We have regular openings for highly self-motivated undergrad and graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scientists. Interested candidates are welcome to inquire with Dr. Naskar with your CV/resume via email and submit a brief informal application via here. 

We welcome researchers with different backgrounds in aerospace, civil, mechanical engineering, materials science and related fields.

 

If you are already enrolled as an undergraduate/graduate or an M.Sc. student at the University at Southampton, please stop by my office or email me if you are interested in working with me. Other students, if you are interested in joining our group and think your background and previous research experience meet our basic requirements, please send Dr. Naskar (S.Naskar@soton.ac.uk) copies of your most recent CV, highlighting your past research, technical experience, projects, and research interests.

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Immediate openings:

• One postdoc position is available on the mechanics of metamaterials.

• PhD position on impact-resistant active mechanical metamaterials (UK Students only) 

• PhD position on origami-inspired metamaterial 

• PhD position AI-Driven computational mechanics for data-enhanced modeling and optimized structural performance

• Fully-funded two internship positions are available on the topics of machine learning-assisted uncertainty quantification and AI-enabled mechanical metamaterials. If you are interested, please email me.

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Prospective Postdocs

Highly motivated researchers with a strong academic track record, demonstrated through high-quality journal publications, are encouraged to explore postdoctoral opportunities in Dr Naskar’s research group. We welcome applications from outstanding candidates interested in pursuing prestigious national and international research fellowships and would be happy to support competitive candidates in developing strong research proposals and fellowship applications. Some potential fellowship opportunities are listed below:

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• Newton International Fellowships

• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

• EPSRC Fellowships

• Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships

• Ernest Rutherford Fellowships (STFC)

• STFC Fellowships

• NERC Independent Research Fellowships

• Royal Society University Research Fellowships

• Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships

• Ernst Rutherford Fellowships

• The Leverhume Trust Fellowships​​

 

​Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me well (s.naskar@soton.ac.uk) in advance of the relevant application deadlines to discuss potential research ideas, fellowship eligibility, and proposal development.