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Job Title:ResearchAssociate/Fellow
School/Department:Faculty of Engineering - Power Electronics Machines & Control Group
Salary:£25,769 - £37,768per annum, depending on skills and experience. (minimum £28,952 with relevant PhD) Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Job Family and Level:Research and Teaching Level 4 Career Training Grade /Level 4
Contract Status:The post is available ona 12-month fixedterm contract.
Hours of Work:This is a full-time post (36.25 hours per week).
Location:Jubilee Campus
Reporting to:Dr Serhiy Bozhko
Purpose of the Role:
The research vacancy is in the area of aircraft electric power systems, namely – in design and development of electric starter/generator system based on permanent magnet machine. The aim of this role will be to support the team in development and experimental testing of advance control strategies for this application. This position is a good opportunity to researchers in their early career stage for deepening their knowledge and getting good experience in electric and electromechanical systems for aerospace.
Main Responsibilities / % time per year1. / To deliver research as part of a collaborative team and contribute to the achievement of specific research objectives as defined by line manager / 75%
2. / To collaborate in writing papers for submission to journals and conferences and prepare progress reports on the results of research. / 10%
3. / To present the results of research at project progress meetings and at conferences / 5%
4. / To assist in the co-ordination of the research and related administrative tasks, including liaising with external project collaborators and providing assistance with supervision of doctoral students. / 10%
Essential / Desirable
Qualifications/ Education / Hold or be shortly due to obtain a PhD, or equivalent in Electrical Engineering (preferably related to Electric Drive Controls / Postgraduate qualification related to power electronics and drives
Skills/Training / IT skills MATLAB /Simulink /SimPower, Modelica, Saber, Plecs)
Skills in the advanced electric drives control design and analysis, in particular – PMM drives with flux weakening operation.
Skills in mechanical analysis and design for mechatronic systems
Skills in analysis, simulation and modelling of complex aircraft electric power systems / Skills in building, testing and validation of electric systems for aircraft applications
Knowledge of recent developments in aircraft electric power systems architectures and their control including power management
Deep knowledge in advanced control methods in application to PMM drives
Experience / Practical experience in construction of electric drive test rigs and relevant testing procedures
Knowledge of Energy management strategies for aircraft EPS applications. / Implementation of power converter control algorithms using DSP/FPGA hardware
Relevant experience in an International leading research team
Other / Ability to work well in a team and proven experience with industrial collaboration.
Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
/ Creativity and leadership in problem solving.
Decision Making
i)Taken independently by the role holder;
- Conducting research tasks as specified by line manager
- Plan and organise own workload to achieve target by the deadlines
- Maintenance of relevant databases and Literature searching
- Relevant administrative tasks
ii)Taken in collaboration with others;
- Decisions regarding research strategy, methods and priorities
- Long-term activities planning
- Dissemination of research results
- Future grant applications
iii)Referred to the appropriate line manager by the role holder
- Decisions regarding long-term research strategy
The University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a global-leading, research-intensive university with campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China. Our reputation for world-class research has yielded major scientific breakthroughs such as Nobel-winning MRI techniques, drug discovery, food technologies and engineering solutions for future economic, social and cultural progress.
Already ranked among the UK’s elite universities and global polls for research excellence, our reputation for world-class research has been further enhanced with the 2014 results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
In addition to scoring highly in quality rankings covering major disciplines in science, engineering, the social sciences, medicine, business and the arts, it is Nottingham’s research power rankings which demonstrate the impressive volume of excellent research which is carried out. We are now ranked 8th in the UK on a measure of ‘research power’ which takes into account both the quality of research and the number of research-active staff who made REF returns, confirming Nottingham’s place in the top tier of the world’s elite higher education institutions.
The main University campus is set beside a lake, in an extensive belt of woodland, parks and playing fields. The 330 acre University Park Campus is the focus of life for more than 32,000 students and houses the majority of the University’s academic schools and many of the central Services. The Jubilee campus is situated 2 miles away from the University Park, and provides extra capacity. The University Medical School is situated next to the University Park. Together with the University Hospital, it forms the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC).
Nottingham
Central within the East Midlands, Nottingham is a vibrant and prosperous city with something to offer everyone. It is one of the UK’s leading retail centres and has a huge variety of restaurants, bars and nightclubs which attract people from all over the UK. Culturally, it has good theatres, an arena which attracts both national and international performers and a range of historical interests relating to subjects such as the lace industry, Lord Byron and DH Lawrence. Nottingham is also known for sport, being the home of Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs, the National Water Sports Centre and the Nottingham Tennis Centre. There is a good network of roads with easy access to the M1 and the A1, a fast frequent rail service to London and other major cities. Nottingham East Midlands Airport is only eighteen miles away.
The city is set within a county of outstanding natural beauty which includes Sherwood Forest, Wollaton Park, lively market towns and wonderful historic buildings. Housing is relatively inexpensive and, in addition to the two Universities, there are excellent schools and colleges available.
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Nottingham County Council – Tourism
University of Nottingham
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