Research Associate

3 weeks ago


Loughborough University, United Kingdom Loughborough University Full time

Fixed-term for 12 months, with the possibility of extending.

The post can be on a full-time or part-time basis.

Loughborough University has an exciting opportunity to join the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering as a Research Associate in Powder, Alloying and AM of Multifunctional Structures.

This role is suited to an ambitious researcher who has a passion for materials science, manufacturing and engineering. The project involves the development of new alloys to manufacture structures using Additive Manufacturing from metal powder feeds.

The researcher will work on the entire workflow from powder selection and preparation, manufacturing process parameterisation, characterisation of the resulting alloy and structure, and validation. Data analytics methods will be applied to accelerate the understanding of materials discovery, processing parameters and system optimisation.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

The successful candidate must be in post by September 1st 2024.

Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Paul Conway, Principal Investigator by email at or by telephone on or to Prof Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Principal Investigator by email at or by telephone on

Application closing date: 3 June 2024.

Previous applicants need not apply.

From £33,966. Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6. Subject to annual pay award.


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