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Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.
About The Role
This post is fixed term for 2 months.
Swansea University is seeking to appoint a fixed term Research Assistant within the Faculty of Science and Engineering MACH1 laboratories on the final stages of the Prosperity partnership in Rapid Product Prototyping. The successful applicant will join a team of industry focussed academics, researchers, technologists, and industrial experts, who collectively have been working on transformative metallurgical methods of rapid alloy prototyping to create new steels for the UK steel industry, as a global leader in low carbon iron and steelmaking, with specialisms in novel materials development, late-stage product diversification, value adding coatings technology and novel construction materials used in active building facades.
This role will encompass research activities related to the physical metallurgy of steels using advanced microscopy and analysis to support alloy design in assessing the links between microstructure and mechanical and physical (magnetic/electric/thermal) properties of prototype steels.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
We have an under-representation of women in the area of research and would particularly welcome applications from women for this position. We also have an under representation of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and would encourage applications from these groups. Appointments will always be made on merit.
