Research Associate in Innovative Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

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Job title Research Associate in Innovative Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Job reference REQ
260478 Date posted 20/07/2026 Final date to receive applications 23/08/2026 Location Loughborough Package Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6 from £35,608 to £46,049 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Full time or part time role, fixed term until 31 May 2028

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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

The project entails the development, analysis and engineering of advanced low-dimensional functional materials, additive manufacturing and device integration in multisectoral applications spanning wearable sensors for health, sport and wellness, e-fibres and e-textiles, neuromorphic computing devices and applications for consumer electronics and defence.

Examples of engineered materials include quantum dots (0D), carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires (1D), graphene and other two-dimensional materials (2D), polymers and nanocomposites. The role will involve selecting and optimising material structures, optimising ink formulations for device integration in flexible and stretchable substrates, including polymeric and textile substrates, using additive manufacturing techniques, such as printing, coating and non-lithographic techniques, while maintaining optimum device performance, accuracy and reliability.

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You will have:

• Experience in formulation, optimisation and integration of functional materials in flexible and wearable substrates.
• Experience in the use of analytical equipment in a laboratory environment including morphological (AFM, SEM, TEM), electrical, optical, spectroscopic (Raman, UV/Vis, FTIR) and chemical characterisation.
• Experience in working with computational modelling and CAD tools (e.g. MATLAB, COMSOL, Abaqus, Geant4) to assist the design and optimisation tasks.
• Experience in acquiring, curating and analysing data derived from field trials (including human or animal subjects) and analytical techniques.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and…