Job Description

About the Role

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science is looking to recruit a Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Assistant, to support a project funded by the EPSRC, led by Dr James Kelly. The candidate will also be part of the Antenna and Electromagnetics Group. The role relates to microwave hardware that can be reconfigured using Gallium-based liquid metal.

About You

Applicants should have an Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science/Electronic Engineering. Applicants at PDRA level must have a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics (preferably Microwave Engineering). Candidates must have a strong grasp of the background theory relating to microwave circuits and antennas or willingness to learn this. Experience of working with new electronic materials, fabricating hardware prototypes, and validating the performance of those prototypes through experimental measurement would be desirable.

About the School of EECS

Our researchers work with the arts and sciences collaborating with psychologists, biologists, musicians and actors, mathematicians, medical researchers, dentists and lawyers. As a multidisciplinary School, we are well known for our pioneering research and pride ourselves on our world-class projects. We are equal first in the UK for the impact of our Computer Science research, and second in the country for our Electronic Engineering research output (REF 2021).

About Queen Mary

Throughout our history, we\'ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence, and we embrace diversity of thought in everything we do. We believe that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days\' leave per annum (pro-rata for fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time (35 hours/week), fixed-term appointment for 12 months, with an expected start date of October 2023. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of \xc2\xa336,572 - \xc2\xa337,182 per annum pro rata for an RA and \xc2\xa340,223 - \xc2\xa344,722 per annum pro rata for a PDRA, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary\'s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We have policies to support our staff throughout their careers, including arrangements for those who wish to work flexibly or on a job share basis, and we provide support for those returning from long-term absence. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented (BAME) groups, and from women in all stages of life, including pregnancy and maternity leave.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to James Kelly at . Details about the School can be found at .

Candidates are kindly requested to upload documents totaling no more than 10 pages; certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this stage.

To apply for the role, please click the \'apply\' button.

The closing date for applications is 3 September 2023. Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

\xc2\xa336,572 to \xc2\xa344,722 per annum pro rata for a PDRA, inclusive of London Allowance.

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