The University of Nottingham is a world leader in aerospace R&D. With a research income which exceeds £120M per Year, the Engineering Research Power of the University currently ranks 4th in the UK. The Faculty of Engineering is ranked in the top 5 out of 85 engineering departments in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise, with most of its research output classified as world leading or internationally excellent in quality. It provides state-of-the art experimental and computational facilities and attracts leading scholars from around the world, many of whom are leaders in their fields.
Project description:
Failure of aerospace composite structures can be life threatening for passengers and financially catastrophic for the operator and the manufacturer. This is the main reason for which a large part of an aircraft’s lifecycle and operating cost is spent for inspecting its structural integrity on the ground. On-line detection and characterization of minor failures within composite aerospace structures can lead to a radical reduction of this cost.
Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate post within the Composites Group of the University. A fixed-term 24 month contract will be offered to the successful candidate. Remuneration will depend on previous experience.
The successful candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to the development of multiscale and wave propagation modelling tools as well as robust damage identification tools for industrial composites and metamaterials. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a consistent publication track record in the areas of numerical modelling and/or composite structures.
This funding call is open to all UK, EU and International applicants.
Enquiries prior to making an application may be addressed along with a detailed CV to Dr D. Chronopoulos
[email protected].
This position will remain open until filled.
