Overview

Job Title: Research Associate in Acoustic Processing of Materials – Experimental
Job Reference: REQ250858
Date Posted: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6 from £35608

Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

 

Full or Part Time (we encourage candidates to express their preference at the time of application)

  • Fixed term for 12 months, extendable pending success of trial research period.
  • Full or part-time is acceptable.
  • Laboratory based post and as such remote working is not appropriate.

 

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

  

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

 

We are looking for an enthusiastic post-doctoral Scientist, Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineer with experience in signal processing and instrumentation; transducers and experimental testing using experimental rigs. Some specialisation in Mechatronics, Vibration, Acoustics/Ultrasonics is desirable. The project involves the design and creation of experimental rigs for the processing of materials with ultrasound energy and potentially other energy vectors (heat, EM fields etc.).

 

Candidates are expected to have previous experience in designing experimental rigs in a laboratory setting.

 

Key Requirements:

 

The candidate needs to have extensive experience in:

  • deriving experimental designs and protocols;
  • designing and building experimental rigs with appropriate transducers, signal processing and instrumentation;
  • gathering experimental results and presenting data as part of regular reviews;
  • demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills

 

Informal enquiries should be directed to Prof Paul P Conway, by email at p.p.conway@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 505

 

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

 

Closing Date:  23 October 2025

 

Our Benefits

 

  • Generous annual leave allowance up to 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days)
  • Competitive pension schemes
  • A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
  • We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
  • BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Season ticket loan scheme
  • On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
  • Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available

 

Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

Before you apply -
Register now and turn on alerts for jobs like this!

  • To apply for this position, receive job notifications and manage your applications, click "Register with Diversity Jobs Group".
  • To apply for this position without registering, click "Apply with Customer".

By registering you agree to our terms and conditions.

Apply with Customer

IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.