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Research Assistant in Structural Design of Reinforced Concrete (2 positions available)

University of Leeds - Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences - School of Civil Engineering

Location: Leeds
Salary: £29,762 to £35,308 per annum (Grade 6)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 25th May 2023
Closes: 7th June 2023
Job Ref: EPSCV1106

Are you an enthusiastic researcher in reinforced concrete design? Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge as part of an international academic/industry collaboration? Do you want to create more efficient and sustainable building practices?

Applications are invited for a full-time researcher based in the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds. The successful applicant will join the Materials and Structures research group as a member of research staff and will conduct research on an EPRSC-funded project entitled ‘Understanding the cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete elements subjected to the restraint of imposed strains’. The work will be conducted under the supervision of Professor John P Forth and Dr Nick Nikitas, along with Dr Robert Vollum and Professor Bassam Izzudin from Imperial College London.

The primary focus of the project is to provide practising engineers with the ability to correctly design RC elements for the restraint of short and long-term imposed strains.

You will be involved in developing the physical understanding of behaviour through an experimental study, developing NLFEA models which enable the realistic calculation of crack width in walls, developing a design oriented analytical procedure for the design of crack control reinforcement in walls, and further validation of the resulting procedures by comparison with field data from walls.

What we offer in return

  • 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
  • Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance. 
  • Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
  • Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
  • Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor John P Forth, Director of the Neville Centre of Excellence in Cement and Concrete Engineering

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2270

Email: J.P.Forth@leeds.ac.uk

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 37.5 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed term (Until 29th February 2024 - Grant funding)

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