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For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Associate Professor Demosthenes (Demos) Koutsogeorgis (Head of the iSMART Research Group) at demosthenes.koutsogeorgis@ntu.ac.uk

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Student placement appointed to the role of “iSMART Research Group Lab Assistant” will assist the Group with various tasks relating to live R&D and commercial projects, as well as with student projects (final year projects in any Physics or Engineering course, in the School of Science and Technology). The post holder will be expected to engage with a variety of NTU staff (academic, research, technical staff, as well as professional services staff based in Purchasing, Digital Technologies, Estates etc). The post is based within the iSMART Research Group (part of the Physics Department in the School of Science and Technology), which is located in the MTIF Building on the Clifton Campus.
For more details, please take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification provided. We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly.
Interview Date: w/c 7th July 2025

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO NTU STUDENTS (ON A PHYSICS OR ENGINEERING COURSE). APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE NOT A CURRENT STUDENT AT NTU (ON A PHYSICS OR ENGINEERING POST/UNDERGRADUATE SANDWICH COURSE) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.
Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions