Research Assistant (Materials Science/Engineering)

We are looking for a Research Assistant who has been working on advanced ceramics research for at least 3 years. The role will focus on developing novel shaping and sintering techniques of various oxide or carbide ceramics and investigating the processing-structure-properties correlation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research work according to project deliverables which involves preparing ceramic green bodies and exploring sintering processes to optimize grain size and density.  

• Comprehensive analysis of materials including density measurement, microstructure analysis and mechanical/thermal properties, etc.

• Draft technical report and manuscript for publication.

• Maintenance of specialized sintering equipment and coordinate procurement with external suppliers.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree with second upper honor degree in Materials science and engineering

• At least 3 years of relevant experiences in similar role / technical hands-on experience in advanced ceramics synthesis and characterization

• Familiarity with emerging shaping and sintering techniques of ceramics is preferred.

• Good writing skills for writing proposals, reports and publications in good academic journals

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.