Research Fellow in Automotive Engineering

This position aims to develop an entire system to enable electrification of vehicles. This includes the entire powertrain system, vehicle control system with vehicle data acquisition, storage and transfer and other auxiliary systems. The researcher will also be responsible for daily communication with the project collaborators, data collection and analysis.

The candidate is expected to have a doctorate degree in Mechanical/Automotive engineering or similar subjects. She/he should have comprehensive understanding of vehicle powertrain system particular electric powertrain system, and have demonstrable experience in control system development and be familiar with CAN communication/programming.

The candidate will also need to demonstrate good English language skills in order to have regular communication with the team.

This is a fixed term position available up to 1 year.

Please contact Dr G Tian (g.tian@surrey.ac.uk) should you have any further questions.

The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from groups that are under-represented in this department/faculty, such as female applicants, people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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Please note, it is University Policy to offer a starting salary equivalent to Level 3.6 (£34,314) to successful applicants who have been awarded, but are yet to receive, their PhD certificate. Once the original PhD certificate has been submitted to the local HR Department, the salary will be increased to Level 4.1 (£35,308).

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