Research associate in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry (CC7667)

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to focus on understanding fate of antibiotics during wastewater treatment with the utilisation of hyphenated chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques. This position is part of the UKWIR National Chemical Investigations Programme focused on Antimicrobial Resistance. This project is designed to identify the key factors that the UK Water Industry needs to understand (and if necessary, manage) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within wastewater treatment works.

Antimicrobial agents have revolutionised medical care in the twentieth century as they have contributed to a dramatic reduction in mortality from infectious disease. AMR, which is to some extent an inevitable consequence of antimicrobial use, jeopardises many of these successes. The continuous introduction of sub-inhibitory quantities of antimicrobial agents to the environment is believed to be directly linked with AMR. Unfortunately, there is little knowledge of mechanisms in the environment and influencing factors due to the multi-dimensional nature of the AMR problem.

You will work alongside researchers at Centre for Ecology and Hydrology to perform a suite of microbiological, genetic and chemical analyses to understand the processes that control the movement and fate of AMR through the wastewater treatment process

This position is available from September 2020 for a period of up to 16 months.

You will have, or expect to have very shortly, a PhD in Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Sciences/Engineering, or equivalent experience, and expertise in environmental analysis.

For informal enquiries about the role please contact Prof Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern (b.kasprzyk-hordern@bath.ac.uk), however, please ensure that your apply via the University website.

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Closing Date: 05 Aug 2020
Type: Education & Research