Research Associate – Advanced Steel & Materials

Dunhillmedical; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to join the IGNITE Future Manufacturing Research Hub. You will work across the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering and the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering on residual elements in steel and their impact on properties.

You will manufacture steels, characterise microstructure, perform modelling and present findings to sponsors, aiming to publish in high-impact journals.

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD or be close to completion (or have equivalent experience) in materials science, engineering, tribology, applied maths or physical science or any other relevant discipline.
• Experience in steel processing (casting, thermomechanical processing etc).
• Advanced characterization of steels, for example TEM and EBSD.
• Mechanical property testing.
• Materials modelling, with experience coding in C beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out research tasks focused on project delivery under the supervision of the academic lead.
• Inform and perform fundamental research on microstructure/process/property relationships in advanced steel alloys.
• Carry out quantitative characterisation of the resulting materials.
• Carry out modelling of the steel performance under application conditions, validating with laboratory testing.
• Plan work effectively, including resource availability, deadlines, milestones and reporting to line manager.
• Liaise and collaborate with IGNITE team and industrial sponsors.
• Generate regular project updates and deliver presentations at technical review meetings.
• Write journal and conference articles to disseminate findings.

Skills

Steel processing

Mechanical property testing

Scientific writing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Problem solving

Education

PhD or near completion

Tools

TEM

EBSD

C programming

Job description

The University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to join the IGNITE Future Manufacturing Research Hub. You will work across the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering and the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering on residual elements in steel and their impact on properties.

You will manufacture steels, characterise microstructure, perform modelling and present findings to sponsors, aiming to publish in high-impact journals.