Based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol you will undertake internationally leading research in the area of non-destructive testing (NDT) of composite materials.
You will be involved in: development, evaluation, optimisation and validation of inversion methods to determine 3D material properties of composites from ultrasonic NDT data; extension of those methods to curved composite components and to full-matrix capture (FMC) phased-array data.
In addition to the research activities outlined above, you will work with industry to take demonstrators of the inversion methods into manufacturing environments; you will contribute towards the running of the NDT of Composites Team and undertake associated administration tasks.
You must have a first degree in Engineering or Physics, a PhD in ultrasonic NDT for composites or a closely related subject, together with experience in modelling (i.e. the application of physics in an engineering context), industrial experience, experience with full-matrix capture (FMC) phased-array systems and excellent programming skills including programming in Matlab and C software.
Ideally, you will also have analytical skills for modelling elastic (or acoustic) wave propagation and scattering in solids (or liquids).
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Robert Smith: Robert.Smith<στο>bristol.ac.uk
It is expected that interviews will be held in February 2015
This post is offered on a full time, fixed term contract for one year initially, starting in mid-September 2015.
Appointment may be either on a fixed term or a permanent contract depending on the extent of previous relevant research experience, in line with the Universitys Fixed Term Contract Agreement. Further information can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/hr/ftc/