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Research Fellow in Materials Characterisation and Modelling

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Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Mar 20, 2019

Job Details

Looking to take the next step in your academic career? Look no further - the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences have an exciting opportunity for you to join one of the UK's most dynamic centres for engineering research and education.  

The Medical Device Obligations Taskforce (MDOT) is a Horizon 2020 funded project. The idea is to enable and to offer platform-based simplified conformity assessment support, and to combine the data and knowledge from different stakeholders to fulfil the manufacturer obligations laid out by medical device regulations. The platform will be built to include ‘one-stop-shop' processing, meaning that all aspects from development to clinical testing are considered and can be covered by partners within the MDOT platform or by a network of associated partners that will be built during the project phase. This support includes continuous support on regulatory and funding aspects to preserve innovation and economic strength, reduce animal testing, and to safeguard the medical device regulation's new level of patient safety.

The overall aim of MDOT is the prevention of a massive loss of innovation and economic strength in the European medical device industry by provision of expertise and data by a consortium of medical device stakeholders thus strengthening medical device companies in an aggravated regulatory environment.

As part of this over-arching aim, your role will be to co-ordinate and undertake materials characterisation of the latest hydrogel based coatings using state of the art mechanical testing and modelling methods. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance these methods while working together with a team of thirteen partners from across Europe.  

The University of Southampton will be one of the test centres that will undertake standardised testing to generate data and reports which will form part of the database. In addition, we will develop new test methods as part of a test bed for increasing the safety and lifetime of total joint arthroplasty using state of the art testing protocols on wear measurement and computational modelling. The test bed will focus on the assessment of novel wear-resistant hydrogel coatings, which resemble the properties of cartilage, applied to the bearing surfaces of orthopaedic joint prostheses. 

The role will involve leading the Southampton Test centre's testing, characterisation and modelling work. 

You will hold a PhD* or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in mechanical engineering and/or materials. You will have a detailed understanding and knowledge of materials characterisation, both mechanical and chemical and experience in laboratory experimentation and modelling of materials. You should be capable of critical evaluation and interpretation of data, and the production of scientific papers and reports.

Experience and knowledge of nanomechanical and tribological testing of soft materials and hydrogels is desirable. In particular experience of nanoindentation, pin on disk testing, surface characterisation and modelling is also desirable.

This is a full time fixed term post for 4 years which offers the opportunity to develop an academic career in a university ranked 8th in the UK for research intensity**. You will work in a stimulating multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues from across the aerospace, mechanical, maritime and civil engineering sectors, and will be offered generous academic career support through our highly successful mentoring programme.

Informal enquiries to Professor Martin Browne - email: doctor@soton.ac.uk

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed application form online at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Geraldine Lewis (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 3462. Please quote reference 1118119DA on all correspondence.

** Research Excellence Framework 2014

*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 Research Assistant will be assigned.

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