives for all.  We place nice worth on range and are looking for to extend the variety inside our group.  Due to this fact we significantly encourage purposes from under-represented teams, akin to folks from Black, Asian and minority ethnic teams and folks with disabilities.  

Interview date Monday twenty sixth February 2024.

Begin date as quickly as attainable.

Please notice, it’s College Coverage to supply a beginning wage equal to Degree 3.6 (£34,980) to profitable candidates who’ve been awarded, however are but to obtain, their PhD certificates.  As soon as the unique PhD certificates has been submitted to the native HR Division, the wage can be elevated to Degree 4.1 (£36,024).