Job Description

About the vacancy:

This is an opportunity to carry out research that is part of an exciting European Innovation Council-funded project that brings together Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology and hydroponics. It will develop next-generation hydroponic production systems with near future applications in agriculture and the urban environment. The project is led by KU Leuven in Belgium and has partners in Southampton, Madrid, Paris and Vienna. The research at UWE will focus on developing hydroponic systems to interface with MFCs in order to optimise C, N and P recovery from a variety of wastes.

About you:

You will be expected to conduct research activities to meet the objectives of the UWE work package and overall project milestones. You will be carrying out research in a greenhouse/laboratory environment to optimise light and nutrient regimes for hydroponics driven by MFCs. The use of analytical chemistry to monitor flows and the use of primary nutrients, together with growing plants hydroponically will be central to your work. An important part of your role will be to contribute to the development of biofilms for MFCs and the development of algorithms for control systems. You will also be contributing to technology transfer and citizen engagement activities. You will be publishing research outputs and travelling to meetings with project partners. Your values will align to those of UWE and the project which include inclusivity, sustainability and the circular economy.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus but will involve regular travel to Southampton and travel to project meetings in Leuven/Madrid/Paris/Vienna

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

a generous holiday allowance of 35 days pro rata

up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year

career average pension schemes available for all staff groups

access to employee assistance programme

1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters

family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives

onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus

option to participate in the cycle to work scheme

access to a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes

Further information

Details of the Mi-Hy project are available in the further particulars. If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Neil Willey on 0117 3282314 or email:

This is a fixed-term post until 1/11/2027, full-time and campus based.

Any candidates wishing to apply who are subsequently appointed to this role without current Right to Work in the UK can be supported to obtain the Global Talent Visa (Academics and Researchers). This will involve a self-application which is a two stage process and we recommend you read the information about each stage on the following links:

. You may also wish to explore other visa options which you are eligible for which will allow you to work in the UK. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

\xc2\xa337,099 to \xc2\xa344,263 per annum

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