About the Project
Location: Boldrewood Campus
Salary: £31,537.37 to £35,100.82 per annum (subject to bi-annual exchange rate reviews)
Full Time, Fixed Term
Closing Date: 2nd September 2018
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 1037118AK
A 3 year position in the area of Computational structural mechanics and metamaterials inspired by additive manufacturing (InDESTruct ESR2) leading to a PhD is available at the University of Southampton.
For 18 months of the post you will be based at Boldrewood Campus at the University of Southampton, for the other 18 months you will be based at Vestas Aircoil in Denmark.
You will pursue research in the highly inter-disciplinary area of structural design and optimisation. This is an exciting project lying at the interface of design & optimisation, mechanics & structural vibration, mathematical modelling, and material science. The project will focus on the structural design and optimisation of heat exchanger system.
The structural dynamic design will also account for any possible adverse structural response due to periodicity of the structure coupled by the intrinsic disorder due to manufacturing and other imperfections. The activity will tie up smoothly with additive manufacturing of novel geometries, especially for use as structural/acoustic metamaterials. A strong background in computational structural dynamics and mathematical analysis of structural problems is desirable.
Essential criteria
• An undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in a numerate discipline (engineering, physics, applied mathematics or materials science) with computational as well as experimental interests. This will have been earned prior to joining the doctoral programme
• Proven programming skills and a flair for mathematical modelling
• Certificate of English language proficiency (of Band C minimum). Details of the requirement are given in the link below: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissionspolicies/language/?utm_source=ugprospectus&utm_medium=print&utm_campaign=undergraduate-2015
Desirable criteria:
• A master’s degree in a numerate discipline (engineering, applied mathematics, physics, or theoretical chemistry)
• Interest in carrying out laboratory experiments.
Applicants shall, at the time of recruitment, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree. Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him/her to embark on a doctorate.
At the time of recruitment, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
In the last sections of the application form where you have the opportunity to add supporting documents, please attach the following:
• CV (summarizing education, positions held and academic work - scientific publications)
• A 1-page Personal Statement detailing your reasons for applying, research interests, research experience, academic achievements and career ambitions
• Copies of educational and English Test certificates and transcript of records
• List of publications, if any
Application procedure
You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Georgie Warren (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 7749. Please quote reference 1037118AK on all correspondence.
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