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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biomechanics

Queen Mary University of London
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
1 year ago
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About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our team, working in the area of biomechanics. The successful candidate will create numerical models of biomechanical structures and validate them through experimental work. They will write and publish research papers, contribute to research proposals and liaise with medical partners. The role involves working closely with team members with different research expertise, and also supervising current PhD students in the group.

About You

Candidates should have a PhD in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or biomechanics. They should be able to demonstrate the ability to write scientific journals. Knowledge of using the ABAQUS simulation software package within the area of biomedical engineering and experience in undertaking experimental work in the field is required. Good communication skills in both presentation and scientific writing, along with the ability to conduct research work both independently and as a member of a team, are also requirements of the role.

About the School

This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science, a large School with 70-80 academics and a similar number of postdoctoral research staff. There are around 1000 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and 220 PhD students. These are supported by an administrative and technical staff team of 45. 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.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

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
In return, we offer 30 days’ leave per annum, access to a pension scheme, a season ticket loan scheme and competitive salaries. We also offer enhanced family friendly leave. You will also work with a friendly team, with personal development opportunities.

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.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full time (35 hours per week), fixed term appointment for 48 months, with a possibility of extension. The starting salary will be Grade 4/5 (£ 40,223-£47,178) per annum, 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 are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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