Department of engineering

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is University West’s overarching profile and basic principle applied to learning, the exchange of ideas, and educational development. The government has assigned the distinguished task of developing WIL to University West. Work integrated learning in education and research develops new, relevant and advanced knowledge both within the academy and among its partners, which also benefits society in general. University West offers a wide variety of study programs, has a good number of applicants and the students show a high entry rate on the labor market. The main research environments at University West are Production technology, Learning in and for the new working life and Child and youth studies and is conducted in collaboration with the surrounding society. Campus is centrally located in Trollhättan with about 13,000 students and 700 employees.

University West is looking for a research assistant in friction stir welding

Duties:

As research assistant in FSW you will assist and support the research team. Your daily work will consist of (but not be restricted to):

Prepare metallography samples
Measure hardness
Metallurgical characterization of Aluminium alloys using optical microscopy
Write reports
Assisting with courses

Requirements for this position:

Bachelor in mechanical/automobile/production engineering
Course on welding processes at graduated level (minimal 6 HP)
Qualification in metallography analysis (sample preparation, hardness, and OM analysis)
Ability to communicate in english
Strong teamwork skills

The following skills will be meritorious:

Knowledge of FSW tooling and fixtures arrangements
Knowledge of aluminium welding metallurgy
Skill in using MS Excel and MS Word
Knowledge about design of experiments
Prior knowledge or hands on experience on metallography analysis of friction stir welded aluminium alloys

Other:

The employment is a temporary employment.

Applications should be submitted digitally through our recruitment tool Varbi. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it reaches the university no later than the application deadline. Supporting documents that cannot be submitted digitally, such as books and publications, should be labeled with reference number R 2024/43 and sent in one copy.

Applications should be addressed to:
Högskolan Väst
HR
461 86 Trollhättan

The application deadline is 2024-03-19

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