Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

The Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit (BISRU) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. The candidate would conduct research in the area of failure of fibre reinforced polymers and sandwich panels under extreme loading (blast and or impact), with a focus on erosion  / pulverisation of the FRP face sheets. Candidates must have completed a PhD or be able to show evidence of submission. A background in one or more of the following areas would be highly desirable: high strain material characterisation, Hopkinson Pressure Bar experiments, high speed image capture, image processing / analysis, Finite Element Analysis with LS-DYNA.

Interested persons should email Dr Reuben Govender (reuben.govender@uct.ac.za), with "Postdoctoral Candidate" in the subject field. Please include a brief (< 2 pages) CV and a separate publication list.