About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Phil Mawby at [Confidential Information].
This full-time fixed term post is available for one year ending no later than 31 December 2025.
You will undertake research in order to support the work of the School and assist the Principal Investigator in successful delivery of the project(s) including its impact activities.
A significant responsibility of the postholder will be the management of the Driving Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centre (DERIC) on reliability and testing, including co-ordinating and managing the daily activity of the equipment and users within the unit, allocation of activities to space; ensuring legal compliance; management of staff rotas, fault reporting and managing maintenance. You will need to develop standard operating procedures for DERIC and provide the necessary level of training for user groups as well as conducting and co-ordinating appropriate technical for all staff and researchers.
About You
You will have a good honours degree and a PhD (or nearing completion) in a relevant subject.
Strong knowledge and relevant background in the use of CAD packages, device modelling, thermal modelling, circuit modelling, and electromagnetic modelling applicable to power electronics is essential. You must also have strong knowledge of practical implementation of power electronics applications, especially automotive knowledge, including design and implementation of power electronic converters for automotive systems, plus detailed knowledge of design and build of advanced packaging technologies, including silver and copper sintering processes.
Full details of the role, including essential and desirable criteria, is in the attached job description.
If you have not yet been awarded your PhD but are near submission or have recently submitted your
PhD, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant on level 5 of the University grade
structure. Upon successful award of your PhD and evidence of this fact, you will be promoted to
Research Fellow on the first point of the level 6 of the University grade structure.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.
About The Department
The post will be based within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick.
The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award, and the University holds an Institutional Silver award.
For more information, please see here.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
- QS World University Rankings 2024
- Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 01 August 2024 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click Apply below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as
you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).
Please attach a CV and cover letter.
- Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
- Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
- Only documents required for your application should be submitted. Please do not submit an excessive number of additional certificates or papers.
Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We
highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: TBC
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.
The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University's Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.
Job Description
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