Mechanics of Materials Experimental Officer

2 weeks ago

Leicester, United Kingdom University of Leicester Full time

**About the role**:
We are looking for an Experimental Officer to join our School of Engineering in supporting research activities that are carried out across the Mechanics of Materials (MoM) and Advanced Microscopy Facility (AMF) laboratories. This will involve providing high level experimental and research assistance to undergraduate (UG), taught post-graduate (PGT) and post-graduate research (PGR) students, post-doctoral researchers (PDRA), and academic staff. You will also ensure the laboratory equipment is maintained to a high standard, meeting health and safety requirements, as well as providing training and specialist advice for users.

You will support service users of the laboratories with a broad range of analytical and characterisation equipment and techniques, including (but not limited to):

- Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy with EDS and EBSD (including appropriate sample preparation)
- Optical Microscopy
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- Power X-Ray Diffractometry
- Micro Computed Tomography (CT)
- Static and dynamic load frames (tensile, compression, fatigue, creep, and shear testing)
- Heat treatment (hot oven furnaces)
- Hardness testing (Vickers, Rockwell, Knoop and nano-indentation)
- Tribology (wear testing)

**About you**:
**Additional information**:
Applications for job share will be considered.

We anticipate that interviews will take place during the week commencing 5th June 2023.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

**Vacancy terms**: Full time or job share considered, Permanent

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