Job title Mass Spectrometrist (fixed-term)
Department Chemistry
Salary Starting from £37,099, rising to £44,263
Grade Grade 7
Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term
Placed on Thursday 23 May 2024
Closing date Wednesday 12 June 2024
Interview date To be confirmed
Reference ED11738
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Mass Spectrometrist for the Centre of Excellence in Water Based Early Warning Systems for Health Protection
Applications are invited for a Mass Spectrometrist position in the Centre of Excellence in Water Based Early Warning Systems for Health Protection.
About the Centre
We're working to transform public and environmental health management, establishing the first Urban Living Lab facility; a state-of-the-art digital water sensing platform, training base and ideas hub.
The centre combines sensing, mathematical modelling, data analytics and informatics with epidemiology and public engagement tools to provide low-cost and real-time community-wide testing of population health and the environment.
About the position
The Mass Spectrometrist will join recently awarded Centre of Excellence in Water Based Early Warning Systems for Health Protection encompassing both research and doctoral training.
This role has responsibility for delivering mass spectrometry support in the Centre. This will require working closely with the Centre researchers and students, as well with academic and industrial partners. Operationally, the Mass Spectrometrist will oversee and contribute to the development of a new mass spectrometry capability in the Centre ensuring key deliverables are realised and associated research projects delivered.
Additional notes:
This position is available from September 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an expectation to transition to permanent after the first 5 years.
The successful candidate is expected to have a PhD degree in a mass spectrometry field or equivalent significant relevant postgraduate experience.
For informal enquiries contact: Prof. Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern (b.kasprzyk- [email protected]).
Further information about the Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early- Warning Systems for Health Protection.
What we can offer you:Find out more about our benefits.
We consider ourselves 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 committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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Further details:Job Description & Person Specification
Terms and Conditions of Employment
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.