Research Associate
| Posting date: | 04 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,605 to £40,521 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2024 |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Teesside University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | T01156 |
Summary
(This post is Fixed term for 12 months from start date)
(This post is part time 22.2 hours)
Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click here.
What we offer you:
- A holiday entitlement of 185 hours (25 days), increasing to 28 and 30 days after 3 and 5 years’ service respectively, plus bank holidays
- Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
- Special leave to support a range of circumstances
- Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
- Flexi time scheme
- A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
- A range of family friendly benefits
- An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources
- More information about our benefits and an employee benefits brochure can be found here
We are looking for highly motivated Research Associate / Fellow and Project Manager to contribute to the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) Project on low-cost sustainable nanomaterial-based water purification systems with rapid on-site detection of pathogens at resource-limited settings (WATER-NANO-RAPID). Candidates must have (or almost completed) a PhD with a significant element of experience in nanomaterials synthesis and nanobiosensors development for pathogens detection, ideally for water/waste-water treatment and purification applications. The candidate will work in the School of Health & Life Sciences at the University of Teesside, reporting to Dr Ojodomo J. Achadu (Principal Investigator and project lead).
The WATER-NANO-RAPID project is an exciting project that aims to develop innovative and sustainable nanotechnology-based water purification system that can address the problem of water crisis in developing countries of Africa and contribute to the UN sustainable development goals of clean water and sanitation. Through the incorporation of new carbon nanomaterials-based adsorbents from waste agricultural biomass, and photocatalytic complexes, the project aims to harness the synergistic functionalities of the new materials for a cutting-edge pollutants’ adsorption, photodegradation and photoinactivation of pathogens through solar-powered photocatalytic reactions. Our goal is to develop an innovation that would both lead to increased access to quality water for improved health and a reduction in the costs of purifying water by households and municipalities. The water purification technology testing and implementation will also involve rapid on-site pathogens (bacteria and viruses) detection and monitoring.
The WATER-NANO-RAPID project with a water-health-environment nexus brings together a team of emerging global leaders in nanotechnology, nanomaterials, diagnostics, and water treatment technology. The project will be led by Dr Ojodomo J. Achadu from Teesside University, an expert in nanotechnology, nanomaterials-based optical diagnostic and biosensing technology, together with Dr Muthumuni Managa from the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, University of South Africa (UNISA), and Professor Christian Nkanga from the Universite de Kinshasa (UNIKIN) in DR Congo. Alongside Teesside University, UNISA and UNIKIN, the project partners include Rand Water (South Africa), and REGIDESO (DRC).
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Interviews will take place on 5 August.
Click here to find out more about research roles at Teesside.
Please note that we are advertising this vacancy on other websites but we are not using those third parties to collate applications for us. If you are viewing this advert on a third party website please ensure you apply directly to Teesside University.
(This post is part time 22.2 hours)
Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click here.
What we offer you:
- A holiday entitlement of 185 hours (25 days), increasing to 28 and 30 days after 3 and 5 years’ service respectively, plus bank holidays
- Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
- Special leave to support a range of circumstances
- Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
- Flexi time scheme
- A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
- A range of family friendly benefits
- An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources
- More information about our benefits and an employee benefits brochure can be found here
We are looking for highly motivated Research Associate / Fellow and Project Manager to contribute to the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) Project on low-cost sustainable nanomaterial-based water purification systems with rapid on-site detection of pathogens at resource-limited settings (WATER-NANO-RAPID). Candidates must have (or almost completed) a PhD with a significant element of experience in nanomaterials synthesis and nanobiosensors development for pathogens detection, ideally for water/waste-water treatment and purification applications. The candidate will work in the School of Health & Life Sciences at the University of Teesside, reporting to Dr Ojodomo J. Achadu (Principal Investigator and project lead).
The WATER-NANO-RAPID project is an exciting project that aims to develop innovative and sustainable nanotechnology-based water purification system that can address the problem of water crisis in developing countries of Africa and contribute to the UN sustainable development goals of clean water and sanitation. Through the incorporation of new carbon nanomaterials-based adsorbents from waste agricultural biomass, and photocatalytic complexes, the project aims to harness the synergistic functionalities of the new materials for a cutting-edge pollutants’ adsorption, photodegradation and photoinactivation of pathogens through solar-powered photocatalytic reactions. Our goal is to develop an innovation that would both lead to increased access to quality water for improved health and a reduction in the costs of purifying water by households and municipalities. The water purification technology testing and implementation will also involve rapid on-site pathogens (bacteria and viruses) detection and monitoring.
The WATER-NANO-RAPID project with a water-health-environment nexus brings together a team of emerging global leaders in nanotechnology, nanomaterials, diagnostics, and water treatment technology. The project will be led by Dr Ojodomo J. Achadu from Teesside University, an expert in nanotechnology, nanomaterials-based optical diagnostic and biosensing technology, together with Dr Muthumuni Managa from the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, University of South Africa (UNISA), and Professor Christian Nkanga from the Universite de Kinshasa (UNIKIN) in DR Congo. Alongside Teesside University, UNISA and UNIKIN, the project partners include Rand Water (South Africa), and REGIDESO (DRC).
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Interviews will take place on 5 August.
Click here to find out more about research roles at Teesside.
Please note that we are advertising this vacancy on other websites but we are not using those third parties to collate applications for us. If you are viewing this advert on a third party website please ensure you apply directly to Teesside University.