Job Title: Research Associate/Fellow

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Recruitment Role Profile Form

School/Department: Faculty of Engineering - Advanced Manufacturing Group

Salary: £25,769 to £37,768 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £28,982 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance)

Job Family and Level: Research & Teaching level 4 TG / 4 (subject to PhD completion)

Contract Status: Fixed-term starting summer 2016 for 15 Months

Hours of Work: Full-time, 35.25 hours per week

Location: University Park Campus

Reporting to: Dr David T Branson III

Purpose of the New Role:

This role is being created as part of funding for an EPSRC 1st Grant (EP/N022505/1) on the development of modelling methods for actuated continuum surfaces undergoing large deformations

Main Responsibilities % time per year

1. Conduct research to investigate the development of new modelling techniques 50% providing the tools necessary to enable robust procedures for the design and control of actuated continuum surfaces. To perform day to day management of the research activities, including co-supervision of undergraduate and PhD students. 2. Conduct laboratory based validation of developed model systems. 20% 3. Production of reports, publications, presentations and travel to meetings with 25% project partners. 4. Any other duties appropriate to this post as required by the project leader, Dr 5% David T Branson III, or his nominee

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential Desirable Qualifications/  PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Education Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline, or have submitted thesis for examination. Skills/Training  Experience in one or more of the  Experience working in relevant following: interdisciplinary fields, where - Modelling of complex systems gaining knowledge of new in the kinematic and dynamic areas and techniques is a domains. constant requirement. - Experience in the development  Organizational skills and of continuum arm/surface project management. models, FEA and/or Lagrangian  Skills in laboratory based formulation techniques. Strong testing for validation purposes

Recruitment experience in other applied mathematics areas with a  This project will require travel desire to apply to continuum to UK and international systems will be considered. collaborator sites. A desire to  Good report writing and participate in on-site visits is communications skills encouraged.

Experience  Experience of publications in  Experience supervising PhD academic journal papers and/or and/or undergraduate reports for industry. students.  Experience and/or desire to write future grant applications.  Demonstrated ability of teamwork.