18 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY- Research Field
Environmental science
Geosciences- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)- Country
United Kingdom- Application Deadline
13 Feb 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Other- Job Status
Full-time- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
School/Department: School of Water, Energy and Environment
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period: for 3 Years
Salary: Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD) £34,450 per annum Research Fellow (if PhD obtained) £37,337 per annum
Apply by: 13/02/2024
Role Description
About the Role
The primary responsibility of Research Fellow is to conduct research on sensos development for wastewater surveillance, biocomputing using state-of-the-art facilities at in the advanced sensors laboratory at Cranfield University.
Cranfield has a proud reputation for its research on the science, engineering and management of water and we have been driving innovation for over 40 years. You will contribute to the delivery of Cranfield University’s research portfolio in Advanced Sensors Laboratory for Water-Environment-Health led by Prof Zhugen Yang . The group’s work on sensing wastewater has received national and international recognition, for example, featuring in Science, and numerous media coverages (e.g., BBC News, The Washington Post, etc). The origami-paper device is currently featured at London Science Museum .
About You
You will be educated to doctoral level (or close to completion) in biosensing, microfluidics, environmental science, microbiology, synthetic biology or relative disciplines and have experience of experimental skills sets on sensors development, wastewater surveillance, or reverse inference modelling for source tracking.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Prof Zhugen Yang, Professor of Biosensing and Environmental Health on (T): +44123475 8310 or (E): [email protected] and Web: www.zhugenyang.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected] . Please quote reference number 4736.
Requirements
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City
- Bedford
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/363371/research-assistant-…
Contact
- City
Bedford
STATUS: EXPIRED
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