Organisation/Company: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Research Field: Biological sciences, Environmental science, Geosciences
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 9 Apr 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Other
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Faculty or Department: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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: Until 30 June 2027
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 per annum
Apply by: 09/04/2025
Role Description
We welcome applications from a Research Fellow with a passion for and experience in, though not limited to biosensing, microfluidics and microbiology, to join our Advanced Sensors team to contribute to UKRI NERC Innovative Environmental Sensing Project.
About the Role
The primary responsibility of the Research Fellow is to conduct cutting-edge research on Environmental sensor development for biodiversity monitoring, utilising state-of-the-art facilities in the Advanced Sensors Laboratory at Cranfield University.
Cranfield University 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 the Advanced Sensors Laboratory for Water-Environment-Health led by Prof Zhugen Yang. The group’s pioneering work on wastewater sensing, especially on origami-paper sensors has garnered significant national and international recognition, including features in Science and prominent media outlets such as BBC News and The Washington Post. The origami-paper device is currently featured at the London Science Museum.
About You
You will hold a doctoral degree (or be near completion) in biosensing, environmental science, microbiology or a related discipline. You will have demonstrable experience with experimental skill sets, including sensor development, wastewater surveillance, or reverse inference modelling for source tracking. You will bring laboratory expertise in designing experiments, handling advanced instruments, and troubleshooting. Collaboration and mentoring within interdisciplinary teams are also desirable.
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.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Zhugen Yang, Professor of Biosensing and Environmental Health, on (T): +44 1234 758310, or (E): zhugen.yang@cranfield.ac.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 9 April 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
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