Job details
- Salary: Grade F :£33,882.00 – £37,999.00 p.a
- Contractual hours: 5
- Basis: Part time
- Region: Temporary – Part time
- Job Type: Research
- Job reference: R07678
- Attachments: attachmentR07678 -Grade F Research Associate Water Quality Sensing- Job Description.pdf; attachmentInformation for Applicants – CHSS.pdf
Job description
About this role
We are looking to recruit a Research Assistant in Water Quality Sensing on a part time basis to help deliver an award funded by the WATER4ALL Partnership co funded by Horizon Europe and the EPSRC (UKRI). The research assistant will assist with the development of Digital Tools For Sustainable Water Resources Management: Integrating Impact Of Climate Change, Land Use, And Optimised Solutions (TWIN-Waters). The successful candidate will work as part of a project team, in partnership with public and private stakeholders in the UK, Sweden and Poland to implement, demonstrate and evaluate a fluorescence-based water quality monitoring sensor technology for the detection and monitoring of microbial activity in demonstrator freshwater catchments.- This part-time role will consist of 30 days per year.
About you
You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team (including microbiologists, engineers, environmental scientists, and data scientists) implementing fluorescence-based sensing technology for water quality monitoring in water catchments. You will have access to a range of laboratory facilities, including microbiological) that support the development of cutting-edge new technology.
You will work closely with collaborators from Lund University, Chelsea Technologies, and Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences and conduct extensive field-testing of the technology at existing water catchments. You will be expected to disseminate the technology and results by preparing reports and by presenting at relevant meetings.
You should have a degree in Environmental Science and a practical background water quality sensing and monitoring. Good laboratory and field skills and experience of water quality sampling, analysis and testing and the ability to critically assess data and results are essential. Some experience of aquatic ecology is desirable.
You should be able to work and communicate efficiently with other researchers, including supervisors, students, technicians, and postdoctoral researchers who may have very different backgrounds to your own.
You will have a good track record in conducting independent and original research and publishing in research journals.
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.
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
We are committed to equality, diversity & inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you wish to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Professor Darren Reynolds on 0117 328 2563 or email: darren.reynolds@uwe.ac.uk
This is a part-time fixed term role (5 hours per week, 30 days per year) untill the 31 March 2027.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay campus.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
Advice to applicants
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.
Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
