Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the role
We are seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Researcher to join the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London. The successful candidate will undertake pioneering research on soft actuators designed to replicate the adaptable functions of human muscles.

The ideal candidate will have a proven research track record, hands-on experience and a solid understanding of electro-active artificial muscles, or other stimuli-responsive smart materials. We are looking for someone with a strong passion for interdisciplinary research, collaborative teamwork, and innovative problem-solving. The position requires maintaining a high standard of research, presenting findings at leading international conferences, and publishing in high-impact journals.

About You
The successful candidate will join the Intelligent Muscle Research Group, led by Dr Majid Taghavi, within the Advanced Robotics Laboratory. The role involves close collaboration with a team of researchers, led by Professor Dario Farina, in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. The focus of the research will be on the development of soft actuators, from material and structural perspectives, with exceptional adaptability for use in next-generation advanced robotic systems.

About the School
This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science, a large School with 120 academics and 70 postdoctoral research staff. There are around 1371 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 233 PhD students. These are supported by an administrative and technical staff team of 56. The staff and student body are international in make-up.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous 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.

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 are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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