09 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Bath, England

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering, working with Prof. Richard Butler and Dr Andy Rhead on next-generation technologies for composite aerostructures. 

Following decades of relative stability, the aerospace sector is open to disruption through the combination of environmental imperatives and ageing aircraft fleets. The EPSRC Prosperity Partnership ZENITH (Zero Emission: the Next-generation of Integrated Technologies for Hydrogen), between GKN Aerospace and the University of Bath, aims to position the UK as a leader in the field in emerging zero emission aircraft.

We are seeking two Research Associates to take a key role in the design and development of digital hydraulic fluid power technologies and control systems. The roles are funded by the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, investigating Digital Hydraulic Fluid Power Technologies for Decarbonising Off-road Vehicles. 

Hydraulic fluid power has several advantages, such as high power density, compactness, low weight, fast response, and good controllability. However, the current hydraulic control method involves using valves to throttle flow, reduce pressure, and control the speed and force of the load. Although this approach is simple to operate, it is highly energy inefficient, and the average power efficiency of fluid power systems is only about 21%.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join us on the ATI (Aerospace Technology Institute) funded project “Multi-Application Bonding” (MABOND). The project partners Bath with several industrial and academic collaborators which are invested in composite manufacturing processes. MABOND is a research and innovation initiative to develop and accelerate structural bonding technologies to replace fasteners.   

We’re seeking a composites research engineer who will conduct parametric studies and material testing relating to our in-house resistance welding process. You will modify the existing rig according to project requirements and based on our evolving understanding of the process. In addition, you’ll develop and verify an FEA/Strip model of the welded joints, which will also be used for parametric studies. 

Applications are invited for a two 3-year full-time Research Associates to work with Prof Euan Spence as part of the ERC Synergy Grant “Phase-space-inspired numerical methods for high-frequency wave scattering: from semiclassical analysis through numerical analysis to implementation” (www.psinumscat.com).

These positions will be concerned with the numerical analysis – involving a mixture of theory and computations – of acoustic and electromagnetic problems, modelled in the frequency domain by the Helmholtz equation and the time-harmonic Maxwell equations. 

We are looking for an outstanding researcher to help pioneer novel methods for evaluation of drug molecules (biological and small molecule) to assess compatibility in line with relevant NHS guidelines. Our vision is to gain a deeper understanding of the pathways and mechanisms that impact drug stability in-use.

The ability to develop a deeper understanding of the many effects that manufacture process and storage impart on ready to use medicines is of crucial importance in the future development of improved formulations for these molecules and improving their safety towards patients.

Applications are invited for a highly motivated and ambitious Research Fellow to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the newly created Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC). 

The Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change integrates physical, social and systems science and engineering at Bath and develops leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues. Our work spans three core themes: 

• Sustainable Chemical Technologies
• Sustainable Systems
• Social Transformations

Viper Innovations Ltd in partnership with the University of Bath is looking for a talented engineer or scientist at the interface of electrical engineering and chemistry/physics to develop an innovative subsea cable integrity monitoring product that will extend the lifetime and performance of critical underwater cables and support the growth of offshore renewables. 

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to perform research in the general area of synthetic and mechanistic, molecular low oxidation state s-block heterobimetallic chemistry.

You will be expected to synthesise a range of highly reactive low oxidation state main group element species, perform mechanistic analyses and draft papers. All new compounds will be analysed by a combination of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and mass spectrometry.