Opportunities

Careers

Bristol Composites Institute is able to consider flexible working options to accommodate work-life balance and is committed to helping researchers become independent academics. We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.

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Student opportunities

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 Composites Engineering 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.

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. Find out more.

We are happy to receive requests for short term internships from both University of Bristol students and those from other institutions. 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).