Material Science Jobs: Issue 14 (7 posts)

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Research Associate in Magnetic Imaging Methodology South Kensington Campus Salary Range: £32,100 - £40,720 per annum (Maximum salary on appointment will be up to £38,600) Fixed Term: 24 months, starting on or after 1st August 2013 The experimental group within the Physics Department at Imperial College has developed a number of unique magnetic imaging tools and magnetic field sensors. This post involves the ... Read online.

PhD Studentship The Design of Lubricant-Surface Interaction for Reduced Boundary Friction and Wear Ref:  EngSci-USMC-100 Faculty of Engineering and the Environment Deadline: Applications will be accepted at any time until the position is filled. Mechanical losses account for 15% of total energy loss in an IC engine where 45% of these losses result from friction of piston-ring assembly. An increase in mechanical efficiency of 10% could lead to improved fuel ... Read online.

PhD Studentships in Sustainable Chemical Synthesis PhD studentships are available for well-qualified candidates to develop new nanocatalysts for the clean chemical synthesis of valuable specialty chemicals and sustainable bio-fuels from October 2013. The research projects will involve inorganic materials synthesis, surface science and organic reactions to deliver new nanotechnologies for sustainable biofuels production, and selective oxidation and hydrogenation chemistry for pharmaceuticals manufacture. Successful applicants ... Read online.

Research Associate in Carbon Based Energy Storage Limit of tenure: 12 Months. A position exists for a Research Associate to work with Prof. Gehan Amaratunga on the development of nanocarbon-based supercapacitors/or batteries. Applicants should have a PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Material Science or Electrical engineering. Proven expertise in supercapacitor/battery fabrication, characterisation and testing and/or experience in device fabrication using carbon nanotubes, activated carbon, graphene and ... Read online.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Fixed Term, Full Time, 18 months) The aim of this research is to measure the terahertz frequency response of a range of low-dimensional semiconductor systems. You will design, fabricate, and measure devices that integrate regions of two-dimensional electron gas with photoconductive semiconductor material for emission and detection of terahertz electromagnetic radiation. You will integrate the devices into measurement apparatus ... Read online.

Latest vacancies at DTU Please find below links for the latest vacancies at DTU. Click on the individual vacancy to read more. Senior Researcher in Human Nutrition (Dietary assessment – infants and young children) Senior Researcher in Human Nutrition (Dietary assessment – epidemiology) Senior Researcher in Yeast Metabolic Engineering Postdoc in Advanced In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Processes ... Read online.

PhD Studentship Novel synthetic tissue-protective cytokines in tissue regeneration and wound repair Supervisors: Pietro Ghezzi, Anthony Metcalfe, Simon Otter Application deadline: 4pm, 27 June 2013 There is a considerable interest in regenerative medicine for the therapy of traumatic, mechanical or ischemic injury. Initial injury is aggravated by expansion of damage due to cell death and inflammation. However, successful therapeutic strategies will need not only to target these ... Read online.

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