Technical Specialist in Water Analysis

Job title: Technical Specialist in Water Analysis
Department: Chemistry
Salary: Starting from £30,805, rising to £37,174
Grade: Grade 6
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Placed on: Monday 02 June 2025
Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
Reference: AP12737
Guidance for International Applicants

Applications are encouraged for a technician position to support two UKWIR funded projects focussed on mass spectrometry based analysis of water contaminants in the context of (1) fate and speciation of trace organic compounds in integrated constructed wetlands and (2) chemical drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater.

This role has responsibility for delivering technical support in the research group, working closely with two research associates delivering on the above projects, and ensuring that key deliverables are realised within the projects. This will include:

Support with delivery of sampling campaigns at integrated constructed wetlands for collection of water, sediment and plant samples.
Provision of general lab/fieldwork technical support within the project, including processing of wastewater (influent and effluent), solids (sludge, sediments, and plants), and river waters.
Support with processing mass spectrometry data.
Close collaboration with other members of staff in the centre, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.

The Technical Specialist will join the Centre of Excellence in Water Based Early Warning Systems for Health Protection, encompassing both research and doctoral training. Training will be provided.

About the Centre

We’re working to transform public and environmental health management, establishing the first WBE Urban Living Lab facility; a state-of-the-art digital water sensing platform, training base and ideas hub. The centre combines sensing, mathematical modelling, data analytics and informatics with epidemiology and public engagement tools to provide low-cost and real-time community-wide testing of population health and the environment.

Our ambition is to provide a practical roadmap for an early-warning system platform, co-produced with regional and national stakeholders to serve as a sentinel and multi-generation testing site for research and innovation. This platform will enable testing of public health and environmental interventions focussed on increasing community resilience to disease, pollution and climate change impacts.

Additional notes:

The position is available to start as soon as possible and is offered for a fixed term of two years.

The successful candidate will hold relevant qualifications at A level/degree level or experience working in a relevant field.

For informal enquiries contact Prof. Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern (b.kasprzyk-hordern@bath.ac.uk) or Franciszek Bydalek (fab52@bath.ac.uk)

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Free counselling services through Health Assured
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Staff discount at Team Bath gym
Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
Staff discount on language courses
Generous employer contributory pension schemes
Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
Local discounts and more
A family-friendly workplace
An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
Relocation allowance
Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses