Research Associate/Fellow in Electrical Machines (Fixed Term)

Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Nottingham’s Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) group is seeking a Research Associate/Fellow in Electrical Machines for a fixed-term 2-year appointment. Based at Jubilee Campus, you will join the Electrical Machines team working on advanced machine designs and electromagnetics, with opportunities to innovate in 3D topologies and novel conductors.

You will contribute to major research programmes, employing analytical and FEM tools to push the state of the art in machine

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field is expected or near completion.
• Strong foundation in electrical machines, electromagnetics and design methods.
• Experience with analytical and numerical modelling for machine design.

Responsibilities

• Advance research on electrical machine design and topology.
• Develop and apply analytical and numerical models to predict performance.
• Collaborate on major research programmes within PEMC group.

Skills

Electrical machine design

Electromagnetic fundamentals

Analytical modelling

Finite-element analysis

Machine topology development

Optimization

Education

PhD in electrical machines/electromagnetics

Tools

Finite-element EM tools

Job description

Research Associate/Fellow in Electrical Machines (Fixed Term)

Location
Jubilee Campus

Salary
£32,080 to £47,389per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £35608 with relevant PhD).

Reference
ENG2446426

Are you completing / have completed a PhD in electrical machines or electromagnetics and looking for an ambitious next step in your research career?

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated Research Associate/Fellow in Electrical Machines to join the University of Nottingham's Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) group — one of the UK's largest and most ambitious research clusters in electrical machines, power electronics and drives.

You will join our Electrical Machines team, working on a new generation of major research programmes addressing some of the most technically challenging problems in advanced electrical machine design.

Our work ranges from highly integrated electrical machines for future hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion through to emerging technologies involving advanced conductors, innovative machine concepts and novel 3D machine topologies. These programmes provide significant opportunities for innovation in electromagnetics, machine topology, analytical modelling and multidisciplinary design.

We are particularly interested in candidates with strong foundations in:

• electrical machine design and electromagnetic fundamentals;
• analytical electromagnetic modelling and performance prediction;
• finite-element electromagnetic analysis; and
• machine topology development, design methods and optimisation.

Your experience does not need to be in a particular machine topology or type. You may have worked on permanent-magnet, induction, reluctance, wound-field or other machine technologies. What matters most is the depth of your technical understanding, how you approach difficult engineering problems and your ability to develop new ideas .

You will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in electrical machines, electromagnetics, electrical engineering or a closely related discipline. We are particularly looking for someone who is technically strong, curious, self-motivated and keen to develop greater technical independence.

What next

Hours of work are full time ( 36.25 hours); fixed term contract for 2 years . Job share arrangements may be considered. Please contact Prof. Chris Gerada ( chris.gerada @nottingham.ac.uk ) for further information.

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