Research Fellow in E-textiles

Fashion & Textiles

Location:  

Winchester School of Art

Salary:  

£32,348 to £39,745
Per Annum

Full Time Fixed Term for 18 Months

Closing Date:  

Thursday 27 October 2022

Interview Date:  

To be confirmed

Reference:  

2014122FH

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Fellow to join a multidisciplinary team to develop a wearable healthcare product for knee joint pain management. The project is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and involves collaboration across four faculties at the University of Southampton.

You will work on a project that aims to develop an electrotherapy product with embedded pain relief and movement monitoring functions for the management of knee joint pain due to osteoarthritis. You will work closely with other researchers within the project team (e.g. physiotherapist, textile designer, electronic engineer) and industrial collaborators. The main responsibilities include:

• Development of new electrode materials
• Fabrication of printed e-textiles
• Development of interconnection methods for e-textiles
• Design optimisation to address the user feedbacks
• Contributing to the ISO 13485 Quality Management System and Technical Documentation development required for medical device regulatory approval (e.g. UKCA marking).
• Preparation of reports and publications

You are required to have experience in e-textiles for healthcare applications and preferably have a track record in developing electrodes for wearable electrotherapy. This is an opportunity to join an expanding and fast moving area of research at the University of Southampton. You will have opportunities to develop and consolidate your skills through collaborating with project partners from the industrial and healthcare sectors.     

For informal enquires about this post, please contact Dr Kai Yang: ky2e09@soton.ac.uk

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Application Procedure  

 You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk . The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Lauren Ward (HR Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk, Please quote reference 2014122FH on all correspondence.

Further details:

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