Research Fellow

About the role

As a postdoctoral research fellow, you will participate in an industry-funded project and perform numerical studies, develop tools facilitating the interaction of finite element software, ANSYS, with our in-house code. The major goal of this role is to develop major principles for effective use of friction dampers in rotating machinery aimed at restriction resonance regimes under nonlinear vibrations of complex structures.

About you

This position would suit a motivated candidate with a good background and degrees in Mechanical, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, who have received recently a PhD degree or passed a viva.

 Expertise in finite element analysis (especially ANSYS), the skills allowing to create Python-ANSYS interfaces and using machine-learning and gradient-based optimization methods in optimization of complex structures are significant. The knowledge of programming languages, numerical methods, material properties including their tribological characteristics is also appreciated.

About our School

In The School of Engineering and Informatics we cover the disciplines of computer, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical, and automotive engineering, product design, digital media, computer science and informatics. Our distinctive characteristics are: creativity, interdisciplinarity, strong links with industries, and an international outlook in both research and teaching. £10m (£4.9m from HEFCE) has been invested in the Future Technologies Laboratory as a result of a 60% surge in applications for the School’s degrees.

Our interdisciplinary approach applies to our research, with current and recent externally funded projects with researchers in a wide range of other subject areas. Innovative research across the School has led to a number of patents which are being commercialised including: novel electric potential sensors (EPS) licensed to Plessey Semiconductors and marketed as the EPIC sensor chip; and University spin-out companies, including InCrowd Sports, and TexRAD.

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The School of Engineering and Informatics is proud to hold a Bronze Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

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Further Key Information

Please contact Evgeny Petrov Y.Petrov@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Eligibility

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

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