10 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Surrey, England

The Workforce Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) Research Group in the School of Health Sciences is seeking a Research Fellow to work on an NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research funded project to undertake a review of evidence into the conditions in which women GPs thrive in General Practice. This review will identify a range of workplace features that may be capable of supporting women GPs’ health and wellbeing; performance; and carer progression. The researcher will be supported by PI Dr Ruth Abrams (University of Surrey) and the wider research team.

Sitting within the University’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the School of Health Sciences has achieved substantial success and is currently ranked 4th by the Complete University Guide 2020 and 4th by the Times and Sunday Time Good University Guide 2020. The School is a leading provider of undergraduate and postgraduate education and is in the top 10 in the UK for research following the recent Research Excellence Framework assessment. In addition to this, we have been awarded Gold for our Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). 

We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher with skills in realist methodology and excellent project management to lead this review. They will also need to be able to engage in deep critical thinking to develop theoretical insights, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work independently and contribute positively to a remote team culture. The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking the data collection, data extraction and synthesis as well as support the write up of the final report and the production of various dissemination materials with support from other members of the team. 

Applications are invited for a research assistant on an equine health project. This post is to provide fieldwork, sampling and sample preparation support to phase II of the Alborada Well Foal Study. This project has two workstreams: i) use of in vitro gut models to explore mitigation of the impact of antimicrobial therapy on gut microbiota, and ii) an epidemiological study to determine routes of transmission and colonization of gut bacteria from mare to foal. The post holder will work with collaborating veterinary surgeons at multiple locations to plan and implement a sample collection plan over the period of one stud season. They will be responsible for sample archiving and stewardship, and for some preliminary laboratory preparation of samples. The post-holder will also contribute to writing high quality scientific papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral microbiome scientist. This post is to provide dedicated laboratory, bioinformatics and data analysis expertise to phase II of the Alborada Well Foal Study which has two workstreams: i) use of in vitro equine gut models to explore mitigation of the impact of antimicrobial therapy on gut microbiota, and ii) an epidemiological study to determine routes of transmission and colonisation of gut bacteria from mare to foal. The post holder will be primarily responsible (with technician support) for the design and delivery of in vitro gut model studies, for preparation of samples for sequencing, and for bioinformatics and data analysis. In collaboration with other investigators, the post-holder will lead on writing high quality scientific papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

We are seeking to appoint a graduate research assistant to work, part time (0.6 FTE) fixed term contract, on host-virus interactions within the molecular virology group led by Dr Carlos Maluquer de Motes. 

The work will explore how orthopoxviruses (amongst which the recently emerged monkeypox virus) defeat host defenses to establish infection in human skin and immune cells, and how this information can be used to develop novel antiviral strategies. In recent years, the group has identified cellular mechanisms that activate immune responses and how these are modulated by viruses (for a flavour of what we do, see PMID 32948585; PMID 33735254, PMID 30258003). This is therefore an exciting multi-angle project ideal for a driven graduate interested in learning and training at the interface of viruses, innate immunity, and skin biology. The post is funded by the Rosetrees Trust.

You will design and conduct your own experiments and analyse the data as well as support the team with complex experiments. You will work collaboratively with the extended research team, keeping records of activities, delivering internal presentations and contributing to all aspects of laboratory life. You will be joining a group consisting of two post-doctoral researchers and two PhD students at different stages of their studies, based in the School of Biosciences in the Stag Hill University campus.

The aim of the project is to undertake research in online privacy & vulnerability challenges that people face when going through major life transitions such as relationship breakdowns; LBGT+ transitions or transitioning gender; entering/leaving employment in sensitive sectors such as the Armed Forces; and developing a serious illness or becoming terminally ill.  

The postholder will be responsible for;

• Designing and building the software to be developed in the project, such as browser extensions, mobile apps, open-source software libraries and datasets to be released from the project. The software to be developed will include fundamental new privacy enhancing technologies, privacy sensitive machine learning to personalise automatic online safety responses and immersive simulation environments to explore how safety and can be compromised online during life transitions.
• Working collaboratively as part of a cohort of researchers with the REPHRAIN National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online. A key aspect of the project is working closely with 26 core partners spanning legal enforcement agencies (e.g., Surrey Police), tech companies (e.g., Facebook, IBM), support networks (e.g., LGBT Foundation, Revenge Porn Helpline, Macmillans Cancer Care), financial agencies (Mastercard, Lloyd’s) and regulators such as Ofcom. A six-part radio series has been commissioned by the BBC for disseminating the key project messages.

Surrey Business School (SBS) is a leading business school with a highly cohesive and collegial atmosphere. The School is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and holds the Advance HE Athena SWAN bronze award. We inspire positive change in business and society, individuals and organisations, locally and globally by blending the rigour of high-quality impactful research, excellent teaching and being part of a technology-led university. We are ranked in the top 10 for business and economics in the UK by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 by subject. Our results in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 place us 19th overall in the UK, 10th in the UK for research outputs and 16th in the UK for research impact. 

We are seeking to recruit a UK based individual short-term, post-doctoral research associate (PDRA) to provide one deliverable. You will be part of a research project, named “Responsive Additive Manufacture to Overcome Natural and Attack-based disruption” (RAMONA) funded through a Responsive Manufacturing research grant EP/V051040/1 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The University of Surrey and Bristol University Business School are developing the work on resilient supply chain for additive manufacturing for the project.

Approximately 1 in 100 people have coeliac disease, an autoimmune condition that requires strict adherence to a lifelong gluten-free diet. We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to join our NIHR-funded project. The primary aim is to develop an innovative, evidence-based, integrated dietetic and psychological pathway for adults with coeliac disease and implement it within NHS settings.

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position that focuses on designing and developing advanced control algorithms to enhance the energy efficiency and safety of the next generation of vehicles with electrified powertrains, with validation via test rigs and vehicle demonstrators. This role also includes modeling and simulating electric vehicles and their components, such as active suspension systems, for control-oriented applications and real-time implementation of the control solutions.

The position is part of the HiPE Horizon Europe project and focuses on developing control solutions aimed at improving vehicle performance by leveraging innovative power electronics technology and predictive health models of the components. The control strategies will target vehicle powertrain control and chassis control, including active suspension, to improve vehicle performance in terms of safety, energy consumption, and comfort.