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Job Title: Research Fellow (Title will be ‘Research Associate’ where an appointment is made before PhD is completed)

School/Department: Electrical Systems & Optics

Salary: £25,513 - £37,394 per annum, depending on skills and experience, (minimum £28,695 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance

Job Family and Level: Research and Teaching Level 4 (Appointment will be Level 4 Career training grade where an appointment is made before PhD has been completed)

Contract Status: This post is available immediately and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 12 months.

Hours of Work: Full-time (36.25 hours per week)

Location: Faculty of Engineering, University Park Campus

Reporting to: Dr. Kristof Cools

Purpose of the Role:

Plan and conduct research in the framework of the FP7 Marie Curie project 'Transient Methods for Exotic Materials'. Develop methodologies, execute research strategies, plan subsequent research, participate in dissemination activities, and publish research outcomes.

The role holder will have the opportunity to use their initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods and extend their research portfolio.

Main Responsibilities
1. / To plan and conduct research using recognised and novel approaches, methodologies and techniques within the research area.
2. / To work towards the objectives of the FP7 research project 'Transient Methods for Exotic Materials'
3. / To write up research work for publication and/or contribute to the dissemination at national/international conferences, resulting in successful research outputs.
4. / To identify opportunities and assist in writing bids for research grant applications. Prepare proposals and applications to both external and/or internal bodies for funding, contractual or accreditation purposes.
5. / To build relationships with both internal and external contacts in order to exchange information, to form relationships for future collaborations and identify potential sources of funds and/or opportunities for collaboration.
6. / To co-ordinate the operational aspect of research networks, for example, arranging meetings and updating websites etc and contribute to collaborative decision making with colleagues in area of research.
7. / To provide support, guidance and supervision to other staff, where appropriate in own area of expertise.
8. / To supervise undergraduate and/or postgraduate students projects, fieldwork and placements, as appropriate. To participate in the assessment of student knowledge and co-supervise projects at Masters level.
9. / To collaborate with academic colleagues on areas of shared interest for example, course development, collaborative or joint research projects.
10. / To utilise and contribute to organising research resources and facilities, laboratories and workshops as appropriate.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential / Desirable
Qualifications/ Education / PhD or equivalent in relevant subject area or the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience in research area.
OR Near to completion of a PhD
Skills/Training / Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clarity on complex information.
Ability to creatively apply relevant research approaches, models, techniques and methods.
Proficiency in low level and high level programming languages. / Ability to foster a research culture and commitment to learn in others.
Experience / Experience with time domain modelling of electromagnetic scattering and transmission problems.
Experience in collaborative development of complex simulation software.
Experience in use of research methodologies and techniques to work within area. / Experience with time domain boundary element methods

Decision Making

i) Taken independently by the role holder;

·  Planning general research programme and direction.

·  Making individual/team decisions about design and conduct of particular research methods experiments.

·  To assist in preparing applications for new research funding.

·  Maintenance and repair of equipment and apparatus.

·  Advice on consumable and small scale purchasing.

ii) Taken in collaboration with others;

·  Collaborative research applications.
·  Direction of students/collaborators research.
·  Investigation and decisions about new apparatus/equipment for the group.
·  Publication decisions, papers, conference abstracts etc.
·  Proposals for grant application.
·  Strategy for long term research programme.

iii) Referred to the appropriate line manager by the role holder

·  Wider research strategy of our research group
·  Purchase decisions <£1000.
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