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Job Number SU01264 Contract Type Fixed Term Salary £39,355 to £45,413 per annum Working Pattern Full Time Faculty / Directorate Faculty of Science and Engineering Location Bay Campus, Swansea Closing Date 9 Nov 2025 Interview Date 20 Nov 2025 Informal Enquiries

• Mokarram Hossain [HIDDEN TEXT]
• Ian Masters [HIDDEN TEXT]

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

The role of this Research Assistant is to work on Experimental Study and Computational Solids Mechanics model of soft materials with application to renewable energy in general and flexible materials for wave energy converters in particular.

The successful candidate will work on the UKRI-funded project, Mor-Neidr that will be focused on developing experimentally-validated computational models for soft polymers including viscoelastic and viscoplastic model. While this is an interdisciplinary project where computational coupled frameworks for Solids Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics will merge, the Research Assistant is expected to carry out independent research and develop new experimental set-ups to conduct experiments on viscoelastic polymers and will work on the integration of the associated software for the Solids Mechanics side of the project under the guidance of the Principal Investigators (PIs) and other collaborators of the project.

Development of a new test rig for a soft material component will be a minor part of the role, and so experience of mechanical design is an advantage. Further, the Researcher will work closely with colleagues who will mainly work on design and experimentations of soft energy harvesters.

The project leadership team consists of Prof. Mokarram Hossain and Prof. Ian Masters at Swansea University and the Industry Partner Checkmateflex. The team is further strongly supported by a few Industry partners such as Wave Venture Ltd, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, CGEN Engineering Partner (CGEN) Ltd. The Research Assistant will have the opportunities to visit industrial partners for short-term knowledge exchange activities .

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics : age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning / afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

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Mechanical Design