About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Bath Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) at the University of Bath. The MHRG is funded for an initial 5 years by the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research). The focus of our work is applied research aged 12-25 aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the local region.
We will support further drug testing work, with a particular focus on local region, emerging drug trends, and the development of interventions. You will work under the supervision of world‑leading clinicians and academics. The Bath MHRG is partnering with the Universities of Bristol and Exeter (GW4 network) to deliver this project and there may be opportunities to work with researchers at partner institutions.
Responsibilities
* Support drug testing work and analysis of emerging drug trends.
* Work with partner institutions to develop interventions.
* Assist in data collection and reporting for the MHRG project.
Qualifications
* You will hold a PhD degree in analytical science or related discipline.
* Experience or interest in the field of health psychology and drug detection.
* Experience of common analytical techniques including Mass spectrometry and NMR.
* Strong communication and organisational skills.
* The ability to extract and analyse components of interest from complex matrices by NMR, HLPC and LC-MS is required.
Employment details
This is a full-time (1 FTE) post, available for an initial period of 2 years. Regular in‑person attendance at the University of Bath is required.
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.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of the areas covered within our research remit. We aim to make this an inclusive recruitment process.
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements.
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