About the role

This project will support the development of a novel hydraulic power transmission system for a next-generation hydrogen-powered rotorcraft. Working closely with academic and industrial partners, the Associate will play a key role in delivering a hydraulic transmission system design, including hardware specification, dynamic system modelling, control architecture, failure mode analysis and aircraft integration schemes.

You will gain experience at the interface of aerospace engineering, hydraulics, controls, and sustainable aviation technology while contributing directly to a pioneering UK aerospace programme.

Through this AKT, you will work with the University of Bath's Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control, recognised as the UK's leading hydraulic systems research group, to co-develop a complete transmission architecture that supports ARC's future aircraft development programme.

We welcome applications from candidates who have:

• A Master's degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Proficiency in hydraulic circuit design and analysis.
• Experience with system simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, AMESim or equivalent).
• Understanding of system dynamics and control.
• Basic CAD capability for 3D installation layout.
• Understanding of failure mode and effects analysis methodology.
• Self-motivation and able to work independently within a structured project plan.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for producing the design report and presenting at review meetings.

About the Partners

The project will be supervised by Professor Andrew Plummer FREng, Director of the Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC), the UK's premier research group in hydraulic systems engineering. Professor Plummer is an internationally recognised expert in hydraulic power transmission, aerospace actuation systems and hydrogen-related fluid power technologies.

ARC Aerosystems develops advanced rotorcraft for regional air mobility and emergency medical services. Its flagship programmes, the Pegasus III and Linx P9 rotorcraft, are designed to provide affordable, sustainable aviation solutions and support commercial and air ambulance operations. The company is currently leading a £2.0M ATI-funded hydrogen rotorcraft programme.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 0.5 fte for a fixed-term period of 3 months, and the role must start no later than 13 November 2026.

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. 

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: 25 Oct 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £41,885 pro rata

About the role

You will lead the technical delivery of a collaborative research and innovation project evaluating and prototyping real-time 3D animatable avatars for British Sign Language (BSL). Working across both academic and industrial environments, you will contribute to cutting-edge developments in computer vision, machine learning, graphics, and digital accessibility.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply advanced research expertise to a commercially relevant challenge with significant societal impact, while working alongside leading experts in 3D avatar generation and accessibility technology.

Silence Speaks Ltd is a UK accessibility technology company providing British Sign Language translation through photorealistic signing avatar technology.

The post will offer the following benefits:

• The opportunity to work on a high-impact innovation project with direct application to accessibility technology.
• Collaboration with leading researchers and industry specialists.
• Access to world-class research facilities and expertise.
• Experience of delivering research impact through knowledge transfer and innovation activities.
• Opportunity to contribute to technology designed to improve information access for the UK's Deaf BSL-using community.

This AKT project is funded by UKRI through Innovate UK. This programme has been designed to create short-term collaborations between a university and business to deliver a rapid and targeted intervention to accelerate the development of an innovation project, with potential for significant impact on the business. AKT projects are delivered by graduates who benefit from the opportunity to work on a strategically relevant project within industry, whilst receiving support and guidance from university academics. More information about the Accelerated Knowledge Transfer programme can be found at: https://www.ktp-uk.org/accelerated-knowledge-transfer/

Further information

This is a fixed-term role for a period of 3 months, and the role must start no later than 13 November 2026.

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. 

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: 25 Oct 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £40,704

About the role

Synoptix is an award-winning engineering consultancy delivering advanced solutions across defence, aerospace, healthcare, energy and cyber security sectors. The company develops innovative AI-powered products including Synx-Lookout, an edge-computing maritime awareness platform that uses computer vision and autonomy technologies.

The project will develop a simulation-supported threat-modelling methodology that identifies how cyber and technical disruption across systems-of-systems can affect the stability of interconnected human--AI teams and command structures, supporting the assessment and resilience of AI-enabled systems in defence and other high consequence sectors.

Working alongside computer scientists, systems engineers and AI specialists, you will help ensure that behavioural and organisational factors are incorporated into the development of next-generation threat modelling and simulation tools.

You will contribute to an innovative collaboration examining the future of human-AI systems in defence and other high-consequence sectors, working directly with experts in digital security, AI, behavioural science and systems engineering. The project will provide valuable experience of knowledge exchange, applied research and industry-focused innovation

This role offers a unique opportunity to apply behavioural science and human factors expertise to challenges at the forefront of AI assurance, defence innovation and socio-technical systems research.

Key Responsibilities 

• Conduct literature reviews and evidence gathering relating to human-AI teaming.
• Support the design of behavioural frameworks for simulation and threat modelling.
• Contribute expertise on trust, decision making, communication and workload within human-AI systems.
• Develop and evaluate case study scenarios.
• Support the validation of project outputs across representative operational environments.
• Collaborate closely with technical researchers and industry stakeholders.
• Contribute to project reports, dissemination materials and future funding opportunities.

We welcome applications from candidates who have: 

• a degree in Psychology, Human Factors, Behavioural Science, Cognitive Science, Social Science or a closely related discipline.
• experience of study design and research methodologies.
• strong analytical and critical evaluation skills.
• excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

This AKT project is funded by UKRI through Innovate UK. This programme has been designed to create short-term collaborations between a university and business to deliver a rapid and targeted intervention to accelerate the development of an innovation project, with potential for significant impact on the business. AKT projects are delivered by graduates who benefit from the opportunity to work on a strategically relevant project within industry, whilst receiving support and guidance from university academics. More information about the Accelerated Knowledge Transfer programme can be found at: https://www.ktp-uk.org/accelerated-knowledge-transfer/

Further information

This is a part-time role (0.5 FTE) for a fixed-term role for a period of 3 months, and the role must start no later than 13 November 2026.

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. 

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: 25 Oct 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £43,099 pro rata

Working within HPO Technologies to embed knowledge through this innovative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), with academic support from the Department for Health at the University of Bath, to develop advanced digital interventions that optimise human performance for Defence and other uniformed service personnel. 

This KTP combines HPO's cutting-edge software platform with the University of Bath's expertise in motivation, behaviour change, and digital health intervention design to develop adaptive, evidence-based digital tools that support sustained health, wellbeing and performance outcomes. 

You will play a central role in translating behavioural science into practical, scalable digital solutions by contributing to intervention design, user engagement strategies, data analysis, evaluation, and collaboration with HPO’s software and analytics teams. 

This KTP offers an intellectually stimulating and interdisciplinary opportunity for an Associate interested in applying behavioural science and digital innovation within high-performance operational environments.

About KTPs

As a KTP Associate you will be the project lead, managing your own workload to ensure outputs align with project expectations, including leading on meetings. You will also acquire new skills in strategic leadership that can help to super-charge your career.

Additional benefits of being a KTP Associate:

• All KTP Associates spend 10% of their time on Personal Development, making full use of a generous £2,000 annual 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 at HPO.
• Potential to fast-track a career into business, with an opportunity to gain a permanent job following the KTP. 
• 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.

About HPO 

HPO Technologies is a UK-based software company focused on developing evidence-based, integrated, digital solutions to assist strategic organisations optimise performance of personnel.

Working at the intersection of human performance, behavioural science, and digital innovation, HPO collaborates closely with academic, military, and operational partners to develop scalable technologies with measurable real-world impact.

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• A MSc or PhD in Health Psychology, Behavioural Science, Digital Health, Public Health, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related discipline. 
• Strong understanding of motivation, behaviour change, and digital intervention design and theory.
• Experience or interest in user engagement strategies, adaptive interventions, and digital health technologies.
• Experience analysing behavioural, health, or performance-related data using tools such as R or Python.
• An understanding of evaluation methods for digital or behaviour change interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including researchers, software developers, analysts, and commercial stakeholders.
• An interest in applying behavioural science within Defence, high-performance, tactical, or operational settings.
• Ability to work across academic and commercial environments, translating behavioural science into practical, scalable digital solutions with real-world impact.

Desirable:

• Experience working with UX/UI principles or user-centred design approaches. 
• Experience with real-world implementation or evaluation of digital health or wellbeing interventions. 
• Understanding of experimentation, feedback loops, or engagement analytics within digital products.

Further information

As a KTP Associate you can enjoy the benefits of being an employee at the University of Bath whilst working full-time at HPO Technologies. 

HPO holiday entitlement and working hours:
This is a full-time position based in London. Working hours are 9:00 to 17:30 Monday to Fridays. You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday annually, in addition to UK public holidays. 

The role is fixed-term for a period of 36 months.

A BPSS Security Clearance check is required for this position.

For an informal discussion 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. 

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 Nov 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £42,000 to £48,000 plus an additional £2,000 annual personal training and development budget