Research Fellow (111160-0726)

This is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates for this role need not apply.

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed-term contract for up to 30 months (read below)

About the Role  

Informal Queries

• For informal queries, please contact Professor Marina Cole at Marina.Cole@warwick.ac.uk.

Contract Duration

• This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for up to 30 months ending no later than 31 August 2029.
• Contract duration will depend on agreed salary due to restricted budget.

Flexible Working

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time at a minimum of 3 working days a week (22.5 hours per week) or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

You will play a key role in delivering the EC Horizon project “senseApest.”

Working closely with the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator and international partners, you will conduct both independent and collaborative research, contributing to the project’s technical development and scientific outputs.

You will be responsible for preparing your research for publication, producing clear project reports, and helping to ensure that milestones and deadlines are met. The role also involves supporting day-to-day project management and addressing any administrative or operational issues that arise.

Based primarily at the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering laboratories, you will also travel regularly to partner facilities—particularly in France—for meetings, testing activities and collaborative work.

SenseApest will address challenges in the current plant inspection process which is labour intensive by screening imported plant material systematically and efficiently with a non-contact portable detection unit (PDU), based on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. Plants release VOCs in response to pest attacks, while pests emit their own distinctive VOCs. senseApest will exploit these VOC biomarkers to develop a high throughput PDU equipped with VOC sensors, an algorithm, and a database.

The PDU will enable rapid https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101181582.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description as a PDF below.

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Closing Deadline: Monday 17 August 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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