Fellowship Opportunity: Additive Manufacturing and Sustainable Materials

PrintCity is a state of the art Additive Manufacturing (AM) facility run by the Additive Manufacturing Group at Manchester Metropolitan University with close to £2M invested in equipment boasting over 70 machines, including an ABB Robot WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) Cell, Concrete Robotic Printing, a Stratasys J850 polyjet printer with the unique FabriX Innovation Kit, a HP 580 full colour MJF, as well as SLS, SLA, DLP and FDM technologies. The facility also has a range of scanning technologies and post processing capabilities. PrintCity has a strong record of securing significant European research funding in the area of sustainable AM.

Research activities at PrintCity cover a number of sectors from Engineering through to Fashion and Textiles with strong industrial links.

About the role: 

• To undertake world-leading and internationally excellent research using latest and innovative methodologies, as relevant in your area of research. 

• To prepare, present and publish research outputs through the appropriate forums. 

• To develop ideas for generating income to ensure the continued success and growth of research portfolio.  

• To disseminate findings of research widely to further the institution’s standing in the HE and research community and strengthen the impact of the research.

About the candidate: 

You will be embedded in this strong research infrastructure with a focus on utilising WAAM technology and carrying out research into novel materials and innovative tool paths to become a global leader in the field. Your research will focus on Manufacturing and the Circular Economy and will have a strong research programme in the application of AI, building the correlation between process parameters and manufacturing quality.

Requirements: 

• Doctoral level qualification in a related research area. 

• Possess breadth or depth of specialist knowledge and demonstrate potential for research independence.

• Excellent track record of relevant research outputs. 

• Significant research experience in the chosen field of research, which should include where appropriate: 
  • leading the work of a team, co-ordinating effort and resources to meet objectives 
  • developing partnerships with internal and external agencies 
  • preparing funding proposals and applications to external bodies 
  • using initiative, creativity and judgement to develop appropriate approaches to research 
  • synthesising complex data from different sources and communicating findings via written reports and articles 
  • presenting at national and/or international research meetings 
  • supervising student work and providing appropriate support and feedback. 

• Experience of managing and monitoring performance of research projects in multi-disciplinary teams.

• Ability to manage projects involving academic institutions and funding bodies. 

Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of essential & desirable criteria. 

Academic Contact: Prof. Carl Diver (c.diver@mmu.ac.uk) to discuss the fellowship opportunity in detail. 

Closing Date: 29 May 2024 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on researchfellowships@mmu.ac.uk  

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