We are seeking to appoint self-funded PhD students with a genuine passion for research to join the EPSRC funded NEXTComp team. The ideal candidate (s) will be a highly creative materials scientist/engineer, with a good understanding of solid mechanics and fibre reinforced composite materials. They will be able to contribute to idea generation, and new ways of looking at composite materials to design the components of the future.

Funding information

Applications are invited from self-funded students (including PhD students). The Bristol Doctoral College can provide information on funding opportunities. Interested candidates should apply as soon as possible.

Contact

For informal enquiries on the studentship, please email Professor Richard Trask.

For general enquiries, please email cade-student-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk

You will be based at NCC and will work on pre-commercial, yet industrially focused, cutting-edge research, whilst following a taught programme at University of Bristol. The projects will be concentrated on some of NCC strategic areas including Sustainability, Digital Engineering and the move to an intensified Hydrogen Economy. 

Contact

For questions about eligibility and the application process please contact the Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovation for Sustainable Composites Engineering: isce-cdt@bristol.ac.uk.

The MSc in Advanced Composites programme provides you with an in-depth theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of advanced composites.

Students will be based in the Bristol Composites Institute in our state-of-the-art composites manufacturing facilities to help you conduct cutting-edge research in the field of composites engineering.

How to apply

You can apply online via the postgraduate programme finder.

Fees and funding information

The University offers advice and information on fees and funding via their postgraduate study webpages.

Contact

For further information, please contact Dr Eric Kim or Dr Dmitry Ivanov.

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an organisation owned by the University of Bristol and based at the Bristol and Bath Science Park.

The NCC brings together dynamic companies and enterprising academics to develop new technologies for the design and rapid manufacture of world class high-quality composite products using cutting-edge machinery.

NCC job opportunities are advertised throughout the year on their website. The NCC have also launched a Graduate Scheme offering graduates a unique opportunity to work on projects supported by world leading organisations at the cutting edge of composites development. Find out more.

We are happy to receive requests for short term internships from both University of Bristol students and those from other institutions. Funding for internships is limited so we regret that we can only offer a small number of such placements each year. Applicants with access to full or partial funding from alternative sources are encouraged.

Applicants should submit the following documentation by email to composites-institute@bristol.ac.uk for consideration by our academic team:

1. A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum)
2. A letter of support from an academic supervisor/tutor within your current institute.
3. An application statement (1 page maximum) describing:
   • Why you wish to perform an internship, clearly describing your specific areas of interest and how they align with our own current research activities.
   • How long you wish the internship to be (this must be a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 1 year).
   • How the internship will benefit your own personal development and career aspirations (e.g. it will add value to a current MSc project and/or it will enable an insight to potential PhD research opportunities).