IAT Student Summer Aerospace Placement - Environmental Materials Testing

University of Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Nottingham is seeking engineering or science students for a placement role starting June 2025. The position involves preparing environmental chambers and generating research posters, providing valuable laboratory and materials testing experience. This opportunity is ideal for students looking to enhance their problem-solving skills and work with an academic team.

Qualifications

• Students in second, third, or fourth year of their program are preferred.
• Access to own laptop preferable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of environmental chamber for use in multi-axial test rig.
• Generation of a research poster for presentation.

Skills

Teamwork

Report Writing

Engineering Problem Solving

Education

BEng/BSc or MEng

MSc

Job description

Description

Start Date: 23rd June 2025

End Date: 12th September 2025

Working Hours: 35 hours per week (7 hours a day, Monday to Friday). Lunch break of 1 hour (unpaid)

Pay Rate: £13.12 per hour plus holiday pay

Location: Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham

Dress Code: Smart Casual

The duties will include:

• Preparation of environmental chamber for use in multi-axial test rig and initial testing of aluminium specimens.
• Generation of a research poster describing your project. Poster to be presented to internal and external delegates at the end of programme event in September.

Skills and experience required for the role:

• This post is suitable for BEng/BSc or MEng students, on the second, third, or fourth year of their programme. MSc students are also able to apply. Students from an Engineering or Science programme are preferred for this placement.
• Examples of team work, report writing, and engineering problem solving would be recommended in your application.
• Access to own laptop preferable but not essential.

What you can expect to gain during this role:

• Problem solving
• Working with an academic team
• Experimental laboratory experience
• Practical materials testing experience
• Health and safety

Application Instructions:

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025

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Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe.

Further information:

The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples include clinical, medical, and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required.

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What Next:

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