"Research Associate in Space Mission Design"

Job reference: SAE-025722

Salary: £36,024 to £39,347 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Hours Per Week: Full time

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 08/07/2024

Contract Duration: From 2 September 2024 for 12 months

School/Directorate: School of Engineering

A Research Associate position is available at the University of Manchester to work on the UKRI/EPSRC funded project ad-ASSTRA: Towards A Sustainable Space Technology Roadmapping Architecture (6-months) and the University of Manchester funded project Visions of, and steps towards, an Environmentally Sustainable Space Future (6-months). You will be working with Dr Ciara McGrath, the Principal Investigator (PI) for the projects, collaborators at the MIT Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Lab (ARCLab), and the interdisciplinary team at the University of Manchester.

Key aims of the role include:

• Supporting research activities in the Space Systems Research group in the School of Engineering focused on Sustainable Space Mission Analysis and Design.
• Developing technical models of environmental impacts of space missions to facilitate assessment.
• Knowledge exchange with stakeholders, the interdisciplinary team and project partners.

As this role involves research at a postgraduate level, applicants who are not an EEA national or a national of an exempt country and who will require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the UK Visas and Immigration’s (UKVI) Points Based System in order to take up the role, will be required to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate and will need to obtain this prior to making any official visa application UKVI.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Dr Ciara McGrath

Email: ciara.mcgrath@manchester.ac.uk  

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.