Job offer Research Assistant - Marie Curie Doctoral Candidate (Positive Displacement Compressors)

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• United Kingdom

City University

• Posted on: 8 October 2026

Research Assistant - Marie Curie Doctoral Candidate (Positive Displacement Compressors)

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• Job Information


• Offer Description


• Where to apply


• Requirements


• Additional Information


• Work Location(s)


• Contact

8 Oct 2026

Job Information

• Organisation/Company
  City University


• Department
  School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering


• Research Field
  Engineering


• Researcher Profile
  First Stage Researcher (R1)


• Positions
  PhD Positions


• Application Deadline
  25 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London)


• Country
  United Kingdom


• Type of Contract
  Temporary


• Job Status
  Full-time


• Hours Per Week
  37.5


• Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
  Horizon Europe - MSCA


• Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
  101312140


• Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
  No

Offer Description

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background - City St George's, University of London is recruiting a Doctoral Candidate to join the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Industrial Doctoral Network HeatMinds, a Horizon Europe-funded project focused on industrial heat decarbonisation through innovative high-temperature heat pump technologies. The successful candidate will undertake a PhD project entitled "Expanding the Operating Envelope of Positive Displacement Compressors", contributing to the development of efficient and reliable heat pump systems capable of upgrading low-grade waste heat for industrial applications.

Responsibilities - The successful candidate will conduct high-quality doctoral research on positive displacement compressor technologies for industrial high-temperature heat pumps. Responsibilities include developing and validating compressor models, analysing performance and optimisation strategies, contributing to project deliverables and publications, presenting research at conferences, engaging in dissemination and outreach activities, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe, participating in network-wide training events, and supporting the achievement of project milestones and objectives.

Where to apply

Website

https://jobs.citystgeorges.ac.uk/en/sites/CX_1001/job/100446

Requirements

• Research Field
  Engineering


• Education Level
  Master Degree or equivalent


• Skills/Qualifications
  The applicant should hold a Masters (or equivalent) degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Physics and should have an advanced understanding of the fundamentals of engineering and an understanding of analysis and modelling approaches.


• Experience in any of the following is a plus: programming, optimisation, positive displacement machines.


• Specific Requirements
  The applicant should be an 'early-stage researcher', meaning the candidate is in the first four years of their research career (calculated on a full-time equivalent basis) and does not hold a doctoral degree.


• The applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment.


• Languages
  ENGLISH


• Level
  Good

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available
  1


• Company/Institute
  City St George's, University of London


• Country
  United Kingdom

Contact

• City
  London


• Website
  http://www.city.ac.uk/


• Street
  Northampton Square


• Postal Code
  EC1V 0HB


• E-Mail
  T.ElSamad@city.ac.uk

STATUS: EXPIRED

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Master Degree or equivalent, The applicant should hold a Masters (or equivalent) degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Physics and should have an advanced understanding of the fundamentals of engineering and an understanding of analysis and modelling approaches.

Experience in any of the following is a plus: programming, optimisation, positive displacement machines.
Specific Requirements

The applicant should be an 'early-stage researcher', meaning the candidate is in the first four years of their research career (calculated on a full-time equivalent basis) and does not hold a doctoral degree.

The applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment.

Languages
ENGLISH

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.