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Research Assistant or Research Fellow

Cranfield University - School of Water, Energy and Environment

Location: Bedfordshire, Cranfield
Salary: £32,810 to £35,559 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 9th June 2023
Closes: 30th July 2023
Job Ref: 4559

Water/Centre for Water, Environment and Development, Advanced Sensors Laboratory

Fixed Term Contract 3 years

Research Assistant: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £32,810 per annum (if close to completing PhD)

Research Fellow: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £35,559 per annum (if PhD obtained)

Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire

We welcome applications with an passion and experience of biosensing and microfluidics, wastewater-based epidemiology to join our advanced sensors team to contribute to 5-year Leverhulme Research Leadership Awards.

About the Role

The primary responsibility of Research Fellow is to conduct research on sensos development for wastewater surveillance, biocomputing using state-of-the-art facilities at in the advanced sensors laboratory at Cranfield University.

Cranfield 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 Advanced Sensors Laboratory for Water-Environment-Health led by Dr Zhugen Yang. The group’s work on sensing wastewater has received national and international recognition, for example, featuring in Science, and numerous media coverages (e.g., BBC News, The Washington Post, etc). The origami-paper device is currently featured at London Science Museum.

About You

You will be educated to doctoral level (or close to completion) in biosensing, microfluidics, environmental science, microbiology or relative disciplines and have experience of experimental skills sets on sensors development, wastewater surveillance, biocomputing, or reverse inference modelling for source tracking.

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 Dr Zhugen Yang, senior lecturer in Sensors Technology on (T): +44 1234 75 8310 or (E): zhugen.yang@cranfield.ac.uk

Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: hrrecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4559.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 30 July 2023 

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