Applications are invited for a specified purpose post of a Research Fellow within School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
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2-year Research Fellow position is available at UCD, funded as part of a Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) project.
This role is one of five Research Fellow positions at UCD working closely with industry partners, specifically La Nua Medical ( and Integer Holdings Corporation ( The project focuses on La Nua Medical's ECORE technology, the world's first vessel-agnostic embolisation technology, which achieves complete vessel occlusion while allowing targeted distal therapeutic delivery.
The core purpose of this role is to develop advanced methods of assessing key aspects of device material performance.
This includes (1) methods of assessing optimal coating processing, (2) coating integrity and adhesion assessment, (3) fatigue and delamination analysis of the device and (4) material matrix compatibility analysis.
The outcomes will be crucial in developing test methods for endovascular device assessment.
Research Fellow Salary Scale: €65,889 - €67,800 per annum.
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 13/02/2026.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified.
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
UCD are unable to accept late applications.
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