<p> THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Recruitment Role Profile Form</p><p>Job Title: Research Associate/Fellow</p><p>School/Department: Faculty of Engineering - Advanced Manufacturing Group</p><p>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) </p><p>Job Family and Level: Research & Teaching level 4 TG / 4 (subject to PhD completion)</p><p>Contract Status: Fixed-term starting summer 2016 for 15 Months</p><p>Hours of Work: Full-time, 35.25 hours per week</p><p>Location: University Park Campus</p><p>Reporting to: Dr David T Branson III</p><p>Purpose of the New Role:</p><p>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</p><p>Main Responsibilities % time per year</p><p>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</p><p>Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience</p><p>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 </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>Page 2 of 2</p>