We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Assistant to join an exciting new project funded by DEFRA and UKRI to develop new sensing technology for monitoring river health. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team (including microbiologists, engineers, environmental scientists, and AI data analysts) developing new fluorescence-based sensing technology for the assessment of river health.
You will work closely with collaborators from The Rivers Trust and Chelsea Technologies and conduct extensive field-testing of the technology at existing water catchments. You should have an honours degree such as Environmental, Chemical or Biological sciences. A practical background is essential and you should have good laboratory and field skills, with relevant experience of water quality sampling & analysis. You will be able to demonstrate good scientific data collection and analytical skills; knowledge or experience of aquatic ecology is desirable.
You should have good science communication skills and the ability to work with and alongside people with different backgrounds to your own. You will have experience of conducting some independent experimental research (e.g. final year undergraduate project).
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed. This is a full-time fixed-term post, working 37 hours per week. This post is not available on a job share basis.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Professor Darren Reynolds on 0117 328 2563 or email: darren.reynolds@uwe.ac.uk.
We are hoping to hold interviews for this role week commencing 20 January 2025 at Frenchay Campus.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.
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