Marie Sklodowska-Curie Researcher
Full time 36-month contract starting the 1st October 26.
Applications are invited for a full-time (36.5 hours), 36-month fixed-term Doctoral Candidate (DC3) position at the University of Warwick, starting 1 October 2026.
Salary for this position will vary depending on entitlement of family allowance and enrolment in the pension scheme. The mobility allowance is automatically included as part of the salary which currently is £493.91 per month.
The role is part of the UNVEIL Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (https://unveil-dn.eu), a collaboration between 21 academic, cultural, and industry partners focused on developing advanced, non-destructive and data-driven tools for analysing paintings and 3D artworks. The project aims to better understand how such objects are made and how they age, supporting conservation, restoration, and authentication.
Funded by the European Union, UNVEIL brings together techniques such as Terahertz, ultrasound, infrared, and X-ray imaging, alongside data fusion, visualisation, and digital twin technologies. The outcomes will contribute to improved diagnostics of heritage objects, as well as public engagement through tools such as museum Augmented Reality (AR).
This project will explore non-contact ultrasound methods for imaging cultural heritage objects, using approaches such as air-coupled transducers, haptic arrays, and optical detection. Image reconstruction techniques will be applied to reveal material properties, with additional work on enhancing resolution using metamaterials. The research will also integrate data from other imaging methods, including THz and thermography, in collaboration with partner laboratories.
The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. David Hutchins, supported by a wider academic team. The role includes international secondments to the University of Calabria (Italy) and CNRS-LRMH (France).
Note that only applicants who have not been resident in the UK for more than 12 months in the 36 months preceding the effective starting date of this contract are eligible for this position. Moreover, applicants must not have been awarded a PhD at the effective starting date of this contract.
Researchers at The University of Warwick are encouraged to engage in a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. The University of Warwick provides professional development support for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways.
About You
You will hold (or be on track to achieve) an MSc (or equivalent),and not already have a PhD. You should demonstrate strong potential for high-quality research, with a developing profile and an understanding of relevant methods and techniques.
You will be a collaborative and motivated individual, able to work effectively with partners across Europe and willing to undertake international secondments. Strong communication skills (in English), good IT proficiency, and the ability and commitment to producing technical and scientific research outputs, including publications in peer-reviewed journals, are essential.
You should also have excellent organisational, time management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, contributing positively to a collegial research environment.
Previous experience with ultrasound, acoustics, optics or metamaterials in terms of modelling, design, and characterisation would be an advantage.
Candidates will be required to meet Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Researcher eligibility criteria as follows:
At the effective starting date of this contract, applicants must not have been awarded a PhD.
Applications are invited for a full-time (36.5 hours), 36-month fixed-term Doctoral Candidate (DC3) position at the University of Warwick, starting 1 October 2026.
Salary for this position will vary depending on entitlement of family allowance and enrolment in the pension scheme. The mobility allowance is automatically included as part of the salary which currently is £493.91 per month.
The role is part of the UNVEIL Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (https://unveil-dn.eu), a collaboration between 21 academic, cultural, and industry partners focused on developing advanced, non-destructive and data-driven tools for analysing paintings and 3D artworks. The project aims to better understand how such objects are made and how they age, supporting conservation, restoration, and authentication.
Funded by the European Union, UNVEIL brings together techniques such as Terahertz, ultrasound, infrared, and X-ray imaging, alongside data fusion, visualisation, and digital twin technologies. The outcomes will contribute to improved diagnostics of heritage objects, as well as public engagement through tools such as museum Augmented Reality (AR).
This project will explore non-contact ultrasound methods for imaging cultural heritage objects, using approaches such as air-coupled transducers, haptic arrays, and optical detection. Image reconstruction techniques will be applied to reveal material properties, with additional work on enhancing resolution using metamaterials. The research will also integrate data from other imaging methods, including THz and thermography, in collaboration with partner laboratories.
The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. David Hutchins, supported by a wider academic team. The role includes international secondments to the University of Calabria (Italy) and CNRS-LRMH (France).
Note that only applicants who have not been resident in the UK for more than 12 months in the 36 months preceding the effective starting date of this contract are eligible for this position. Moreover, applicants must not have been awarded a PhD at the effective starting date of this contract.
Researchers at The University of Warwick are encouraged to engage in a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. The University of Warwick provides professional development support for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways.
About You
You will hold (or be on track to achieve) an MSc (or equivalent),and not already have a PhD. You should demonstrate strong potential for high-quality research, with a developing profile and an understanding of relevant methods and techniques.
You will be a collaborative and motivated individual, able to work effectively with partners across Europe and willing to undertake international secondments. Strong communication skills (in English), good IT proficiency, and the ability and commitment to producing technical and scientific research outputs, including publications in peer-reviewed journals, are essential.
You should also have excellent organisational, time management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, contributing positively to a collegial research environment.
Previous experience with ultrasound, acoustics, optics or metamaterials in terms of modelling, design, and characterisation would be an advantage.
Candidates will be required to meet Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Researcher eligibility criteria as follows:
At the effective starting date of this contract, applicants must not have been awarded a PhD.
