Research Associate in the manipulation of Electro magnetic acoustic transducers for use in robotic (Imperial College School of Mechanical Engineering )

Job Title:Research Associate in the manipulation of Electro magnetic acoustic transducers for use in robotic Reference: ENG00836 Date posted: 13 June 2019 Closing date: 14 July 2019 Key information about the role Location:South Kensington Campus (map) Position type:Full time, fixed term Salary:£34,397 – £46,499 plus benefits Department: Mechanical Engineering Job summary The Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Group wishes to appoint a Research Associate to conduct research into the manipulation and construction of Electro-magnetic acoustic transducers for embedding into robotic systems. The research will be carried out at Imperial College London and involve collaboration with several Academic and Industrial Institutions as part of the EPSRC funded ORCA hub for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in extreme... Job listing information Department Department of Mechanical Engineering Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher Job description Job summary The Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Group wishes to appoint a Research Associate to conduct research into the manipulation and construction of Electro-magnetic acoustic transducers for embedding into robotic systems. The research will be carried out at Imperial College London and involve collaboration with several Academic and Industrial Institutions as part of the EPSRC funded ORCA hub for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in extreme environments. The NDE Group is a multidisciplinary research group based in the Mechanical Engineering Department. It is one of the largest Academic NDE Groups in the UK and carries out world-leading research in both fundamental and applied aspects of NDE. It is also the headquarters of the UK Research Centre in NDE (RCNDE). Duties and responsibilities You will be involved in a project that aims to build a novel ultrasonic sensor platform and aid research into how to best deploy and integrate it into a robotic system for inspection in extreme environments. The project will require both simulation and experimental work and will involve the study of ultrasonic sensor and acquisition system construction, manufacturing and performance testing. You will be involved in liaising with suppliers and industrial partners and the ORCA hub partner Universities (Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh, Oxford University and Liverpool University). Essential requirements You must have a first class undergraduate degree or Masters degree in an area relevant to the research subject; this could include Mechanical, Aeronautical or Electrical Engineering. A PhD (or close to completion of a PhD) in a pertinent Mechanical Engineering discipline (e.g. Non-destructive evaluation (NDE), Robotics, Ultrasonics and associated electronic equipment and signal processing) would be useful. You must have a background in Robotics, Analogue and Digital circuit design or NDE. Some experience in at least two of the following areas is required: ultrasonic wave propagation, modelling of magnetic fields, electrical induction phenomena knowledge of signal processing techniques . Experience in designing Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) would be considered an advantage. Further information This is a fixed term position until the 1st April 2021 in the first instance. Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £34,397 - £37,486 per annum. Queries relating to the position should be directed to Dr. Frederic Cegla at f.cegla@imperial.ac.uk. Our preferred method of application is via our website. Please click "APPLY NOW" to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Miss Helen Stoneham at h.stoneham@imperial.ac.uk. For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk Please ensure that you include the job reference number in any correspondence. Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ About us The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College's care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ Documents Job Description and Person Specification.doc About Imperial College London Imperial College London is the UK's only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world. You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City. We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces. It's our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society – and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there. Additional information Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. All Imperial employees are expected to follow the 7 principles of Imperial Expectations: Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams Consider the thoughts and expectations of others Deliver positive outcomes Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination Develop and grow skills and expertise Work in a planned and managed way In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations. Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

Job Title:Research Associate in the manipulation of Electro magnetic acoustic transducers for use in robotic
Reference: ENG00836
Date posted: 13 June 2019
Closing date: 14 July 2019
Key information about the role
Location:South Kensington Campus
(map)
Position type:Full time, fixed term
Salary:£34,397 – £46,499 plus benefits

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Job summary
The Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Group wishes to appoint a Research Associate to conduct research into the manipulation and construction of Electro-magnetic acoustic transducers for embedding into robotic systems. The research will be carried out at Imperial College London and involve collaboration with several Academic and Industrial Institutions as part of the EPSRC funded ORCA hub for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in extreme...

Job listing information

Department Department of Mechanical Engineering Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher
Job description
Job summary
The Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Group wishes to appoint a Research Associate to conduct research into the manipulation and construction of Electro-magnetic acoustic transducers for embedding into robotic systems. The research will be carried out at Imperial College London and involve collaboration with several Academic and Industrial Institutions as part of the EPSRC funded ORCA hub for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in extreme environments.

The NDE Group is a multidisciplinary research group based in the Mechanical Engineering Department. It is one of the largest Academic NDE Groups in the UK and carries out world-leading research in both fundamental and applied aspects of NDE. It is also the headquarters of the UK Research Centre in NDE (RCNDE).

Duties and responsibilities

You will be involved in a project that aims to build a novel ultrasonic sensor platform and aid research into how to best deploy and integrate it into a robotic system for inspection in extreme environments.

The project will require both simulation and experimental work and will involve the study of ultrasonic sensor and acquisition system construction, manufacturing and performance testing.

You will be involved in liaising with suppliers and industrial partners and the ORCA hub partner Universities (Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh, Oxford University and Liverpool University).

Essential requirements

You must have a first class undergraduate degree or Masters degree in an area relevant to the research subject; this could include Mechanical, Aeronautical or Electrical Engineering.

A PhD (or close to completion of a PhD) in a pertinent Mechanical Engineering discipline (e.g. Non-destructive evaluation (NDE), Robotics, Ultrasonics and associated electronic equipment and signal processing) would be useful.

You must have a background in Robotics, Analogue and Digital circuit design or NDE.

Some experience in at least two of the following areas is required:

ultrasonic wave propagation,

modelling of magnetic fields,

electrical induction phenomena

knowledge of signal processing techniques .

Experience in designing Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) would be considered an advantage.

Further information

This is a fixed term position until the 1st April 2021 in the first instance.

Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £34,397 - £37,486 per annum.

Queries relating to the position should be directed to Dr. Frederic Cegla at f.cegla@imperial.ac.uk.

Our preferred method of application is via our website. Please click "APPLY NOW" to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Miss Helen Stoneham at h.stoneham@imperial.ac.uk.

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk Please ensure that you include the job reference number in any correspondence.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

About us

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College's care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

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Job Description and Person Specification.doc
About Imperial College London
Imperial College London is the UK's only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It's our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society – and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there.

Additional information
Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

All Imperial employees are expected to follow the 7 principles of Imperial Expectations:

Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity
Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams
Consider the thoughts and expectations of others
Deliver positive outcomes
Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination
Develop and grow skills and expertise
Work in a planned and managed way
In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations.

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

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