Post-doctoral Research Fellow -Sutherland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 8ST, GB
Salary: 41,064 - 46,049Work hours: Office Hours Monday to Friday, Full TimeJob Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
The project"Ice Protection using Slippery Liquid-like Coatings with Integrated Active Methods" aims to build a hybrid ice-protection technology for tackling icing issues on aircraft wings, wind turbines and other critical structural surfaces. You will support the principal investigators and co-investigators in Northumbria University at Newcastle and Edinburgh University for delivery of the aim and objectives of the project. You will focus on creating a next-generation ice-protection system that combines (1) low ice adhesion coatings for passive protection, and (2) acoustic-wave-based ice removal for mechanical active protection), benchmarked against electrothermal heating for thermal active protection. You will demonstrate reliable and energy-efficient hybrid approaches work for both anti-icing and de-icing using in-lab and wind tunnel experiments.
The position is a fixed-term,



three-year research appointment, starting on 1 Oct 2026. Your work will focus on experimental investigation, technology integration, and performance validation of these hybrid ice-protection systems.
Your Roles in the Project
As a researcher working within a multidisciplinary team in Northumbria University, your primary responsibilities would likely include:
1. Development of Hybrid Ice-Protection Systems
You will investigate how advanced active technologies such as acoustic waves can be integrated with slippery liquid-like coatings (provided by collaborators). A key task is to ensure that the coatings work effectively alongside active systems without degrading performance.
2. Acoustic Wave Ice Protection
A major part of the project involves development of acoustic wave icing protection technologies. These systems use mechanical vibrations generated by piezoelectric actuators or similar dev

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