Research Assistant in Concrete Technology

Are you a researcher looking for your first challenge? Do you have a background in Concrete Technology? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities? 

The shift in steel production in the UK towards the low-carbon Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) processes is accompanied with an increase in the EAF slag generated for which currently only limited use exists as low-value recycling in backfilling and road embankments. 

The selected candidate will conduct experimental work aiming to characterise EAF slag generated by UK and US steel factories and activated by one of our industrial partners. The slag will be used as a Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) or binder in concrete or concrete products. With further concrete mix design optimisation, it will fit the industry specifications of the desired concrete. 

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Michal P. Drewniok, Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 1586

Email: M.P.Drewniok@leeds.ac.uk 

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page. 

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance. 
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

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