Research Assistant or Associate in Vascular Modelling and Biomimetic Testbed Engineering

• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 43 days off a year)

Funded by the UK Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) through its Massively Scalable Neurotechnology Programme, this Research Assistant/Associate position will contribute to an ambitious, interdisciplinary project developing a radically new class of endovascular, electronics-free acoustic neural interfaces for minimally invasive, transcranial neural monitoring.

Working within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London, you will contribute to research in biomechanics, vascular modelling, microfabrication and biomimetic testbed engineering to support the development, validation and translation of novel neurotechnology devices. You will also contribute to project management activities, collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams, publish in leading journals and support the development of future research funding opportunities.

You will:

• Apply computational modelling, microfabrication and experimental testbed techniques to investigate vascular, haemodynamic and acoustic phenomena.
• Design, fabricate and validate microfluidic vascular platforms and tissue-mimetic phantoms, integrating these into functional experimental testbeds.
• Apply and extend established computational biomechanics and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models to support device design, performance evaluation and vascular safety assessment.
• Utilise imaging-derived vascular datasets to inform anatomical models, phantom geometries and physiological test conditions.
• Conduct in vitro studies to evaluate device performance, vascular compatibility, safety and endovascular delivery approaches.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across engineering, clinical and translational research disciplines.
• Publish research findings in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and present results at national and international conferences.
• Contribute to research reports, funding proposals and the wider research activities of the Group.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.