Research Assistant (Materials Science/Engineering)

About This Role

Seeking a Research Assistant with advanced ceramics expertise for sintering and shaping techniques at NTU Main Campus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on advanced shaping and sintering of oxide/carbide ceramics.
• Optimize grain size, density, and processing-structure-properties correlations.
• Prepare technical reports and manuscripts for publication in academic journals.
• Maintain specialized sintering equipment and coordinate with external suppliers.
• Perform comprehensive material analysis including density, microstructure, and mechanical/thermal properties.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a second upper honor degree.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in advanced ceramics synthesis and characterization.
• Familiarity with emerging shaping and sintering techniques of ceramics is preferred.
• Good writing skills for proposals, reports, and publications in good academic journals.