Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Materials Engineering at University of Oxford University of Oxford in United Kingdom

University of Oxford is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Materials Engineering within Prof. Emilio Martinez-Paneda’s Mechanics of Materials Lab in the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). The project focuses on mechanical testing of metals and hydrogen embrittlement , with experimental work spanning fracture and fatigue testing, advanced materials characterisation (including SEM and EBSD), hydrogen charging, permeation, and desorption experiments. Ther...

[Annual tax-free stipend at UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26, subject to annual uplift), plus full tuition fees for 4 years. Additional maintenance provided by industrial sponsor.] This fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at The University of Manchester offers an exciting opportunity to advance research in the optimisation of thermomechanical ageing processing, focusing on the influence of quenching and pre-ageing on the performance of high strength 6xxx aluminium alloys. The project is based in t...

PhD/EngD studentship at the University of Birmingham in the School of Metallurgy and Materials, working on irradiation damage resistant refractory high-entropy alloys for advanced modular reactors with UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL). The project sits within the Materials for eXtremes (M4X) research group and focuses on the design, fabrication, irradiation, and post-irradiation examination of high-entropy alloys for extreme nuclear environments. Research topics include alloy design by com...

Aston University is advertising a Post-Doctoral Research Associate based in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom , within the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) . The project is funded by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency and focuses on advanced membranes , selective ion transport , membrane science, chemistry, physics, and engineering. The successful candidate will help develop a bespoke experimental rig to evaluate ion transport through advanced self-assembled membranes, desi...

PhD Studentship at University College London (UCL), Department of Chemical Engineering This funded PhD project focuses on the multi-length-scale characterisation of critical materials for more efficient extraction and recycling. The research sits at the intersection of Chemical Engineering , Materials Science , Physics , Mechanical Engineering , and Chemistry , with a strong emphasis on advanced imaging, correlative microscopy, and data-driven analysis. The project will use X-ray computed tomogr...