Job Description

This post is full time and has funding for up to 12 months, with the potential to be extended based on research progress and direction for up to a total duration of 5 years.
We are looking for a Research Assistant / Associate to contribute / make a leading contribution to a 5-year, flagship EPSRC Programme Grant, SUSTAIN (sustain-pg.org), developing next-generation sustainable heterogenous E-Textiles as Imperceptible Human Interfaces. Our highly ambitious an inter-disciplinary programme has the potential to transform wearable and user-centric electronics, with extensive support and potential for producing top-quality publications and to progress wireless wearables research demonstrators into products and spin-outs.
In your role, you will develop large-area demonstrators of high-performance flexible and printed circuits, fabricated using novel in-house instruments. Your circuits will be incorporated in sensing and wireless applications, and have the potential for large-scale deployment and commercial exploitation. As part of a Programme Grant, there will be further opportunities for career development, mentoring, and having a higher level of independence where appropriate.
You should have experience in any of the following technical areas, with a track record of producing high-quality publications:

• Essential: Solid background in electromagnetics and antennas.
• Bio-electromagnetics including human body modelling.
• Body-coupled communication implementation.
• Transmission lines and novel waveguides or metamaterials.

You will be part of the dynamic Green RF-Enabled Electronics Lab (greelectronicslab.org), an award-winning and expanding research group with expertise from material science to software. You will use our internationally-leading facilities for RF/mmWave characterisation and printed electronics fabrication.
To be considered for an appointment at Grade 7, you must be able to perform the duties as listed for a Research Assistant position with a higher degree of independence, leadership, and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues.
For informal enquiries or further information about the project, please contact Dr Mahmoud Wagih ( )
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Grade 6/7, 33,951 - 37,694 / 41,064 - 46,049 per annum

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