Research Fellow in Future Cities

You will work on the development of small unmanned aircraft perch and manipulation. This is part of the Future Cities EPSRC-funded research project in collaboration with Leeds, Birmingham and UCL.

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/projects/balancing-the-impact-of-city-infrastructure.page 

The project will develop new methods and tools to design a new generation of urban unmanned aircraft. The project is specifically developed around a long-standing industrial challenge: reducing disruption caused by road works within cities to zero by 2050. The focus of the work at Southampton will consist of developing aerial platforms which can safely and reliably fly into urban cities to undertake servicing tasks which require perch and manipulation using street furniture or other locations from which to work.

The project will contribute to:

It is essential you have a PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience  in Unmanned Systems and have an excellent research track record. Further experience of designing, building and operating small multi-rotor aircraft would be advantageous.

Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification.  The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD.  Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.

The University of Southampton is in the top one per cent of world universities and one of the UK’s top 15 research-intensive universities. We have an international reputation for research, teaching and enterprise activities. The successful candidate will join one of the UK’s most dynamic centres for engineering and environmental research and education, rated number one in the UK for research power in REF 2014. 

 

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Matt Saxby (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 3462. Please quote reference 979818AK-R-R on all correspondence.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.