Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science are looking to recruit a Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Assistant to support projects in the Antennas group led by Prof Yang Hao (FREng, FIEEE). These roles are supported by EPSRC and the Industry to develop novel reconfigurable antennas and metasurfaces for wireless communication applications.

About You

Applicants should have completed an Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science/Electronic Engineering (or equivalent), Chemistry. Applicants at a PDRA level must have a PhD in Electronic Engineering, Material science. Candidates must have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Automated experimentation, robot assisted synthesis, thin film deposition, perovskite materials, oxide materials. It would be desirable for applicants to have publications in leading journals within their respective fields.

About the School of EECS

Our researchers work with the arts and sciences collaborating with psychologists, biologists, musicians and actors, mathematicians, medical researchers, dentists and lawyers. As a multidisciplinary School, we are well known for our pioneering research and pride ourselves on our world-class projects. We are equal first in the UK for the impact of our Computer Science research, and second in the country for our Electronic Engineering research output (REF 2021).

About Queen Mary

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence and we embrace diversity of thought in everything we do. We believe that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full time (35 hours per week) for PDRA, and full time or part time (20 hours) for RA, fixed term appointment for 24 months, with an expected start date of as soon as possible. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £38,419 - £39,022 for a RA per annum (pro rata for part time), and Grade 4 in the range of £42,091 - £46,618 for a PDRA per annum (pro rata for part time), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We have policies to support our staff throughout their careers, including arrangements for those who wish to work flexibly or on a job share basis, and we provide support for those returning from long-term absence. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented (BAME) groups, and from women in all stages of life, including pregnancy and maternity leave.

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