Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Characterization of As-Manufactured and In-Service Uncertainty
University of Southampton – School of Engineering Sciences – Rolls-Royce / Engineering technology Board funded Siloet project
£28,139 – £30,747 per annum (depending on experience)
The School of Engineering Sciences has just been awarded a major grant by Rolls-Royce and the Engineering Technology Board to undertake research into manufactured and in-service uncertainty in aerospace components.
The challenge will be to pioneer a data led approach to assisting aerospace designers to understand the impact of uncertainty on their work. This will involve close involvement with those manufacturing and servicing complex aero-engine systems and using the data available to these groups to support the design process. The aim is to allow designers to better understand how to represent and optimize components in the light of uncertainty so that more robust designs result. This project will be one of a large group of related projects being carried out at Southampton and elsewhere in this area and will involve helping to supervise two related PhD students.
The School has much experience and expertise in the design process operated by Rolls-Royce and hosts a Rolls-Royce funded University Technology Centre for Computational Engineering where this work will primarily take place. The successful applicant must also be willing to travel frequently to Rolls-Royce sites in Derby and Bristol, including staying over-night on a regular basis.
Ideally you will have a PhD associated with integrating design and analysis tools and the manipulation of design geometry in a robust design setting. Applicants who have an interest in structural or aerodynamic modelling and design are welcome. Strong software integration skills will be central to this role.
The School of Engineering Sciences has the very best Grade 5* research assessment grading, and an international research reputation. It is the largest engineering school in the UK. The successful candidates will work with a group of highly motivated, first class research students in the areas of Computational Engineering and Design ().
For further details please contact Professor Andy Keane at the Computational Engineering and Design Centre (CEDC), School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Phone: +44-(0)23-8059-2944 and Email: ajk@soton.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 25 February 2010 at 12.00 noon.
For more information on this position or to apply online please visit . Alternatively please call 023 80 592750. Please quote reference number 4163-10-E in all correspondence.
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