"Research Associate in Biomedical/Biochemical Engineering"

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield, for someone with experience in 3D printing/melt electrowriting/electrospinning of polymers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs) and fermentation, for the production of Biobased polymers (PHAs), a family of sustainable, biodegradable and biocompatible bacteria derived polymers to make an impact on the sustainable materials world, especially for use in biomedical applications.

You will join the dynamic and internationally renowned group led by Professor Ipsita Roy (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cmbe/people/cbe-academic-staff/ipsita-roy), specialist in the area of Natural Polymers of bacterial origin, within the Engineering for Health Research Group in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering. Professor Roy’s group is world leading in the area of Biomaterials with special focus on Biomaterials of bacterial origin including Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), Bacterial Cellulose, Polyglutamic acid and Alginate; and their biomedical applications. Her group has pioneered the production of PHAs using Gram positive bacteria, hence producing PHAs that lack lipopolysaccharides and are non-immunogenic in nature, highly desirable for biomedical applications. These polymers are also biodegradable in the soil and marine conditions and can be used for sustainable environmentally friendly applications.

The applicant will join an internationally renowned research group in natural biobased polymers and their use in medical and eco-friendly applications led by Professor Ipsita Roy at the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering. The post is suitable for candidates with a PhD and research experience in 3D printing/melt electro-writing/electrospinning of polymers and bacterial fermentation (7L-15L).

The ideal candidate will at least have a PhD degree in Biomedical/Biochemical Engineering or a related area, with special focus on processing polymers and production of bacterial polymers using fermentations. You will be an enthusiastic, hardworking, organised, and dedicated scientist with the ability to efficiently plan and implement your work with high quality. You will be expected to have leadership qualities with the ability to enthuse and motivate members of Professor Roy’s group to achieve to the best of their ability.

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