Research Assistant/associate Zero Waste
3 weeks ago
**Salary**:
**Research Assistant**: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum
**Research Associate**: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
**Closing Date**: 18 February 2024
The Role
Newcastle University is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Research Assistant / Research Associate to join a new UKRI-funded project on developing a new class of adhesive for a zero-waste economy. The goal of the project is to replace solder in printed circuit boards with a more sustainable and recyclable adhesive.
In this critical role, you will lead all measurement-based activities for a multidisciplinary team, steering the research direction of the entire project. You will also research new measurement techniques that is able to capture small quantities and new manufacturing opportunities for the developed adhesive.
You must have experience working in industry or academia and a proven track record of delivering projects on time, liaising with project partners and collaborators effectively, disseminating research findings at major conferences and journals, and playing an active role in securing further funding.
You must be passionate about working in a dedicated, diverse, and multidisciplinary research community. You must also be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills. Your research findings and presentations must enable the group to communicate its outcomes with local and international stakeholders, including academia, government, and key industry partners.
This position is available from the 01st April 2024, is full time (37 hours per week) on a fixed term basis until the end of March 2026.
Key Accountabilities
Conduct research in the field of adhesives that replaces solder joints
Conduct research in the field of adhesives that replaces thermal paste and thermal pads
Securing all resources necessary to undertake research
Managing research work and the efficient use of resources
Manage various research activities simultaneously
Ensuring project plans are completed and reviewed
Monitoring project progress and deliver results within given schedules
Providing regular research project performance update reports to the management
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in measurement technologies, particularly in the detection of small quantities
Knowledge in testing, collection of large data, data interpretation and statistics
Ability to work in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team
Must have several years of work experience either in academia or in industry
Experience in using Finite Element Analysis tools and software that handles large data
Demonstrable understanding of material in particular its electrical and thermal behaviour
The ability to build prototypes, experimentation on systems and bench test
Experience of, or exposure to article publications in high profile journals
Experience of, or exposure to the dissemination of research outputs to a range of audiences in a variety of formats and settings (e.g. peers, students, public; journal papers, conferences and web material)
Desirable
Good understanding of thermal management
Good understanding in power electronics
Understanding of manufacturing and recycle processes
Very good communications, writing and negotiation skills
Demonstrate teaching skills
Knowledge in proposal writing
Attributes and Behaviour
Good inter-personal skills and the ability to liaise with local and international stakeholders (government, industry, general public) as a representative of the University
Experience of, or exposure to presenting and explaining research outputs in different ways to different stakeholders
Willingness to travel locally, nationally or internationally at the discretion of the Principal Investigator
Ability to work independently, and flexibly as part of multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work with a diverse stakeholder group including industry, academia and other partners
Committed to embedding the values of equality and diversity in all aspects of your work
Potential for leadership in research and innovation
**Qualifications**:
Good underpinning engineering honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to
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