Research Associate (CARMA) (FM12392)

Job title Research Associate (CARMA)

Department Chemical Engineering

Salary Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term

Placed on Friday 17 January 2025

Closing date Friday 28 February 2025

Interview date Monday 17 March 2025

Reference FM12392

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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The EPSRC funded Sustainable Manufacturing Hub ‘CARMA' (Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub) has the vision to transform food production, transitioning to an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable model in which novel cellular agriculture (cell ag) manufacturing systems complement traditional food production.

Cell ag will enable the manufacture of staple foods, such as meat and palm oil, without the environmental and land impacts of traditional farming and associated ethical issues.

You will work on the tissue engineering-based aspect of work package 1: (Bioreactor technologies for high yield at scale) focussing on achieving high process yield with the desired quality. This will be achieved by increased cell densities, resource demand reduction (feedstocks and energy) and increased output per cell, all resulting from bioreactor design including enhanced mass transfer of nutrients and waste; novel gas exchange; continuous harvesting.

The purpose of this role is to:

Our ideal candidate will have:

Practical experience with cultured mammalian cells will be very beneficial for this role as it will be central to the work undertaken.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Fiona Carter, Project Manager, at [email protected] or Professor Davide Mattia at [email protected].

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

This role is one of a network of researchers across six universities, and part of a wider international network of like-minded academic institutions and companies. Find out more about CARMA here.

What we can offer you:

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, so we 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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