D1623
College of Art, Design and Built Environment
School of Art and Design
£31,343 per annum to £35,256 per annum
Grade H
City Campus

Additional Information: This is a fixed term contract up to 3 years,  subject to external funding and/or project completion.

A full-time Research Fellow is required for three years to join the Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG) in the School of Art and Design.  ATRG is one of the fasted growing units at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

Electronic textiles were originally created by incorporating electronic boxes into pre-existing garments or, later, by weaving, knitting or embroidering electrically conducting threads into fabrics to produce functionality.  However, ATRG has now developed ground-breaking technology to incorporate semi-conductor chips into the core of yarns in a way that the desired textile characteristics of flexibility, conformability and softness are retained.  There are numerous potential applications in areas such as retail, medicine, wellbeing, sports, fashion, defence, automotive and aerospace.

The research group has received funding from the Engineering Physical Science Research Council to develop the technology for the manufacture of a new generation of functional electronic textiles.  This is a multidisciplinary research project carried out in conjunction with the Department of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Southampton,  The research is aimed at developing ultra-thin silicon wafer circuits with increased functionality for incorporation into yarns, thus enriching the core technology platform to a higher level.  A range of applications will be explored with industrial partners.

The ideal candidate must have an appropriate first/second degree plus PhD in mechanical engineering, electronic engineering or textile engineering.  The ideal candidate will have significant knowledge and work experience of research funding opportunities and have experience of working on electronic textiles. The successful candidate will also possess excellent communication and analytical skills and be able to deal with complex problems within the research environment. Experience in working on textile testing equipment and mathematical modelling within a research environment would be beneficial.

Closing date –17 May 2015

Interview date – w/c 02 June 2015

To submit an online application for this position please visit www.ntu.ac.uk/vacancies.

If you have any specific queries in relation to this position, please contact Professor Tilak Dias, Professor in Knitting, on +44 0115 848 6518 or via email tilak.dias<στο>ntu.ac.uk

Applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside other applications. However, candidates who require sponsorship cannot be appointed if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EEA applicant is available due to the UK Visas & Immigration requirements. For further information on this please visit the UK Visas & Immigration website.