Thermodynamic and Fluid Mechanics Specialist (KTP Associate) Ref 20379
School/department: School of Engineering and Informatics / Department of Engineering
Hours: full time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE
Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). The successful candidate will be required to work at Polestar Cooling in Bognor Regis.
Location: Dulas Ltd, based at Polestar Cooling Ltd, Bognor Regis, United Kingdom.
Contract: Fixed term for 24 months
Reference: 20379
Salary: starting at £36,333 to £43,155 per annum, pro rata if part time
Placed on: 05 April 2023
Closing date: 03 May 2023 Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: to be confirmed
Expected start date: ASAP
Job description
With interest in vaccines and vaccine distribution never greater, the University of Sussex and Dulas Ltd are looking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled graduate within the area of thermodynamic and fluid mechanics.
In this two year project, you will embed innovative thermodynamic analysis and modelling capabilities in the engineering team at Dulas Ltd, the UK's only manufacturer of World Health Organisation (WHO) accredited vaccine storage equipment.
Working with experts from the university and drawing on expertise from within the company, you will lead on the development and delivery of:
- A solution for excess humidity in solar powered vaccine refrigerators, an industry wide challenge essential to maintaining Dulas Ltd's core market and mission to "address humanitarian need".
- Sustainable, cost effective phase change materials for inbuilt energy storage, facilitating expansion of Dulas Ltd's product range and honoring its commitment to reduce the environmental impact of its products and services.
- A digital model informed by both previous phases providing a long-term legacy for this KTP, delivering a powerful tool to accelerate product development by reducing physical prototyping, improving product efficiency and sustainability
This 24-month project is funded through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) award, a UK Government scheme intended to promote beneficial relationships between universities and industry. As a KTP Associate you will receive:
- extensive practical and formal training
- gain marketable skills
- broaden knowledge and expertise within an industrially relevant project
- be supported by both industrial and academic mentors.
The KTP associate will benefit from a tax free Personal Development Budget of £4,000. Academic publications will be produced and there is the likelihood of a permanent position at Dulas Ltd at the end of the contract.
Please contact Esra Sorguven at e.sorguven@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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