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Recruitment
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMRecruitment Role Profile Form
Job Title: Marie Curie Fellow
School/Department: Division of Materials, Mechanics and Structures
Salary: Salary from £35622 per annum, in accordance with the EC Marie Curie financial guidelines for this scheme
Job Family and Level: Research and Teaching Off scale
Contract Status: This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a maximum period of 8 months until 31 December 2015
Hours of Work: Full time – 36.25 per week
Location: Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Reporting to: Prof. Hai-Sui Yu and Dr. Xia Li
Purpose of the New Role:
The successful candidate will work with Professor Hai-Sui Yu and Dr Xia Li at the Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics at the University of Nottingham (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/nottingham-centre-for-geomechanics/index.aspx). The candidate will be responsible for delivering an elementary testing database on the mechanical and hydrological properties of a set of reference materials composed of sand, silt and clay. The candidate will also assist in the calibration and validation of unsaturated constitutive models.
Main Responsibilities % time per year
1. Operate and develop experimental setup when necessary 20 %2. Carry out laboratory testing to investigate the mechanical and hydrological
properties of a set of reference materials50%
3. Assist model calibration and validation 10%4. Prepare project report and scientific publications 15%5. General tasks in the research group 5%
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Essential DesirableQualifications/ Education
Excellent degree in engineering or science, or equivalent, qualifying the candidate for obtaining a doctoral degree
Skills/Training Experimental skills Good communication skills Ability to present scientific work in
oral and written format
Training or education in experimental soil mechanics
Experience Good background in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics
Experience in unsaturated soil testing
Scientific writing (journal publications)
Statutory/Legal Ability to work independent and also efficiently in a team
Decision Making
i) taken independently by the role holderQuestions regarding day-to-day operation of the experimental setup and procedures
ii) taken in collaboration with othersChanges to experimental set-up, procedures and developmentCalibration and validation of constitutive modelling
iii) referred to the appropriate line manager (please name) by the role holderDecisions regarding experimental setup and strategic decisions of scientific direction and priorities, as well as financial, and personnel matters
Additional InformationInformal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Xia Li ([email protected]). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Applicants will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by the UK Border and Immigration Agency. Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information.
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