Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on an EPSRC funded project developing wearable ultrasound sensors. This post will be hosted in the research group of Professor Lei Su in the School of Engineering of Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London. The post holder will work in a multidisciplinary team including researchers from Imperial College London, clinicians from Royal London Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital as well as the industrial partners. This post is available initially for 12 months, and may be further extended for an additional 3 years (subject to the project progress).

About You

Candidates with a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics or Material engineering are encouraged to apply. Previous experience with any of the following: ultrasound imaging, ultrasound measurements, ultrasound technologies, Instrumentation, Measurement and Sensors, Electronic Devices, flexible electronics or ultrasound materials, will be an advantage.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) is a large, research-intensive School within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, comprising over 100 academic staff and a vibrant community of approximately 1,700 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, alongside more than 150 PhD researchers. The School is supported by a dedicated team of administrative and technical professionals, creating a strong and collaborative higher education environment.

SEMS is part of Queen Mary University of London, one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, recognised for delivering world-class education and impactful research. The School offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary research culture, ranked 7th overall in the UK for research excellence in REF2021, and 2nd nationally for world-leading research outputs.

With more than £35 million invested in recent years, SEMS benefits from extensive state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities, supporting research and teaching across a broad range of engineering and materials science disciplines. Following a recent education review, the School is further strengthening its undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with a strong emphasis on skills development, professional practice, and the education of future professional engineers.

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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