Research Assistant

About the role

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Research Assistant to join us supporting a multi-disciplinary team project, in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

You will be joining a project that is aiming to develop a novel approach to addressing the urgent need for retrofit homes at scale. The project will establish the feasibility of a decentralised, self-managing team model of retrofit delivery, that scales through replication. It will embed the use of home-grown, bio-based materials in retrofit, enhancing local and circular supply chains and building regional wealth.

Duties will include:

• Collecting and analysing data using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods (including interviews, participatory workshops and financial modelling)
• Developing and testing innovative retrofit delivery models
• Preparing, conducting and recording the outcome of field work
• Working with external collaborators to generate shared outcomes

As well as delivering high quality research, you will be expected to develop strong and effective working relationships with a wider project team, community partners and external stakeholders.

Beneficial experience to bring to the project, would be having completed a further degree in a relevant built environment discipline, or closely related area, and have expertise in at one of the following areas: 

• Retrofit or domestic scale delivery and procurement
• Architectural, design or construction management
• Innovative management and business models in the construction industry
• Participatory design, delivery and construction.

Further Information

This role is offered on a part-time (14.6 hours per week) 6 month fixed-term from January to July 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Robert Grover on r.j.grover@bath.ac.uk.

Please ensure you submit your application via our website.

For a full Person Specification please see the Job Description attached.

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 and 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.

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What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• 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
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification

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