Are you energized by building the next generation of engineering labs, crafting high-quality mechanics experiments, and enabling data-driven research and education?

Do you enjoy working at the intersection of materials, mechanics, human–technology interaction, and digitalization?

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), University of Twente, has open application for a Researcher to build up our experimental infrastructure and contribute to advancing mechanics education and research at UT.

The role blends hands-on lab tasks, digital innovation, and joint research.

As a Researcher in Digital Experimental Mechanics, you will contribute to modernizing our experimental practice across education, research, and lab operations.

You will help compose hybrid mechanics labs (hands-on + digital), develop reliable experimental workflows, support materials–surface interaction research, and contribute to long-term lab resilience.

You will collaborate closely with academic staff, technicians, and researchers from Mechanical Engineering (ME), Industrial Design Engineering (IDE), and the wider Engineering Technology community.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys crafting things that work, making mechanics intuitive and accessible, and enabling others to do excellent experimental science.

Qualification Requirements.

• A background in mechanical engineering, materials science, experimental build, engineering physics, or a related field.
• Affinity with laboratory work and hands-on experimentation.
• Interest in digitalization, scripting, data analysis, or workflow building.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a variety of users (students, researchers, technicians).
• A proactive approach and passion for building high-quality experimental infrastructures.

Experience with interaction mechanics, friction, cyclic testing, sensors, Python/MATLAB, or educational demonstrators is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities and Duties.

• Modernising Engineering Education
• Crafting hybrid learning experiences that combine physical experiments with simulations and datasets.
• Developing reusable, scalable teaching assets for mechanics and material-interaction courses.
• Helping students understand the link between materials, surfaces, and experienced performance.
• Building Digital & Data-Driven Workflows
• Developing standardized, traceable data acquisition and processing workflows.
• Contributing to an evolving “digital lab manual” with scripts, procedures, and guidelines.
• Improving reproducibility and efficiency in mechanical testing.
• Advancing Interaction Mechanics Research
• Supporting experimental campaigns on static and cyclic material–surface interactions.
• Collaborating on simplified digital twin models that connect experiments and simulations.
• Helping generate datasets that strengthen ongoing research lines.
• Strengthening Lab Capacity & Continuity
• Detailing critical experimental workflows and equipment procedures.
• Supporting training for staff and students.
• Contributing to a long-term continuity plan that ensures stable, future-ready laboratory operations.

Benefits

• A creative, cooperative setting with a direct influence on both education and research.
• The chance to create new experiments, workflows, and hybrid learning concepts.
• A role that bridges engineering, build, and digital innovation.
• Excellent laboratory and support facilities, as well as a diverse team of enthusiastic colleagues and supervisors.
• A contract for 2,5 years, starting July 2026.
• You will receive a gross monthly salary in the range of € 3.546 to € 5.538 based on experience.
• Excellent benefits, including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, a solid pension scheme, and 29 vacation days in case of full-time employment.
• A family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid).
• A position at a university committed to challenge-based education and future-proof engineering practice
• A green campus with free access to sports facilities and an international scientific community.

How to Apply.

Please submit your application before April 30, 2026, using the “Apply now” button, and include:

• A Curriculum Vitae
• A cover letter of at most A4.
• information for at least two academic references
• Transcripts from your Bachelor’s, Master’s, and your PhD.

Additional information about this position can be acquired from Dr. D.T.A. Matthews: d.t.a.matthews@utwente.nl.

Screening will be part of the selection procedure.

The first rounds of interviews will take place between May 4th – May 14th

Why You Should Apply

This role allows you to build the mechanics laboratories of tomorrow enabling more scalable education, more reproducible research, and a more resilient laboratory ecosystem.

You will join a team that values curiosity, hands-on creativity, and continuous improvement.

Take the leap and be part of an institution that strives for world-class excellence!

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