Overall Purpose of the Role:
Application Scientists will join an interconnected, diverse team and will work with other Application Scientists and the Research and Business Engagement team to engage with industry in the region to identify, scope, and help deliver technical solutions in the area of materials science, which cannot be supported by the existing national infrastructure. They will work closely with the wider University research Institutes and centres (i.e. Royce/Dalton Nuclear Institute/DCF) and consortium partners’ technical and research teams to support businesses, primarily SMEs, throughout their journey.
The Application Scientist will be a hands-on, versatile researcher who will apply their specialist technical expertise to conduct projects at short notice, providing the capability/resource to react quickly and flexibly to short-term projects. They will focus on the development and delivery of projects based around the capabilities of Royce’s world-leading infrastructure and national network of research expertise. In doing this they will leverage the capability across the Technology Platforms (facilities and people) within Royce and DCF, draw on a wider network of expertise across the UK (where necessary), and build relationships both across industry and academia. In many cases, they will be the lead contact with industrial partners and provide advice on the nature, scale and costs of proposed projects.
One particularly interesting aspect of this role is the expansion of the state-of-the-art nuclear materials testing equipment and protocols currently available at DCF to additionally be used for the testing of the effects of solar-wind ions and space-borne gamma rays on materials intended for the eventual use in space. Other projects the appointee will be involved in are likely to include other expansions of the applicability of X-ray, gamma and fast ion forms of radiation to other material testing and modification problem domains within a highly skills technical team.
What can you expect in return
The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Dr Ruth Edge
Email: ruth.edge@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
