Jobs @ Department of Engineering

A position exists for a Research Assistant/Associate at the Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, to work on foreign direct investment policy. In particular, how the structures and capabilities of national and regional industrial value chains and innovation systems can attract FDI; and how, in turn, FDI influences economic value creation and capture within these systems.

The RA will undertake independent and collaborative research under the guidance of Dr Eoin O'Sullivan (Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy), in collaboration with Drs Guendalina Anzolin and Viktoria Doeme. The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

The key responsibilities and duties are:

Research on the following topics:

• The relationships between R&D and manufacturing (e.g. importance of proximity and co-innovation), and FDI; and the implications for government FDI policies
• The role that FDI in different industrial activities can have in facilitating value creation and value capture processes (within different national and regional ecosystems)
  
• The role of intermediate R&D institutes (e.g. Research & Technology Organisations) in supporting national and regional attractiveness for FDI.
  

Other tasks will include:

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or collaborative research
• Write up research work for presentation / publication
• Manage own research and administrative activities, with guidance if required
• Communicate technical materials to academics / policymakers
• Build external contacts with government stakeholders
• Plan and manage own research activity in collaboration with others

Required qualifications, experience and skills include:

• Has obtained (or is close to obtaining) a PhD in economics, engineering or management
• Research experience in industrial or innovation economics, R&D policy or management
• Research experience in relevant policy topics (e.g: regional innovation policy, manufacturing policy)
• Record of publishing high quality policy-related research outputs (commensurate with career stage)
• Experience in mixing quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Experience of systematic analysis of policy practitioner literature and/or economic policy evidence
• Experience of engaging with policy officials
• Strong writing skills, including ability to communicate complex concepts to stakeholders

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966; Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact:

• Dr Eoin O'Sullivan (eo252@cam.ac.uk) for queries of a technical nature related to the role
• Geraldine Guceri (gcg22@cam.ac.uk) for queries related to the application process

Please quote reference NM41132 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

This project seeks to develop a process model for the reuse of wastewater streams for hydrogen production and direct integration into industrial feedstocks, and to use techno-economic analysis to evaluate the feasibility of doing so, using real facility data as case studies.

Currently, nearly all hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels. Industries which use hydrogen as a feedstock could reduce their carbon footprint by using renewable energy to electrolyse water.

This work will identify where this would be feasible, considering cost, hydrogen need, and wastewater makeup. It will identify industries which might benefit from this type of process intensification, and then will extend to gather specific data about the wastewater constituency from various industries. It will develop case studies identifying the specific makeup of the wastewater, the current disposal method, the current source of hydrogen, specific constituents of concern for electrolyzers, and specific constituents which are of environmental concern.

This project will then develop an appropriate process train using unit operations and process modelling for the purification and electrolysis for hydrogen production of wastewater for specific industries. This will be supported by a techno-economic analysis to understand the economic implications of implementing such a system. This will be extended by optimizing the process train and operating point to maximize financial viability or minimize the environmental load.

Outcomes from this work include a set of case studies of industries which benefit most from reusing wastewater to produce hydrogen; a set of process models to describe the energy, additive, material and equipment needs of the process; and a techno-economic analysis model to optimize process designs for financial cost or environmental burden.

This project encourages the circular resource economy and identifies strategies for decarbonizing feedstocks from critical industries through process integration of wastes and feedstocks. It will provide specific recommendations and pathways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and the environmental load from wastewater releases.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for eligible UK students. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) at least a good 2.1 degree in engineering, or similar. Background knowledge of electrochemistry, water chemistry, or computational methods is beneficial.

Applications should be submitted via the University of Cambridge Applicant Portal https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg/finance, with Dr. Nathanial Cooper identified as the potential supervisor by 9 April. Applications may close early if the position is filled before the advertised date.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

A position exists, for a Research Assistant/Associate at the Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, to work on international comparison of innovation policies. The RA will undertake independent and collaborative research under the guidance of Dr Eoin O'Sullivan (Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy). The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

The key responsibilities and duties are:

Research on the following topics:

• Undertaking international comparative analysis of innovation policies and industrial policies (including programmes, institutions, sources of evidence, and policy analysis).
• Framework building and systematizing methods for international comparative analysis of innovation and industrial policies relying on a variety of different types of local, national, and international policy documents.

Methodological approaches and topics of interest include:

• Applying qualitative research methods, including thematic analysis or content analysis of policy documents and policy tools, to provide insights on innovation and industrial policy.
• Developing and applying research designs using text-as-data such as natural language processing for policy analysis (e.g., topic modelling of patent abstracts and beyond) to provide insights on innovation and industrial policy.

Other tasks will include:

• Developing research objectives and proposals for own or collaborative research
• Writing up research work for presentation and publication
• Communicating technical materials to academics and policymakers
• Building external contacts with government agencies

Required qualifications, experience and skills include:

• Has obtained (or is close to obtaining) a PhD in innovation/engineering management; R&D policy; economics (related to a relevant research domain)
• Research experience in technology/innovation management, science/technology/innovation policy, innovation economics.
• Research experience related to relevant policy topics (e.g: R&D policy, innovation policy, comparative policy analysis)
• Record of publishing in high quality technology policy-related research outputs (commensurate with career stage)
• Experience in qualitative policy document analysis.
• Experience in mixing and articulating quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Experience of systematic analysis of policy practitioner literature.
• Experience of engaging with officials in government agencies
• Strong writing skills, including ability to communicate complex concepts to stakeholders

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966; Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact:

• Dr Eoin O'Sullivan (eo252@cam.ac.uk) for queries of a technical nature related to the role
• Geraldine Guceri (gcg22@cam.ac.uk) for queries related to the application process

Please quote reference NM41107 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

A position exists for a Research Assistant/Associate to design, fabricate and validate implantable bioelectronic devices as part of a NIHR funded project to develop a minimally invasive spinal cord stimulator system. Background to the Project Our ability to interface with the central nervous system is currently constrained by the absence of minimally invasive tools that can provide adequate access to select nerve tracts. This post will explore a new solution to this problem: a shape-actuated bioelectronic implant that can be implanted percutaneously in a rolled state and then unrolled inside the body to cover a large area. The primary aim of the project will be to finalize a functional prototype in partnership with an external manufacturer. The realization of this tool will enable wider spread use of spinal cord stimulation for pain management.

The successful candidate will have (or be close to obtaining) a PhD or equivalent in Engineering/Physical Sciences and experience in experimental techniques in at least 2 of the following:

• Implantable medical devices
• Organic electronics
• Microfluidics
• In vivo validation
• Microfabrication
• Neurostimulation

She/he will be able to function within a large team, coordinate with multiple partners and communicate across disciplines. He/she will have collaborated with clinical groups, have experience with in/ex vivo models and a strong publication record in relevant journals.

The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 8 months in the first instance.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact: Dr. Chris Proctor (cmp81@cam.ac.uk) for queries of a technical nature related to the role and Kirsty Shepherd (kjs64@cam.ac.uk) for queries related to the application process.

Please quote reference NM41103 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

A position exists, for a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Engineering, to work on Computational Mechanics.

The post holder will be located in Central Cambridge, UK.

We are starting a new project with the aim to transform the design of engineering components from one based on selecting a best single material to one in which material properties and compositions are treated as continuous, spatially varying quantities. The project will amongst other things use (i) lab-based flux enhanced tomography for full field measurement of deformation fields and X-ray diffraction measurements of volumetric stress coupled to novel specimen designs, and (ii) associated data-driven material model discovery techniques. Connected to this we are looking for a research associate/assistant to work in the computational aspects to the project with specific skills in finite element methods, using the software ABAQUS, writing user material models (UMATs) and coupling ABAQUS to external codes using the ABAQUS Python interface.

The project is a collaborative project being conducted along with partner universities in the US. The role holder is expected to not only collaborate extensively within the research group at Cambridge but also our external partners. This includes regular meetings, joint publications etc. The role holders are also expected to assist with grant administration and in writing reports for funding bodies.

The skills, qualifications and experience required to perform the roles are wide. The specific skills include an excellent working knowledge of finite element techniques and computational methods. The applicant will have obtained or be close to obtaining a PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related field with a strong background in continuum mechanics.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a list of publications and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact: Hilde Hambro, Group Administrator, email hh463@cam.ac.uk (Tel +01223 748 243)

Please quote reference NM41099 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Applications are invited for the post of Graduate Studies Office (GSO) and Degree Committee Administrator who will be based in the Graduate Studies Office at the Department of Engineering's site in central Cambridge. The Graduate Studies Office offers a complete "cradle to grave" service to all graduate students registered in the Engineering Department, from initial enquiries, through the application process, registration on arrival, the period of study, and examination, to closure of files once a student has graduated. There are over 2,000 graduate applications to Engineering each year, and at certain points in the academic year over 900 current graduate students.

The GSO supports the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, which also includes degree committee functions for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (approx. 200 current students).

You will be the main point of contact for students, staff and academics within the Engineering Department and will co-ordinate the research examinations process. Reporting to the Graduate Office Manager, you will be part of a team of four administrators.

The successful candidate will be educated to at least A-level standard, or possess an equivalent level of practical experience, and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with strong organisational skills, are essential requirements for this role. Previous experience of academic degree committee processes is a prerequisite and experience of CAMSIS and PANEL would be desirable.

If you think you are the right candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;

• Generous annual leave allowance of 40.5 days paid leave (including bank holidays);

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;

• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);

• An auto-enrolment pension scheme , with a generous employer contribution;

• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;

• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 21 April 2024. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0)1223 332615).

Please quote reference NM41033 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

The push for net-zero power and propulsion technologies is leading to many new device architectures being proposed. Within these radial and mixed flow pumps and compressors feature heavily, often in sizes and performing duties not currently available off the shelf. A rapid design system would enable the flexibility and speed to evaluate these new architecture, accelerating the delivery of the UK Net Zero target.

This project addresses this by redeploying and extending current data-driven design methods for axial machines to cover this space. Current data-driven design tools suitable for axial machines have given an acceleration of 2 orders of magnitude, this project intends to achieve the same speed up for radial and mixed flow devices. This would provide the toolset needed to rapidly explore these new architectures and accelerate our net-zero ambitions. The project will use recently developed data-driven aerodynamic inverse design methods combining CFD of various degrees of fidelity, typically used in design, with multi-variate regression methods to provide both inverse design capabilities and flow field prediction of radial and mixed flow devices. The topic makes it well suited for any students with a shared interest in both aerodynamics and data-science.

You would be based within the Whittle laboratory, a supportive and collaborative research group. The new Whittle Laboratory building works are currently underway so you would be within the first cohort to move into the new building which accommodates both state of the art testing facilities and a vibrant community of research students, researchers, academics and industrial partners.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) at least a good 2.1 degree, preferably at masters level, in Engineering or a related subject.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for students eligible for Home fees. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

To apply for this studentship, please send your CV and a document with names and contact information for two referees to Chris Clark cjc95@cam.ac.uk no later than 5th April. Applications may close early if the position is filled before this date. Please note that any offer of funding will be conditional on securing a place as a PhD student. Candidates will need to apply separately for admission through the University's Graduate Admissions application portal (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg). Candidates also need to have submitted a full application through the application portal no later than 5 April 2024.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) transport nearly 80% of the goods in the UK and are responsible for 5% of total UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Electrification of HGVs has been widely recognised as one of the most viable decarbonisation solutions to road freight transport system. However, this will introduce enormous challenges to the existing system for various reasons: higher up-front vehicle costs compared to fossil-fuel counterparts; reduced vehicle payloads; ranges limitations; lack of charging infrastructure; degradation of battery capacities with time etc. These challenges are holding back public and private investment, delaying development of business models, and ultimately risking the UK's global leadership in tackling climate change.

This project aims to help address these challenges by developing, testing, and validating a systematic methodology to understand and quantify energy performance of battery electric HGVs, with a focus on the performance of vehicle traction battery system and the impacts of battery degradation on freight operations and logistics services. The research work will include: 1) Instrumenting a battery electric HGV and measuring vehicle energy performance and battery performance during vehicle real-world operations on public roads; 2) Developing and building a simplified 'physical twin' of the traction battery system to simulate battery performance in controlled laboratory environment; and 3) Developing, testing, and validating a 'digital twin' of a battery electric HGV, including a sub-system-level digital twin of the traction battery system to evaluate vehicle energy performance, battery performance, and the impacts of battery degradation on freight operations and logistics services.

The research will be conducted in close collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF, https://www.csrf.ac.uk/) at Cambridge University Engineering Department. The research will be supervised by Dr Xiaoxiang Na and co-supervised by Prof David Cebon, Director of SRF.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) at least a good 2.1 degree in Engineering or a related subject.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for students eligible for Home fees. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

To apply for this studentship, please send your CV and a document with names and contact information for two referees to Dr Xiaoxiang Na (xnhn2@cam.ac.uk) no later than 12 April 2024. Applications may close early if the position is filled before this date.

Please note that any offer of funding will be conditional on securing a place as a PhD student. Candidates will need to apply separately for admission through the University's Graduate Admissions application portal (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg). Candidates also need to have submitted a full application through the application portal no later than 12 April 2024.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

We are seeking a highly creative and motivated Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate to join the Machine Learning Group in the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. This position will contribute to the research programme of the recently founded "AI Hub in Generative Models", a research consortium funded by EPSRC.

The goal of the programme is to do research in the area of deep generative models, e.g., diffusion, energy based, normalizing flow or transformer-based models. With a focus on the particular domain of molecules. The project will contribute to accelerate the drug discovery process, leading to more economic and effective drugs that can significantly improve the health and lifestyle of millions. The resulting methods are also expected to have an impact in materials science, e.g, by leading to more effective batteries.

The post holder will join the Machine Learning Group at the Department of Engineering, working with Prof. José Miguel Hernández Lobato and Prof. Mark Girolami and other members of the Cambridge Machine Learning Group (http://mlg.eng.cam.ac.uk/). The project offers also collaborations with other participants of the "AI Hub in Generative Models" (UCL , Oxford, Imperial, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester and Surrey) and with its industrial partners.

Key responsibilities include working on deep learning, probabilistic modelling, deep generative modelling, and graph neural networks.

Additional responsibilities include developing research objectives and proposals; presentations and publications; assisting with teaching; liaising and networking with colleagues and students; planning and organising research resources and workshops.

Successful applicants will have or be near to completing a PhD in computer science, information engineering, statistics, chemistry or a related area, with extensive research experience and a strong publication record. Excellent mathematical and programming skills are essential, with experience in two or more of Bayesian methods, deep learning, deep generative models, reinforcement learning, graph neural networks.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 24 months in the first instance.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact: Kimberly Cole, email: div-f@eng.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference NM40984 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Reducing the environmental impact of the built environment requires more sustainable structural design. This means using better structural materials and using structural materials better. Achieving efficient, constructable solutions for floor systems that require both long spans and flexible service layouts has been a barrier to the adoption of new lower net carbon materials, such as engineered timber, in the commercial building sector worldwide. The aim of this project is thus to develop, test and produce design guidance for timber-hybrid cellular beam solutions for long-span floor systems.

During this research, you will use a combination of analytical, numerical and experimental research methods to understand the behaviour of timber-hybrid cellular beams and then use this understanding to inform design. You will have the opportunity to investigate novel timber-hybrid cellular beam concepts proposed by industrial partners and to develop your own design solutions.

You will be part of a supportive research group that embraces diversity and enables flexible working. We are centred in the new Civil Engineering Building which accommodates both state-of-the-art lab spaces and a vibrant community of research students, researchers, academics and more.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) at least a good 2.1 degree in an Engineering or related subject. Knowledge or experience of structural analysis, numerical modelling and/or experimental testing is desirable. Industrial experience is welcome but not expected. A background in timber engineering is similarly welcome but not expected.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for students eligible for Home fees. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

Applications should be submitted via the University of Cambridge Applicant Portal https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg, with Dr Rob Foster identified as the potential supervisor. Applications may close early if the position is filled before the advertised date.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

A position exists, for a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Engineering, to work on Power Electronics and Magnetics for Electromobility and Electrical Power.

The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Key responsibilities and duties are the design, implementation, and testing of high-current power-electronic circuits and circuit boards as well as of magnetic components, magnetic fields, and motor technology, reporting progress in regular meetings with the international partners, writing of research papers, and establishing research collaborations and writing proposals.

The skills, qualifications and experience required to perform the role are experience in high-current, high-frequency PCB designs and SiC/GaN-based power converters; familiarity with magnetic simulation software packages and finite element analysis; previous knowledge in wireless power transfer; experience in spatial magnetic field shaping; experience with mathematical modelling and common convex optimization algorithms; experience with mathematical modelling for non-deterministic polynomial (NP-hard) problems; familiarity with common digital controllers/signal processors as well as control strategies and in innovative modulation strategy designs; experience in designing integrated power electronics for battery or sensor systems; proven track record of publishing in tier-1 journals; experience in dealing with international collaborations; experience in grant writing, preferably in English; experience of working in collaborative research projects with regular strict milestones, external partners relying on results, and regular progress and justification meetings with a sponsor or manager, and ability to prepare status reports and lead a status meeting.

The candidate will have or be close to obtaining a PhD in electrical engineering or a similar field with work closely related to the research to be performed in this position.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Applicants wishing to work part-time (minimum 50% FTE) will be considered.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: This post is available for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility of extension, subject to available funding.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sue Murkett by email: sm330@cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference NM40967 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

The project will establish a physical laboratory and theoretical techniques that will shape new research at the interface of geomechanics and robotics at the University of Cambridge, launching an integrated program dedicated specifically to the study of Soil-Machine Interaction (SMI). Humans move, manipulate, and interact with terrain on a massive scale - for civil construction, mobility, agriculture, and mining. In what ways will advances in mechatronics revolutionize the machines used in these applications? The project focuses on exploring the deformations and forces involved as machine components come into contact with soft terrain, focusing primarily on deformation with the terrain itself. The studentship provides considerable latitude in defining the specific aims of the project. Creative individuals with interests in physical experiments, theory, and/or numerical simulation are encouraged to apply, irrespective of degree or background. For additional information about the PI and links to related media and publications, please visit www.jimhambleton.com.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) at least a good 2.1 degree in Engineering or a related subject.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for students eligible for Home fees. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

To apply for this studentship, please send your CV and a document with names and contact information for two referees to James Hambleton (jh631@cam.ac.uk) no later than 5 April 2024. Applications may close early if the position is filled before this date.

Please note that any offer of funding will be conditional on securing a place as a PhD student. Candidates will need to apply separately for admission through the University's Graduate Admissions application portal (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg). Candidates also need to have submitted a full application through the application portal no later than 5 April 2024.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

A position exists for a Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering, to work on low cost digital automation solutions in industrial contexts. The post holder will work with the Distributed Information and Automation Laboratory (led by Prof. Duncan McFarlane).

The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

The key responsibilities and duties are developing industry and lab-based demonstrators providing digital automation solutions; testing and experimenting with solutions to assess their effectiveness and impact on connected manufacturing systems and people; and generating and supporting presentations and reports.

The skills, qualifications and experience required to perform the role are to have a Bachelors degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Computer Science or related subjects; experience in planning and development of digital automation or augmentation systems; and experience in the use of low cost sensing, communication and computing devices.

Salary Range:
Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2025 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter, your research publication list, and your most relevant paper in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Bet Fowler email dial-admin@eng.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference NM40926 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

A position exists, for a Senior Research Associate in Digital Twins in the Department of Engineering, to work on the Digital Roads of the Future (DRF) initiative.

The post holder will be located in the Civil Engineering Building, 7a JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0FA, UK.

The key responsibilities and duties are to provide technical leadership and coordination to the DRF initiative via research advancement in Digital Twins within its existing grants; authoring new grant proposals; authoring publications and disseminating the initiative's outcomes; teaching and learning support; administration, financial management, planning and organisation; staff management, training, and supervising; and internal and external networking, while constantly upholding the university's values.

The skills, qualifications and experience required to perform the role are: (i) having obtained a PhD degree in any relevant engineering or science discipline, or architecture; (ii) possessing significant previous academic experience related to Digital Twins for infrastructure or the built environment as a Research Associate or equivalent; (iii) possessing a relevant and very strong academic track record with peer reviewed journal publications in top journals or patents, with some evidence of preparation of successful proposals; (iii) possessing previous project and financial management experience; (iv) possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Appointment at Senior Research Associate level is dependent on having significant experience as a postdoctoral research associate or equivalent, with proven impact from authored publications.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 25 months or until 31 March 2027, whichever comes sooner.

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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, Prof Ioannis Brilakis, ib340@cam.ac.uk may be contacted for queries of a technical nature related to the role or the application process, please contact: Ms Rachel Judson, email rj419@cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference NM40998 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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We are seeking a Finance Clerk to join the department's Finance Office. You will undertake a full range of accounts administrative duties within the Department's "central" Finance Office following University policy and procedures and best practice in order to achieve accurate input within specified guidelines and against specified deadlines.

You will be educated to at least A Level standard and will be AAT qualified at intermediate level or working towards this qualification. The role involves day-to-day contact with academic, technical and administrative staff and students and requires the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, 01223 332615).

Please quote reference NM40904 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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Significant progress has been made in recent years in understanding the behaviour of vibration-isolated buildings, with research in Cambridge having considered various aspects of the vibration source, the transmission paths and the building itself. This project aims to advance our understanding to the point at which practicable design guidance may be formulated. The project has three primary objectives.

Quantifying Soil-Structure Interaction: A range of theoretical studies will be undertaken to quantify the effect of constructing a foundation in the vicinity of an underground railway tunnel. This will include extending recent work on the dynamic behaviour of piled foundations to account for layered soils. A range of semi-analytical and numerical models will be used.

Simplified Models for the Prediction of Base-Isolation Performance: A range of simplified models will be developed based on current research into effective building/foundation impedance modelling. This will take advantage of the findings of recent power flow analysis, which has highlighted the dominant vibration transmission paths and helped establish the acceptable modelling assumptions that may be made to enhance computational efficiency.

Design Methodology: An outline design methodology will be developed to cover the measurement (or prediction) of free-field vibration levels, the accounting for building and foundation structures and the prediction of the final isolation performance. The focus will be on a practicable methodology, supported, where necessary, with computationally efficient tools that are suitable for practitioner use.

The research will be conducted in close collaboration with CDM-Stravitec, a leading supplier of vibration isolation products.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain) a 1st class, or high 2:1, honours degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering. Preference will be given to those with experience in Structural Dynamics.

EPSRC DTP studentships are fully-funded (fees and maintenance) for students eligible for Home fees. Full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link; https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-fee-status

To apply for this studentship, in the first instance please email a CV to Dr James Talbot (jpt1000@cam.ac.uk), to arrive no later than 19 April 2024.

Please note that any offer of funding will be conditional on securing a place as a PhD student. Candidates will need to apply separately for admission through the University's Graduate Admissions application portal; this can be done before or after applying for this funding opportunity. The applicant portal can be accessed via: www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/egegpdpeg. The final deadline for PhD applications is 16 May 2024, although it is advisable to apply earlier than this.

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An exciting opportunity exists to join the Resource Efficiency Collective (www.refficiency.com) led by Professor Jonathan Cullen, at the Department of Engineering's site in Trumpington Street.

The Centre Coordinator is the senior administrative role and will develop and maintain the administrative policy and processes for the Resource Efficiency Collective to ensure the smooth running of research and teaching related activities. This involves managing project timelines and a budget, managing external partner networks, running workshop and conference events, bidding for funding, and co-ordinating the group's HR and administrative processes.

Educated to degree level or equivalent level of practical experience, you will have expertise in using various types of administration software as well as possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills. Previous administrative experience, including the use of systems to manage HR, IT, finances, communication, website curation and social media are essential requirements for this role.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 6 months in the first instance.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, 01223 332615).

Please quote reference NM40874 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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A position exists a Research Assistant to perform surgical implantation of neural probes and drug delivery devices in rodent models and carry out behavioural analysis to evaluate their performance.

Neural probes containing arrays of microelectrodes are designed and microfabricated within the research group with the aim of treating a wide range of neurological conditions. The probes can be implanted into the brain to record electrical signals or used to electrically stimulate neural tissue in order to deliver therapy. The role will involve probe development and validation. The position will require communication of the results to a highly multidisciplinary team, in order to aid in the development and validation of new implantable neural treatments.

Applicants must have a BSc or equivalent in engineering. Applicants should hold a personal Home Office Licence or be willing to undertake the necessary training.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 January 2025 in the first instance.

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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Professor George Malliaras for queries of a technical nature (gm603@cam.ac.uk) and Kirsty Shepherd (kjs64@cam.ac.uk) for queries related to the application process.

Please quote reference NM40829 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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We are seeking a Finance Coordinator to support financial administration across all departments in the School of Technology. This is a new role, which will be based primarily in the Finance Office at the Department of Engineering's site in Trumpington Street, to provide direct accounting support in a highly trained, efficient and flexible manner to all departments across the School of Technology.

Reporting to the Department of Engineering's Finance Office Manager, the majority of time will be spent supporting the Department of Engineering, with the remainder of time spent supporting other departments in the School in order to contribute to the management of financial operations across the School.

You will be educated to at least A Level standard with an AAT level 4 Professional Diploma, or equivalent accounting qualification, or actively studying for the later stages of the AAT level 4 Professional Diploma. The successful candidate will be highly numerate and analytical as well as skilled in processing accounting transactions, ideally using computerised accounting systems such as Oracle Financials. Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to display tact and diplomacy in dealing with a wide range of staff at all levels, are essential for this role. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate significant experience gained whilst working in a busy financial or administrative function within a large organisation.

As this role supports the School of Technology as a whole, some travel to other University sites in the city of Cambridge may be required as well as occasional travel outside of the city.

If you think you are the right candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance of 40.5 days paid leave (including bank holidays);
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

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The closing date for applications is Tuesday 26 March 2024. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, 01223 332615).

Please quote reference NM40238 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are seeking a Research Assistant/Associate in Environmental Assessment to join the Centre for Industrial Sustainability within the Department of Engineering, to work on the SEEBEYOND project which aims to motivate food companies to improve environmental performance beyond legal compliance. The project is funded by the Environment Agency and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The position is tailored for a motivated researcher with a strong publication record in environmental assessment, poised to conduct cutting-edge transdisciplinary research. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to rigorously assess environmental performance of food companies along their supply chains covering various aspects, such as carbon emissions, water, materials and waste throughout product life cycles. Furthermore, this role will involve integration with digital traceability technologies, operations management and AI.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605 - £33,966 Research Associate: £36,024 - £44,263

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, Dr Lili Jia (email: lj340@cam.ac.uk) may be contacted for queries of a technical nature related to the role or for queries related to the application process, please contact: Frances Bycroft (email: fb285@cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference NM40680 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.