Postgraduate Research Assistant - STREAMs

The Role

The appointee will support the Innovate UK funded work (STREAMS – Space Tech for River Environments and Agricultural Multiparameter Sensors) for water quality monitoring in Wales through the ground‑truthing of remote sensing technology by the development of low‑cost sensors with the aim of producing a prototype that can be scaled up for production. They will also support the production of significant publications and presentations on a rapid scale.

Also supporting the Principal Investigator on the project by providing inputs to meetings as required along with helping to prepare for a proposal to extend the current support.

This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and/or the addition of any other reasonable duties.

• Research into advanced sensing technologies, such as enzyme‑based assays, microbial biosensors, or optical sensors and how they may be utilized to achieve high sensitivity and specificity for target analytes.
• Calibrate and maintain developed and deployed sensors.
• Travel to site locations and deploy sensors for testing in river locations.
• Analyse resulting data and present data graphically.
• Perform comparative studies to evaluate the performance of the sensors against existing off‑the‑shelf sensors, benchmarking accuracy, response time, and durability.
• Support the deployment of sensors on‑farm to test their reliability and accuracy against conventional sensors.
• Optimise sensors based on knowledge gained from on‑farm deployment.
• Support the development of customer‑facing platform (targeting water companies and other stakeholders with requirements for diffuse nutrient pollution monitoring).
• Participate in workshops, which aim to collect feedback on the farmer‑facing interface and sensors as well as sharing project outcomes and the impacts of water pollution.
• Participate in the dissemination of project findings through social media, publications and industry events.
• Support the PI as required.
• To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• To be committed to the University’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
• To be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of the University’s Effective Contribution Scheme.
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

The responsibilities of this vacancy have been matched to the Academic Role Profile Research
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• Flexible working policy
• 36.5 – hour week for full‑time roles
• Generous leave entitlements – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and…