Research Associate in the Internet of Things for Water Sensing

About the role

The Centre of Excellence in Water Based Early Warning Systems for Health Protection is 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.

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position to develop an Internet of Water platform using cloud-based Internet of Things technologies. This role will involve both the creation of the cloud platform and the development of water sample collection and sensing nodes using field deployable technologies and embedded systems.

You will work very closely with other Research Associates, academic leads, Technical Specialists and PhD students in the Centre to deliver a unique water-based early warning system for (infectious) disease diagnostics.

This position is available from February 2025 for an initial period of up to 2 years.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• experience in embedded systems and the Internet of Things.
• a PhD (or equivalent) in Electronic Engineering or a closely related subject.
• excellent communication skills
• potential to publish in high quality journals
• demonstrated awareness of latest developments in this field of research

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Helena Lake, Centre Manager, at hl877@bath.ac.uk or Dr Benjamin Metcalfe, Head of Department, at bwm23@bath.ac.uk.

In 2027 the Centre will have Prize Fellowship opportunities which may be of interest to candidates wishing to progress. These will be advertised and recruited through an open selection process.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded.

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