We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Research Assistant to join our team to work on a project titled "Direct Expression, Direct Effect: Functional Mapping of Druggable Transcription Factor Interfaces in Pancreatic Cancer".

This project will use innovative molecular and cellular approaches to explore new ways of understanding and targeting pancreatic cancer. You will help build and screen genetically encoded peptide libraries in cancer cell models, with the aim of identifying molecules and mechanisms that influence cancer cell behaviour. The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience at the interface of molecular biology, cancer research and drug discovery.

You will develop and expand your practical skills in plasmid library generation and validation, mammalian cell culture, cell-based screening and proteomics. You will also contribute to experimental planning, data analysis, record keeping, preparation of figures and reports, and presentation of results. The post would particularly suit a researcher with practical experience in cancer cell culture or proteomics but is open to anyone with a strong drive to develop methodological expertise in these interdisciplinary techniques, a curiosity-driven approach to research, and a genuine interest in understanding pancreatic cancer and how it can be more effectively treated.

You will join a collaborative and supportive research team focused on developing new chemical and biological approaches to treat cancer. Training will be provided in relevant techniques, and you will be supported to develop increasing independence over the course of the project.

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 time can be used for activities that support your career development and personal growth, including workshops, training courses, mentoring, networking, conferences, public engagement, and preparation of future PhD/job applications.

About you

We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You will hold a degree in biochemistry, natural sciences, pharmacology, chemistry or a related discipline. Some practical experience from your degree or other equivalent laboratory experience in standard molecular biology techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing is desirable. You will have a good understanding of cell biology, with practical experience of cancer cell culture being highly beneficial. Experience with the preparation of proteomics samples and subsequent data analysis would be highly advantageous but is not essential. We value reliability, care in laboratory practice and willingness to learn as much as formal experience. Excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative research team, and enthusiasm for learning new experimental techniques are essential.

Further information

This is a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term role. 

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Andrew Brennan at ab3107@bath.ac.uk.

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 18 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £31,236 to £37,694

About the role 

You will lead the development of new implantable  glucose fuel cells. You will plan, implement, and coordinate the generation of new abiotic catalytic electrodes, designing experiments and analysis, as well as engaging with a highly multidisciplinary team. You will be involved in patients and public engagement activities and work closely with our industrial partners to adopt responsible research and innovation approaches and contribute to the generation of positive impact.

About the project:

GLUTRONICS is an EPSRC-funded project that seeks to advance the progress on long-lasting, lightweight and miniature implantable bioelectronics for personalised therapy of chronic conditions. GLUTRONICS's vision is to generate cutting-edge implantable fuel cells to power bioelectronics with body’s glucose. We aim to prove the clinical potential with in vitro and in vivo tests, and unlock follow-on translation with co-creation activities with key stakeholders.

About you 

We are looking for a world-class researcher with a high degree of innovative spirit and enthusiasm to operate at the very cutting-edge of electrocatalysis and nanotechnology. Applicants must hold a PhD in electrochemistry, nanotechnology, biochemical engineering, biomaterial engineering, or relevant discipline. Successful applicants will possess:

• Expertise in electrochemistry and electrocatalysis;
• Expertise in synthesis of conductive nanostructures;
• A track record in conducting high-quality research, evidenced by publications in peer reviewed journals;
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams;
• Expertise in fuel cell technology is desirable.

You will be part of the multidisciplinary GLUTRONICS team led by Prof Di Lorenzo at the University of Bath and including research teams at the Universities of Newcastle, Oxford, and Sheffield, and will benefit from the vibrant environment of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Centre for Bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies (CBio), the Institute for the Augmented Human (IAH), and the Institute for Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC).

Further information 

This is a full-time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term position with an expected end date of 31/05/2028.

For further information, please see the Job Description. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Prof Mirella Di Lorenzo, m.di.lorenzo@bath.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly by email will not be accepted. Please ensure you submit your application via our website.

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.

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 10 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

As a Software Engineer you will work within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, supporting internationally leading research and development with a strong focus on turning research software tools and research outputs into fully deployable, highly usable and impactful products.

Activities include contributing to the production of high quality software and leading the development and refinement of research outputs from early prototypes to usable and useful applications. You will work with academic and other staff and research students and when appropriate may liaise with industry collaborators. Projects are likely to span a variety of application areas including, for example, extended reality technologies, sensing and data processing.

About you

You will provide expert level knowledge and skills to design, develop, improve, maintain and support high quality software solutions. You will also contribute to developing relevant knowledge and skills within the department at all stages of the software development cycle, e.g. by providing technical training and promoting the adoption of best practices. 

Further information

The position is full time (36.5 hours per week) and will last for 1 year (fixed term contract), with possible extension subject to funding opportunities.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Brent Kiernan at bwk20@bath.ac.uk.

To be successful you must have a strong background in programming and software development for high quality products. You should be committed to software development best practices and when necessary be able to adapt them to research contexts. You will need to have excellent communication skills and a talent for technical problem solving.

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 04 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

Join the Leverhulme Trust-funded Seeing the Unseen project and help answer fundamental questions about how atmospheric gravity waves influence the Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate, and may provide early warning of dangerous tropical cyclone intensification.

You will work within an international team combining satellite observations, ground-based measurements and state-of-the-art numerical models to overcome the long-standing "observational filter problem". Our goal is to produce the first physically-consistent picture of the global atmospheric gravity wave field and the momentum it transports, and you will play a central role in achieving this.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic about understanding how the atmosphere works and tackling challenging scientific problems.
• Has, or is close to completing, a PhD in atmospheric science, physics, meteorology, mathematics or a related discipline.
• Has experience analysing scientific data and writing research software.
• Enjoys working collaboratively and communicating science to a range of audiences.
• Is motivated to publish high-quality research and develop an international research profile.

• Investigate how atmospheric gravity waves are generated, propagate through the atmosphere, and influence large-scale atmospheric circulation.
• Analyse observations from NASA and ESA satellites alongside ground-based measurements and high-resolution atmospheric simulations to address fundamental scientific questions.
• Apply high-resolution atmospheric simulations to interpret observations, test new measurement techniques, and investigate gravity wave processes.
• Collaborate with leading UK and international researchers, publish in high-impact journals, present at international conferences, and contribute to open-source scientific software and datasets.
  
  The project spans a broad range of techniques, and we are keen to build on the successful candidate's strengths. We would particularly welcome applicants with experience in areas such as satellite retrievals and remote sensing (to improve our understanding of instrument measurements), high-resolution atmospheric modelling (to investigate gravity wave processes and simulate case studies), or atmospheric dynamics and wave theory (to help interpret the resulting observations), but we also welcome applicants from complementary backgrounds who can demonstrate how their expertise would help achieve the project's scientific goals. You will be joining a larger interdisciplinary team with expertise across these areas, so we are interested in how your skills and ideas can complement the existing team while helping to shape the future direction of the research.

Further information

This is a fixed term (2 year) full time (36.5 hours per week) role.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Corwin Wright at cw785@bath.ac.uk.

For an overview of the project and the context of our group's work, see our article introducing the broader project in the February issue of the Leverhulme Trust's Newsletter (page 10), our 2022 multi-instrument gravity wave paper in Nature which introduced some of the techniques we will use, and our recent press release on our involvement in satellite development. Prospective applicants are also very welcome to contact us informally to discuss the role, and we will be delighted to provide further details.

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be entitled to a minimum of 10 days' professional development (pro rata) each year and will have considerable freedom to shape your own scientific programme within the broad goals of the project. We actively support postdoctoral researchers in developing independent research directions and fellowship applications, and recent members of the group have progressed to lectureships, independent research fellowships, and positions in meteorological agencies, industry and academia.

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. 

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 11 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

The successful candidate will work on STRAT-NAV, a £2m research project exploring how atmospheric gravity waves can be predicted, navigated and exploited to extend the flight times of high-altitude platform systems (HAPS) operating in the stratosphere.

About the project

High-altitude platform systems (HAPS) are autonomous aircraft designed to operate in the stratosphere, above commercial aviation, where they can provide long-endurance communications, sensing and monitoring capabilities. However, many current HAPS aircraft face serious power limitations at UK latitudes during winter, when solar power is at a minimum.

Our project, STRAT-NAV, will explore the opportunity to overcome these limitations by using atmospheric gravity waves as a source of lift. Just as gliders soar on waves in the lower atmosphere, stratospheric HAPS can reduce their power consumption by navigating through gravity wave updrafts, avoiding downdrafts and regions of turbulence.

Our project will combine km-scale meteorological modelling, atmospheric wave dynamics, optimal routing methods and field observations to enable HAPS platforms to predict, navigate to and soar on gravity waves, especially during winter when stratospheric gravity waves are strongest over the UK.

Delivery of STRAT-NAV will involve closely collaboration with our project partners including British Antarctic Survey, Limosaero, SkySight and Radical Aero.

This role forms part of the Enduring Atmospheric Platforms research programme, funded by the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Backed by £50m, this programme explores the opportunity space for high-altitude autonomous atmospheric platforms operating in the stratosphere as part of an effective and economical UK communications network.

About the role

The successful candidate will use high-resolution dynamical atmospheric modelling and mathematical routing algorithms to investigate how HAPS aircraft can navigate through atmospheric gravity-wave fields. 

In Year 1, the candidate will determine the maximum HAPS energy saving opportunity from gravity wave soaring, using km-scale stratospheric modelling and idealised routing algorithms. They will then take part in a UK field campaign, scheduled for winter 2026/27, where we will use intensive radiosonde balloon observations to validate the waves in these meteorological model forecasts and thereby evaluate the viability of this gravity wave assisted HAPS routing technology.

In Year 2, the candidate will apply their gravity-wave forecasting and routing capability to real HAPS test flights in the field, working with Radical Aero and other HAPS developers as part of the wider ARIA programme.

In Year 3, the candidate will refine the forecasting and routing capability across multiple HAPS platforms and assess its operational and commercial viability

About You

We are looking for a strongly self-motivated, independent and innovative researcher who enjoys solving new problems. You will be comfortable working in a small team, collaborating closely with external partners, and contributing to a fast-moving applied research programme.

This role would particularly suit someone who enjoys both technical computing and practical fieldwork. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to intensive observational campaigns, sometimes working to tight schedules in field conditions, as well as developing and analysing numerical models and routing methods.

You will have a PhD, or equivalent experience, in Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.

You should also have strong programming and computational skills, including ideally Python and/or MATLAB, some familiarity with Bash and UNIX-based systems and handling large datasets.

We are especially interested in candidates with one or more of the following:

• experience in high-resolution atmospheric modelling;
• experience with atmospheric dynamics, gravity waves, weather forecasting or numerical weather prediction;
• experience with UAV, aircraft or vehicle routing algorithms;
• a strong mathematical background that could be applied to optimal routing, trajectory planning or dynamical systems;
• experience working with observational atmospheric datasets;
• enthusiasm for fieldwork and applied, interdisciplinary research.

You do not need to have worked on HAPS before. We welcome applications from candidates with relevant backgrounds in atmospheric science, applied mathematics, physics, engineering, aerospace systems or adjacent computational fields.

Further information

This is a full-time position for 12 months in the first instance, with possible extension to 24 months and then to 36 months, depending on the evolving development of the wider programme and project funding.

For candidates who will shortly complete their PhD, 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. 

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Neil Hindley (nh351@bath.ac.uk).

The University of Bath is a signatory to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. As a member of Research Staff, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 07 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

We invite applications for an exciting opportunity in the Centre for Photonics at the University of Bath. The role is available for up to 7 months as a Postdoctoral Research Associate position to develop advanced optical fibre technologies for ultraviolet (UV-C) quantum key distribution (QKD) in satellite communication networks. This well-resourced and collaborative project is led by the University of Bristol, with partners at the Universities of Strathclyde and York and Fraunhofer UK, and aims to extend the security benefits of quantum communication to a truly global scale.

Working closely with our collaborators, you will contribute to the development of a hollow-core optical fibre designed to operate in the UV-C spectral region (100–280 nm). The fibre will act as a mode-filtering solution that ensures secure quantum key distribution without disturbing the polarisation encoding—addressing one of the most challenging aspects of satellite-based quantum communication systems.

You will design, fabricate, and characterise hollow-core fibres that are single-moded at UV-C wavelengths and exhibit temperature- and stress-independent polarisation behaviour. Your work will draw on the University of Bath’s research-grade optical fibre fabrication cleanroom and state-of-the-art photonics laboratories. The project offers an opportunity to expand your expertise in fibre fabrication, UV photonics, and quantum technologies, and to contribute to the development of a pathfinder platform for future global quantum networks.

About you

You will hold (or be close to completing) a doctorate in experimental photonics, quantum optics, or a closely related discipline. Strong experimental skills and a solid understanding of optical waveguides and light–matter interactions are required. Experience with optical fibre fabrication, hollow-core fibre, or ultraviolet photonics will be advantageous but is not essential.

The Centre for Photonics is a collaborative research environment of around 50 academics, researchers, and postgraduate students. The Department of Physics at the University of Bath is a research-led department committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from groups typically under-represented in UK physics departments.

Further information

This is a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term role with an expected start date of September 2026 until March 2027. 

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Kristina Rusimova (k.rusimova@bath.ac.uk).

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.

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. 

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 03 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer with a strong alignment to robotics engineering and preferably artificial intelligence to undertake excellent research and deliver high-quality teaching. We are looking for outstanding researchers to enhance our research, join an expanding and ambitious department, and to shape the technology of the future in a vibrant and inclusive environment and to engage with plans to grow teaching in these areas with strategic partnerships. 

The post will strengthen robotics as a cross-cutting research theme within Electronic and Electrical Engineering, linking sensing, embedded systems, control, and AI-enabled engineering. The successful applicant will be well placed to collaborate across the Faculty’s research centres and institutes, particularly The Foundry, the Centre for Bioengineering & Biomedical Technologies, the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems and IAAPS. Areas of particular interest include autonomous and assistive robotics, human-machine interaction, AI-enabled perception and control, and resilient robotic systems for health, industrial, energy and manufacturing applications.

The successful applicant will build a research portfolio with potential for national and international impact. They will help the department equip our students with the ability to make outstanding contributions in the world around them, by fostering advanced knowledge and practical skills, and they will support and develop courses that are intellectually bold and academically stimulating.

About you

We are interested in applicants with core expertise in robotics, and an interest in electromechanical systems in general and ideally the application of artificial intelligence (AI). 

You will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate programmes in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and postgraduate programmes including our MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Engineering and Design, teaching in areas such as: 

• Robotics and mechatronics
• Human Machine Interaction
• Robotics in healthcare and well-being
• Applications of AI and data science in engineering

The successful applicant will have a track record in fundamental and applied robotics research, ideally also in artificial intelligence, with the potential to develop a research portfolio, and a key interest in educating the next generation of engineers.

You will hold a PhD and an undergraduate degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering or a very closely related subject. Through your research and teaching, you will be passionate about addressing the global challenges and educating the next generation of electronic and electrical engineers. This role will suit you if you:

• Demonstrate a clear fit to the Department’s research profile, ideally including the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in your research area, and the ability to win and deliver research grants.
• Are passionate about teaching and have the ability to teach a wide range of electronic and electrical engineering subjects at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels on all our courses.
• Have a growing publication record and international reputation appropriate to your career stage.
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, diverse and supportive environment.

Working with us

You will be joining a progressive and thriving academic environment and will benefit from the collaborative and well-established Department and Faculty systems at the University of Bath. This includes a strong mentoring and personal & professional development environment in the Department, and the University’s professional development programme for new lecturers. The lifestyle advantages of working and living in one of the most beautiful and accessible areas in the UK are an added attraction.

Further information

This is a full time role (36.5 hours per week) with an expected start date of August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The recruitment process will consist of a departmental presentation and an interview.

Informal enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Ben Metcalfe, Head of Department bwm23@bath.ac.uk or Prof Peter Wilson, prw30@bath.ac.uk.

Process

Please provide both research and teaching statements of up to two pages each in addition to a full CV.

Your research statement needs to outline your plans and intentions for research activity and grant capture over the coming five years. This document will be treated in the strictest confidence and with full respect for ownership. The teaching vision should outline your areas of teaching expertise and a range of potential teaching subjects as well as course development interests. These are mandatory components of the selection process, without which we will be unable to progress your application. In these documents you should also state how you will facilitate a positive and inclusive working environment at Bath.

Stages

1. Short-listing stage (30 min online presentation + questions)
2. Panel presentation and interview (In-person)
3. Networking with current staff (In-person)

(Dates to be confirmed)

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £67,468 . Salary for a Lecturer (Grade 8) is £ 47,389 rising to £ 56,535 per annum. Salary for a Senior Lecturer (Grade 9) is £ 58,225 rising to £ 67,468 per annum.

We are a highly collaborative team, working not only with other researchers in our department but across the university and beyond. We will offer you support and growth opportunities, including career mentoring, and opportunities to progress, manage and lead. We will help you to develop collaborations with regional, national and international partners, for example in science, entertainment, sport and healthcare. We will support the deepening of existing academic collaborations and the development of new ones. You will offer us a strong academic record and the ability and enthusiasm to create an engaging experience for our excellent students.

The University of Bath is based on an attractive, single-site campus that facilitates interdisciplinary research. It is located on the edge of the World Heritage City of Bath and offers the lifestyle advantages of working and living in one of the most beautiful areas in the UK.

About the role

Research
You will work with colleagues, students and researchers to develop and publish papers. You will apply for research funding to support your ideas. You will find ways of making your research available to society, for example, by working with industry, developing spin-outs, collaborating with charities, influencing policymakers, or delivering talks and demonstrations to inform and excite wider audiences.

Teaching
You will design and deliver teaching materials for lectures, tutorials, and labs. You will be educating and inspiring some of the brightest students in the country, delivering an engaging experience and a supportive programme.

 Helping with the running of the department
You will have a few internal roles to help the Department run smoothly. For instance, you might help with student placements, ethics processes, recruitment and admissions or lead a research team.

The support and growth opportunities we provide  

Training for an HEA fellowship qualification
New Lecturers will be enrolled into the Pathway to HEA Fellowship. Senior Lecturers will have the option to do so. This course will give you skills and support to help you in the teaching aspects of the role. After completing the course, you will become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Mentoring
All of our staff are allocated a mentor when they join. Your mentor will support you in your day-to-day job and help you progress.

Opportunities to progress, manage and lead
We’re a growing team and there are lots of opportunities to grow with us.

Opportunities to collaborate and build on our networks
You will be able to work with and build on the strong networks we have developed across sectors to help with your research and to attract more funding.

About you

Our ideal candidates will hold a PhD or equivalent in a relevant discipline, along with a first degree or equivalent experience. Membership of a professional body and a higher education teaching qualification (e.g. PGCert, FHEA) are desirable. 

• You should demonstrate substantial research experience in your field, with an emerging track record for Lecturers and an established research profile with funding success for Senior Lecturers/Readers.
• A deep conceptual understanding of your subject, alongside experience teaching at UG/PG levels, is essential. 
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to form positive collaborations and working relationships, are required.
• A commitment to excellence in research and teaching, student experience, and ethical professional conduct is essential. 
• Senior Lecturers and Readers should also exhibit academic leadership and a clear research vision.
• Additionally, Senior Lecturers and Readers must have current knowledge of modern teaching methodologies, including learning technologies, and a strong research strategy.
• All roles require excellent organisational and administrative skills. 

Appointments will be made at Grade 8 for Lecturer positions, and at Grade 9 for Senior Lecturer and Reader positions.

We operate a rolling recruitment process; applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the role will remain open until filled.

If you have any questions or you would like to talk informally about the role, please contact Professor Eamonn O’Neill, maseon@bath.ac.uk, Head of Department, or Professor Özgür Şimşek, os435@bath.ac.uk, Head of the AI and Machine Learning Research Group.

The University of Bath is an equal opportunities employer – we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We’re working to improve the gender balance in the Department of Computer Science, and we particularly welcome applications from women. 

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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Closing Date: 17 Jun 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £73,709

The Department of Physics at the University of Bath is seeking to appoint a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer with a strong research profile in astrophysics. Any exceptional candidate with a research profile that aligns well with the research strengths of the Bath Astrophysics Group will be considered but we particularly encourage applicants with a research profile in observational time-domain astrophysics.

The Bath Astrophysics Group (https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-groups/astrophysics/) has an international reputation in Galaxy and extragalactic astrophysics, including relativistic transients and their host galaxies, extreme matter physics, multi-messenger astronomy, galaxy evolution, galaxy – black hole coevolution, variable stars and cosmology.  Group members are active in numerous international science collaborations, making use of and developing capabilities for major astronomical facilities such as JWST, VRO-LSST, CTA, SKA, Cosmic Explorer, eXTP.  Bath is an institutional member of the 4MOST consortium, and hosts on-campus as well as cloud computational facilities for data-intensive research.

The successful candidate will establish a well-funded independent research programme that complements and enhances existing activities in the group and around the university. The appointee will also contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision and administrative duties within the Department.

The University of Bath is a leading research-intensive University.  In the previous REF2021 assessment, 96% of the Department’s submitted research activity was ranked world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.  The Department, which graduates approximately 120 high-calibre undergraduate students each year, consists of over 40 academic staff with over 50 postdoctoral researchers & PhD students.  Both the Department and the University are committed to providing an encouraging and inclusive work environment.  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.

About you 

The successful candidate will establish a well-funded independent research programme that complements and enhances existing activities in the group and around the university, for instance by forming links within the research group, as well as, for example, the Departments of Computer Science or Mathematical Sciences. The appointee will also contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision and administrative duties within the Department.

Further information

This is a full time open ended role (36.5 hours per week) with an expected start date early 2027 or late 2026.

For informal enquiries about the role and the Department, please contact Bath Astrophysics Research Group Leader Dr Hendrik van Eerten (hjve20@bath.ac.uk).

In addition to the application form, please upload the following for the second shortlisting stage:

• your CV and a cover letter, including full list of publications;
• a statement describing proposed research activities and including comments on your fit to the department and your plans regarding research funding (maximum two pages A4);
• a statement discussing your approach to undergraduate teaching (maximum one page A4).

The University of Bath is a leading research-intensive University. In the previous REF2021 assessment, 96% of the Department’s submitted research activity was ranked world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. The Department, which graduates approximately 120 high-calibre undergraduate students each year, consists of over 40 academic staff with over 50 postdoctoral researchers & PhD students. Both the Department and the University are committed to providing an encouraging and inclusive work environment. 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 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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

 

Closing Date: 10 Aug 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: Salary for a Lecturer (Grade 8) is £ 47,389 rising to £ 56,535 per annum. Salary for a Senior Lecturer (Grade 9) is £ 58,225 rising to £ 67,468 per annum.

We are looking for a highly capable machine learning specialist to lead the development of a next-generation retail insight platform, combining advanced analytics with real-world commercial decision-making. This is not a typical data science role!

About the role

This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) brings together The Tapestry Agency, a leading retail analytics consultancy, and the University of Bath, a top UK research institution in AI and machine learning.

You will be at the centre of this collaboration, applying cutting-edge research to build production-ready AI systems that directly influence international business strategy and client outcomes.

This project will bring together an exciting combination of expertise in business and marketing strategy to develop an AI-powered retail insight platform that unifies a retailer’s consumer data, providing affordable, real-time, strategic recommendations. The project will democratise access to advanced analytics for UK retailers, supporting growth, competitiveness, and productivity while enabling Tapestry's transition to a scalable, technology-led business model with international potential.

This is an opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career into business by leading a high profile and strategically meaningful project to a successful conclusion, allowing you to utilise your academic achievements in an industrial setting. 

By joining this multidisciplinary KTP between The Tapestry Agency and the University of Bath, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging and exciting project, using ground-breaking technology with incredible team support and development opportunities.

About Tapestry

Tapestry is a UK-based data insight and marketing strategy consultancy helping multi-channel retailers grow through better use of customer data. Working with a wide range of clients, from growing SMEs to established retail brands, delivering insight across acquisition, retention and channel performance. This project represents a major step in Tapestry's evolution into a product-led, AI-enabled business with international growth ambitions.

About you

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with curiosity and commercial awareness.

As the KTP Associate, you will act as the project lead, responsible for delivering the full lifecycle of the project.

You will:

• Design, develop and validate machine learning models and decision systems
• Work with complex, multi-source retail datasets
• Translate technical outputs into actionable commercial insights
• Collaborate with engineers to embed models into a scalable platform
• Lead project planning, delivery and stakeholder engagement
• Transfer knowledge into the business through training and documentation

You will be supported by:

• Academic experts from the University of Bath
• Senior leaders across analytics, technology and strategy at Tapestry

Why this role is exciting

This is a rare opportunity to own and deliver a high-impact AI product from end-to-end. You won’t be building isolated models, you’ll be creating systems that:

• Are deployed into a live platform
• Are used by real clients
• Directly influence commercial decisions

In this role, you will:

• Own a strategically critical project from research through to deployment and commercialisation
• Work at the intersection of advanced academic research and real-world business application
• Help transform an established consultancy into a technology-led SaaS business
• Apply machine learning, optimisation and decision systems to complex, real-world datasets
• See your work deliver measurable impact for retail clients

This role offers a unique combination of:

• Technical depth: advanced AI/ML development
• Commercial impact: direct influence on product and strategy
• Leadership: full ownership of a high-profile project

You will also benefit from:

• Structured KTP training and leadership development
• A dedicated £2,000 yearly personal development budget
• Mentorship from leading academics and experienced industry professionals
• Opportunities to publish research and build your professional profile

If you’re looking to move beyond pure research or engineering into a role where you can build, deploy and own impactful AI solutions, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Further information

This is a fixed-term hybrid role for a period of 29 months at the Tapestry Agency with monthly travel to Swindon.

Additional benefits of being a KTP Associate:

• All KTP Associates spend 10% of their time on Personal Development, making full use of a generous personal development budget
• Access to two 1-week residential training sessions at Ashorne Hill, aimed at developing project management skills
• Opportunity to gain both industry management and academic experience with mentoring from the University of Bath and internally at The Tapestry Agency 
• Access to a wealth of academic and industrial resources
• Access to a Travel & Subsistence budget
• Access to mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect 

It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play

For any questions about this role please email partnerships@bath.ac.uk

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 equity 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 and 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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Closing Date: 18 May 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £43,000 to £51,000 depending on qualifications and experience

As one of only 12 UK universities awarded funding under the UKRI Global Talent Fund, we're recruiting for ambitious Lecturers who are ready to take the next step in their academic journey combining research ambition with inspiring education in areas aligned with national industrial strategy areas. Whether your expertise lies in clean energy, digital technologies, life sciences, or professional and business services, you’ll have access to significant institutional investment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a culture that values innovation and people. 

The Global Talent Fund represents the UK's commitment to attracting the world's best researchers. Combined with Bath's proven track record and strategic vision, this is your opportunity to establish yourself as a leader in your field, in a thriving, international community recognised for research excellence with impact, and outstanding student experience.

About the role

This role requires an exceptional academic who has a high potential for national/international research impact, within at least one of the priority areas of:

• Clean Energy Industries: Hydrogen and biogas fuels, energy networks, environmental economics, green finance, ethical supply chains, and behavioural change.
• Digital and Technologies: AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital transformation.
• Life Sciences: Drug discovery, diagnostics, pain research, preventative healthcare, wearable biosensors, and public health surveillance.
• Professional and Business Services: Retail innovation, fintech, smart logistics, digital policy, and inclusive growth.

This is a research-intensive role, with the expectation of significant contributions to research excellence and innovation as well as contributing to teaching within your associated Department. Successful applicants will be required to relocate to the UK. Bath offers a reimbursement scheme to help towards relocation and visa costs.

What we’re looking for: 

• A developing track record of internationally excellent research achievement with a high potential for national/international impact.
• A clear and feasible research vision aligned to at least one of the priority areas of clean energy, digital and technologies, life sciences, or professional and business services.
• Potential to secure funding and build interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Potential to build links with external organisations, such as the commercial and public sector to drive the translation of research into innovation and to deliver real-world impact.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring.

Why Bath?

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture and want to ensure that every new team member feels at home from day one. Experience the best of both worlds at our compact and easy to get around campus overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. Surrounded by leafy green spaces that inspire focused research, you’ll also be part of a vibrant, welcoming community and just minutes from the city’s culture and energy. Here, world-leading research and collaboration thrive alongside a lifestyle that’s balanced, and rewarding.

As part of our inclusive community, you’ll enjoy flexible working, excellent benefits, and real opportunities to grow. Work with policymakers, industry partners, and global communities, shape new research directions, and develop the next generation of researchers, all while thriving in a truly inspiring environment.

• Freedom to shape your research agenda within our strategic priority areas
• An international peer mentoring scheme to support you settling into life at the University and in the UK
• Access to world-class facilities, technical support, and interdisciplinary networks
• Dedicated grant-development and partnership-building support
• Competitive salary with annual incremental progression and generous pension
• Tailored induction and mentoring for international researchers
• Ongoing career, leadership, and teaching development opportunities
• An inclusive and collegial culture that values diversity and global collaboration

Find out more about Bath

Equal opportunity

At Bath we recognise that diversity is our strength. Our differences in background, culture, and perspective enrich our learning environment and help us to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our society. 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 very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Be part of a community that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

How to apply

Click 'register your interest' and:

• Complete the online application form
• Upload your full CV (publications, funding, activities)
• Upload your completed research programme (download the template)
• Provide two referees

Application Timeline

Applications will remain open until all positions are filled. Recruitment will be conducted in rounds, with Round 1 closing for review in 7th December 2025, shortlisting in January 2026, and remote interviews scheduled for January / February 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and depending on the number and strength of applications received, some candidates may be invited to interview ahead of this timeline.

Full details of the recruitment process and indicative timeline can be found in the Candidate Information Pack, available to download at the bottom of this page.

Be part of our success story and shape the next chapter of global research with impact at Bath.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £61,759 The salary range includes three discretionary points which are only applied for starting salaries in highly exceptional situations.
This opportunity is open to international applicants currently living and working outside the UK (for at least the past 24 months), in accordance with the funding requirements of the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund Scheme

Join us as a Senior Lecturer through our UKRI-backed Global Talent Fund recruitment, a strategic investment in  people conducting global research with impact. If you have an established international reputation and a vision for leading transformative research then join us and receive the resources, autonomy, and mentorship needed to grow your research portfolio, influence policy and practice, and shape Bath’s next generation of innovation leaders.

We are recruiting across the following four strategic areas:

• Clean Energy Industries: Hydrogen and biogas fuels, energy networks, environmental economics, green finance, ethical supply chains, and behavioural change.
• Digital and Technologies: AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital transformation.
• Life Sciences: Drug discovery, diagnostics, pain research, preventative healthcare, wearable biosensors, and public health surveillance.
• Professional and Business Services: Retail innovation, fintech, smart logistics, digital policy, and inclusive growth.

This is a research-intensive role, with the expectation of significant contributions to research excellence and innovation as well as also contributing to teaching within your associated Department. Come and join our vibrant, interdisciplinary research community and contribute to our mission of delivering Research and Innovation with Impact!

What we’re looking for: 

• A developing track record of research achievement.
• A clear and feasible research vision aligned to at least one of the priority areas of clean energy, digital and technologies, life sciences, or professional and business services.
• Potential to secure funding and build interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Potential to build links with external organisations, such as the commercial and public sector to drive the translation of research into innovation and to deliver real-world impact.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring.

Why Bath?

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture and want to ensure that every new team member feels at home from day one. Experience the best of both worlds at our compact and easy to get around campus overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. Surrounded by leafy green spaces that inspire focused research, you’ll also be part of a vibrant, welcoming community and just minutes from the city’s culture and energy. Here, world-leading research and collaboration thrive alongside a lifestyle that’s balanced, and rewarding.

As part of our inclusive community, you’ll enjoy flexible working, excellent benefits, and real opportunities to grow. Work with policymakers, industry partners, and global communities, shape new research directions, and develop the next generation of researchers, all while thriving in a truly inspiring environment.

• Freedom to shape your research agenda within our strategic priority areas
• An international peer mentoring scheme to support you settling into life at the University and in the UK
• Access to world-class facilities, technical support, and interdisciplinary networks
• Dedicated grant-development and partnership-building support
• Competitive salary with annual incremental progression and generous pension
• Tailored induction and mentoring for international researchers
• Ongoing career, leadership, and teaching development opportunities
• An inclusive and collegial culture that values diversity and global collaboration

Find out more about Bath

Equal opportunity

At Bath, we recognise that diversity is our strength. Our differences in background, culture, and perspective enrich our learning environment and help us to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our society. 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 very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Be part of a community that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms

How to apply

Click 'register your interest' and:

• Complete the online application form
• Upload your full CV (publications, funding, activities)
• Upload your completed research programme (download the template)
• Provide two referees 

Application Timeline

Applications will remain open until all positions are filled. Recruitment will be conducted in rounds, with Round 1 closing for review in 7th December 2025, shortlisting in January 2026, and remote interviews scheduled for January / February 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and depending on the number and strength of applications received, some candidates may be invited to interview ahead of this timeline.

Full details of the recruitment process and indicative timeline can be found in the Candidate Information Pack, available to download at the bottom of this page.

Be part of our success story and shape the next chapter of global research with impact at Bath.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £58,225 to £73,709 The salary range includes three discretionary points which are only applied for starting salaries in highly exceptional situations.
This opportunity is open to international applicants currently living and working outside the UK (for at least the past 24 months), in accordance with the funding requirements of the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund Scheme

As part of our pan-University Global Talent Fund initiative, we’re seeking internationally recognised academics with a track record of excellence and leadership. At Bath, you’ll have the freedom to expand your research vision, build cross-sector partnerships, and lead teams tackling major global challenges across clean energy, digital technologies, life sciences, and professional and business services. With exceptional institutional investment, a collaborative research culture, and world-class facilities, this is your opportunity to amplify your global influence from one of the UK’s most dynamic and forward-looking universities.

We are recruiting across the following four strategic areas:

• Clean Energy Industries: Hydrogen and biogas fuels, energy networks, environmental economics, green finance, ethical supply chains, and behavioural change.
• Digital and Technologies: AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital transformation.
• Life Sciences: Drug discovery, diagnostics, pain research, preventative healthcare, wearable biosensors, and public health surveillance.
• Professional and Business Services: Retail innovation, fintech, smart logistics, digital policy, and inclusive growth.

This is a research-intensive role, with the expectation of significant contributions to research excellence and innovation as well as also contributing to teaching within your associated Department. 

What we’re looking for: 

• A sustained record of high-quality research and funding within at least one of the priority areas of digital and technologies, life sciences, or professional and business services.  
• Evidence of leadership in innovation and collaboration, and the capability to translate research to deliver real-world impact.   
• Strategic thinking and mentoring capability.
• Engagement with industry, policy, or global networks.

Why Bath?

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture and want to ensure that every new team member feels at home from day one. Experience the best of both worlds at our compact and easy to get around campus overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. Surrounded by leafy green spaces that inspire focused research, you’ll also be part of a vibrant, welcoming community and just minutes from the city’s culture and energy. Here, world-leading research and collaboration thrive alongside a lifestyle that’s balanced, and rewarding.

As part of our inclusive community, you’ll enjoy flexible working, excellent benefits, and real opportunities to grow. Work with policymakers, industry partners, and global communities, shape new research directions, and develop the next generation of researchers, all while thriving in a truly inspiring environment.

• Freedom to shape your research agenda within our strategic priority areas
• An international peer mentoring scheme to support you settling into life at the University and in the UK
• Access to world-class facilities, technical support, and interdisciplinary networks
• Dedicated grant-development and partnership-building support
• Competitive salary with annual incremental progression and generous pension
• Tailored induction and mentoring for international researchers
• Ongoing career, leadership, and teaching development opportunities
• An inclusive and collegial culture that values diversity and global collaboration

Find out more about Bath

Equal opportunity

At Bath, we recognise that diversity is our strength. Our differences in background, culture, and perspective enrich our learning environment and help us to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our society. 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 very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Be part of a community that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms

How to apply

Click 'register your interest' and:

• Complete the online application form
• Upload your full CV (publications, funding, activities)
• Upload your completed research programme (download the template)
• Provide two referees 

Application Timeline

Applications will remain open until all positions are filled. Recruitment will be conducted in rounds, with Round 1 closing for review in 7th December 2025, shortlisting in January 2026, and remote interviews scheduled for January / February 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and depending on the number and strength of applications received, some candidates may be invited to interview ahead of this timeline.

Full details of the recruitment process and indicative timeline can be found in the Candidate Information Pack, available to download at the bottom of this page.

Be part of our success story and shape the next chapter of global research with impact at Bath.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £58,225 to £73,709 The salary range includes three discretionary points which are only applied for starting salaries in highly exceptional situations.
This opportunity is open to international applicants currently living and working outside the UK (for at least the past 24 months), in accordance with the funding requirements of the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund Scheme

The University of Bath, one of only 12 UK institutions awarded UKRI’s Global Talent Fund is recruiting internationally leading Professors to help shape the future of research and innovation across four strategic priority areas.  We offer exceptional institutional support, from major investment in research infrastructure to relocation assistance and opportunities to build interdisciplinary teams. This is a chance to lead transformative research with global reach in an environment that values international excellence, collaboration, and impact.

About the role:

This is a research-intensive role, with the expectation of significant contributions to research excellence and innovation as well as contributing to teaching within your associated Department.

We are recruiting across four strategic areas:

• Clean Energy Industries: Hydrogen and biogas fuels, energy networks, environmental economics, green finance, ethical supply chains, and behavioural change.
• Digital and Technologies: AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital transformation.
• Life Sciences: Drug discovery, diagnostics, pain research, preventative healthcare, wearable biosensors, and public health surveillance.
• Professional and Business Services: Retail innovation, fintech, smart logistics, digital policy, and inclusive growth.

What we’re looking for: 

• Internationally recognised research leadership within at least one of the priority areas.
• Proven ability to secure major funding.
• Proven track record of translating research into real-world impact.
• Strategic vision and capacity to lead large-scale initiatives.
• Commitment to mentoring and institutional development.

Successful applicants will be required to relocate to the UK. Bath offers a reimbursement scheme to help towards relocation and visa costs.

Why Bath?

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture and want to ensure that every new team member feels at home from day one. Experience the best of both worlds at our compact and easy to get around campus overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. Surrounded by leafy green spaces that inspire focused research, you’ll also be part of a vibrant, welcoming community and just minutes from the city’s culture and energy. Here, world-leading research and collaboration thrive alongside a lifestyle that’s balanced, and rewarding.

As part of our inclusive community, you’ll enjoy flexible working, excellent benefits, and real opportunities to grow. Work with policymakers, industry partners, and global communities, shape new research directions, and develop the next generation of researchers, all while thriving in a truly inspiring environment.

• Freedom to shape your research agenda within our strategic priority areas
• An international peer mentoring scheme to support you settling into life at the University and in the UK
• Access to world-class facilities, technical support, and interdisciplinary networks
• Dedicated grant-development and partnership-building support
• Competitive salary with annual incremental progression and generous pension
• Tailored induction and mentoring for international researchers
• Ongoing career, leadership, and teaching development opportunities
• An inclusive and collegial culture that values diversity and global collaboration

Find out more about Bath

Equal opportunity

At Bath, we recognise that diversity is our strength. Our differences in background, culture, and perspective enrich our learning environment and help us to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our society. 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 very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Be part of a community that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms

How to apply

Click 'register your interest' and:

• Complete the online application form
• Upload your full CV (publications, funding, activities)
• Upload your completed research programme (download the template)
• Provide two referees 

Application Timeline

Applications will remain open until all positions are filled. Recruitment will be conducted in rounds, with Round 1 closing for review in 7th December 2025, shortlisting in January 2026, and remote interviews scheduled for January / February 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and depending on the number and strength of applications received, some candidates may be invited to interview ahead of this timeline.

Full details of the recruitment process and indicative timeline can be found in the Candidate Information Pack, available to download at the bottom of this page.

Be part of our success story and shape the next chapter of global research with impact at Bath.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £75,182 to £138,905
This opportunity is open to international applicants currently living and working outside the UK (for at least the past 24 months), in accordance with the funding requirements of the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund Scheme

Are you an emerging international researcher with bold ideas to lead future innovation? Join us as a Prize Fellow, part of our ambitious, pan-University recruitment through the UKRI Global Talent Fund. We’re looking for outstanding early-career researchers ready to shape the future of impactful research across our four strategic areas. You’ll benefit from one-to-one mentoring, support with relocation and visa expenses, and integration into an international research ecosystem that supports creativity, collaboration, and impact. 

About the role:

As a Prize Fellow, you will:

• Develop and lead an independent research programme in one of the following four priority areas:
  • Clean Energy Industries: Hydrogen and biogas fuels, energy networks, environmental economics, green finance, ethical supply chains, and behavioural change.
  • Digital and Technologies: AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, spatial intelligence, robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital transformation.
  • Life Sciences: Drug discovery, diagnostics, pain research, preventative healthcare, wearable biosensors, and public health surveillance.
  • Professional and Business Services: Retail innovation, fintech, smart logistics, digital policy, and inclusive growth.
• Publish in top-quality venues and build your track record
• Secure external research grants with dedicated support
• Engage with our thriving doctoral community and collaborate across disciplines
• Have the opportunity to work within our world-leading departments, where 92% of our research is classified as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF2021)

What we’re looking for: 

• PhD (or near thesis submission) in relevant discipline.
• Evidence of research excellence and innovation potential.
• A clear vision for how your work aligns with at least one of the priority areas of digital and technologies, life sciences, or professional and business services.
• A commitment to collaboration and future talent development.

Why Bath?

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture and want to ensure that every new team member feels at home from day one. Experience the best of both worlds at our compact and easy to get around campus overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. Surrounded by leafy green spaces that inspire focused research, you’ll also be part of a vibrant, welcoming community and just minutes from the city’s culture and energy. Here, world-leading research and collaboration thrive alongside a lifestyle that’s balanced, and rewarding.

As part of our inclusive community, you’ll enjoy flexible working, excellent benefits, and real opportunities to grow. Work with policymakers, industry partners, and global communities, shape new research directions, and develop the next generation of researchers, all while thriving in a truly inspiring environment.

• Freedom to shape your research agenda within our strategic priority areas
• An international peer mentoring scheme to support you settling into life at the University and in the UK
• Access to world-class facilities, technical support, and interdisciplinary networks
• Dedicated grant-development and partnership-building support
• Competitive salary with annual incremental progression and generous pension
• Tailored induction and mentoring for international researchers
• Ongoing career, leadership, and teaching development opportunities
• An inclusive and collegial culture that values diversity and global collaboration

Find out more about Bath

Equal opportunity

At Bath, we recognise that diversity is our strength. Our differences in background, culture, and perspective enrich our learning environment and help us to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our society. 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 very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Be part of a community that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms

How to apply

Click 'register your interest' and:

• Complete the online application form
• Upload your full CV (publications, funding, activities)
• Upload your completed research programme (download the template)
• Provide two referees 

Application Timeline

Applications for the Prize Fellows will remain open until the 7th December 2025. Shortlisting will take place in January 2026, with remote interviews scheduled for January / February 2026.

Please note that applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis, and depending on the number and strength of applications received, some candidates may be invited to interview ahead of this timeline.

This open call for Global Talent Prize Fellows will only be available for this initial round of recruitment. Please download the recruitment brochure for full details on the timescales for this and other recruitments. 

Be part of our success story and shape the next chapter of global research with impact at Bath.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535
This opportunity is open to international applicants currently living and working outside the UK (for at least the past 24 months), in accordance with the funding requirements of the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund Scheme