Research Assistant - Aluminium Brazing & Materials (3 Months)

Brunel University London; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Brunel University of London’s BCAST group seeks a part-time Research Assistant/Fellow for a fixed-term 3-month project starting July 2026. The role focuses on aluminium brazing, process optimisation, and modelling to support energy-efficient heat exchangers.

£37,118–£39,144 (R1) or £41,292–£44,762 (R1) with London weighting, pro-rata for part-time. The successful candidate will work on experimental and modelling tasks, developing methods for high-integrity brazed joints and analysing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or related discipline.
• PhD in Materials/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop apparatus and methodologies for high-integrity brazed joints.
• Optimise aluminium brazing process and joint microstructures.
• Simulate temperature distributions in workpieces during brazing.
• Characterise microstructure and mechanical properties of brazed joints.

Skills

Aluminium brazing

Temperature modelling

Materials characterisation

Education

Bachelor's degree

PhD desirable

Tools

Induction heating

Temperature monitoring

Job description

Brunel University of London’s BCAST group seeks a part-time Research Assistant/Fellow for a fixed-term 3-month project starting July 2026. The role focuses on aluminium brazing, process optimisation, and modelling to support energy-efficient heat exchangers.

£37,118–£39,144 (R1) or £41,292–£44,762 (R1) with London weighting, pro-rata for part-time. The successful candidate will work on experimental and modelling tasks, developing methods for high-integrity brazed joints and analysing