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Senior Research Associate

University of Bristol - School of Physics

Location: Bristol
Salary: £37,099 to £46,974 Grade I/J, per annum depending on experience
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 22nd May 2024
Closes: 5th June 2024
Job Ref: ACAD107532

Salary:

£37099 - £41,732 (Grade I) or

£41,732 - £46,974 (Grade J) per annum depending on experience

The role

This Postdoctoral Research Associate position is focused on developing an optical device that can detect the effect of an antibiotic on a bacterial suspension. The prototype development is part of a larger project that aims to create a diagnostic device that can detect antimicrobial resistance in urine samples, and help GPs prescribe antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections.

You will be responsible for developing the next version of the current instrument that records bacterial activity using an evanescent wave and can rapidly detect the effect of antibiotics on bacteria. The development of the new prototype will involve an initial phase in which you will present various designs that will be evaluated based on their feasibility, potential for automation, and cost. After consulting with all project partners, a preferred solution will be selected.

During this stage, your responsibility will be to source the required OEM parts and design the necessary optomechanics and electronics components along with the software interface. In the next stage, you will supervise the construction of the prototype and ensure that it is thoroughly tested before sending it to our project partners for validation. Any feedback received from the partners will be taken into consideration and used to make improvements to the prototype until the end of the project.

What will you be doing?

  • Working in a Co-design environment that includes all the project stakeholders.
  • Design of different prototypes with simpler form factor of the current instrument. The plans will include estimated performances against all the stakeholders’ requirements.
  • Production of the blueprints of the selected prototype. This includes opto-mechanical design, integration with OEM components, control electronics and software.
  • Supervision of the construction of the prototype components and final assembly

You should apply if

  • You are excited about bio-medical instrument design and thrive in an interdisciplinary environment.
  • You have a strong background in optomechanics and electronics design; ideally, you have a record of original solutions to measuring devices. 

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended with fixed funding until 31/10/2026

School/Unit: School of Physics

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 05/06/2024

Interviews are anticipated to take place in early June 2024

For informal queries, please contact: Massimo.antognozzi@bristol.ac.uk 

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