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# Research Associate in the Digital Validation of Engineered Porous structures

- **Company:** Loughborough University
- **Location:** Loughborough, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computational Fluid Dynamics, Comsol Multiphysics
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=204dac8b5ff230ff

## About the Role

* Experience of deriving experimental designs and protocols in a simulation environment; formal requirements capture
 * Experience of performing simulations that include mechanical behaviours (incl. fatigue) and flow (i.e. CFD).
 * Experience handling 3D volumetric reconstructions and software for analysis
 * Experience with COMSOL Multiphysics or similar simulators/software
 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 * Excellent self-management and organisational skills as well a committed approach to work
 * Willing to work as part of a team and proven performance in a collaborative environment
 * Demonstrated ability to write scientific reports, manuscripts and deliver presentations to a specialist audience., We are looking for an engineer or scientist who has experience in the use of engineering analysis software, specifically mechanical finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics and/or Multiphysics software (esp. COMSOL).



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