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About the Role
This role involves contributing to the design, development, testing, and validation of innovative timber-based prefabricated modular elements for building renovation as part of a major Horizon Europe research project. The focus is on developing a wooden structural framework for these elements.
Responsibilities
- Undertake research and development of innovative timber systems for prefabricated modular renovation elements.
- Support the design, optimisation, testing, and validation of timber structural frameworks and connection systems.
- Conduct structural modelling, performance assessment, fire safety and sustainability evaluation, and prototype development.
- Ensure compliance with European standards.
- Collaborate with academic and industrial partners on Horizon Europe project delivery, dissemination, and stakeholder engagement.
- Undertake regular international travel for project meetings, research activities, site visits, demonstrations, and collaborative engagements.
Requirements
- Hold, or be close to completing, a PhD in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Possess expertise in structural analysis, numerical modelling, and design to relevant standards.
- Have experience in experimental research, data analysis, technical reporting, and scientific communication.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Skills
- Structural analysis
- Numerical modelling
- Design to relevant standards
- Experimental research
- Data analysis
- Technical reporting
- Scientific communication
- Timber construction
- Modular construction
- Offsite construction
- Fire engineering
- Finite element analysis
- Sustainable construction
- European-funded research projects
Location
- City St George’s
Work Type
- Permanent contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Postdoctoral researcher
Education Level
- PhD in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Sector-leading salary
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Comprehensive package of staff training and development
About the Company
- City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions.
- It brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.
- The combined university is one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology.
- The University is committed to supporting students to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
- Research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world.
Equal Opportunity
- City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
- Applications are welcomed regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
- City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.