Technology Translator (Postdoctoral Research Associate) in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Interview Date: Wednesday 01 May 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated postdoctoral researchers with a keen interest in life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to translational research, to work at the core of a new knowledge exchange facility: the Innovation Centre for Applied and Sustainable Technologies (iCAST).   

Specifically, you will be engaged in delivering at any given time various Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) – short proof of principle and feasibility studies – and will focus on assessing the sustainability of industrial technologies and processes. 

JIPs will be developed and delivered in collaboration with iCAST industrial members and will mainly be in the following technical areas:

• Renewable and Bio-based Feedstocks (for commodity and high value chemicals)
• Circular Plastics and Sustainable Polymers (degradability, recycling, non-fossil feedstocks)
• Sustainable Engineering Materials (composites, built environment)
• Sustainable Manufacturing (green and sustainable chemistry, digitalisation, process intensification, distributed manufacturing).

About us:

The £17M Innovation Centre for Applied and Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) is a new, unique innovation facility hosted by the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) at Bath. 

Its purpose is to kick-start a step-change in the UK industrial strategy for translating sustainable chemical technologies into clean growth. 

Its ambition is to be the go-to place for companies working on clean growth technologies to easily invest in R&D and to partner with critical mass academic strength to enable them to scaleup, deliver innovation commercially and deliver economic impact, build supply chains, jobs and green growth in the UK and overseas. 

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive 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 our teams. 

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.

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification
• Terms and Conditions of Employment

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