The Faculty of Science is looking for a pro-active and self-motivated individual to join our team in a role to support the delivery of the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Pharmacy course at the University of Plymouth campus.

This is a busy and varied joint role between the Programmes and Placement teams to support the effective programme and placement delivery.

You will form part of the Faculty’s Taught Programmes team, ensuring that key assessment and teaching activities are delivered efficiently and effectively.

You will be part of the Faculty’s Placements Team, engaging operationally with all aspects of placement activity and providing specific administrative support to the placements operation for Pharmacy at Plymouth.

Be a part of a small but perfectly formed academic and professional services team based on site in Plymouth, involved in supporting the overall delivery of the course.

About you

• You should have previous experience of working in an administrative role.
• You will need to work closely with other team members, academic colleagues and students from across the world, so effective customer relation skills are needed.
• You will be an excellent teammate with a high degree of flexibility and able to work on your own initiative.
• You should have good digital literacy and a proficiency in Word and Excel, with excellent attention to detail.
• You will also need strong organisational skills and also be reactive to changing priorities.

While experience in the use of University-specific software (Moodle, SITS and other databases) is desirable, it is not essential as full training will be provided. Delivering excellent service matters to us, as well as student and staff wellbeing and University reputation. If this approach resonates with you and you are a good teammate, we would encourage you to apply.

Further information

Applications from suitably qualified candidates seeking a role which offers hybrid working, job sharing and other forms of flexible employment are welcome. This role is advertised part-time at 0.6FTE based at the University of Plymouth Campus, with typically 1 day a week working from home.

For more information please visit - Join the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ MPharm at Plymouth

For informal discussions relating to this role, please email Sarah Paine (sjp210@bath.ac.uk) or Rachel Luff (rml53@bath.ac.uk).

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 29th September 2025 although this may change.

Learn more about our Faculty and its Departments here

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Íøºì±¬ÁÏ gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Íøºì±¬ÁÏ
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ a great place to work as well as following us and .

Closing Date: 03 Sep 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,707 to £30,378

We are seeking a highly motivated research assistant to join the NanoImmunology and Molecular Pharmaceutics group, led by Dr. Iris Da Luz Batalha, within the Department of Life Sciences. 

Specifically, the successful candidate will be working on a highly interdisciplinary project, funded by the Raymond Schinazi Award, in collaboration with Prof. David Tosh and Dr. Albert Bolhuis. The project aims to investigate how the metabolism of lung-relevant commensal bacteria influences the ability of the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to infect the lungs and how this process might involve the Major Histocompatibility Complex class I-related protein (MR1) and specific T cell populations.

Your role within this project will be as a principal researcher responsible for project deliverables, including:

• Generation and characterisation of stem cell-derived lung epithelial cells, encompassing both wild-type and MR1-overexpressing phenotypes
• Establishment of air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures using the generated lung epithelial cell lines, with and without Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, for in vitro modelling of respiratory pathogenesis
• Study the impact (or lack thereof) of commensal bacterial metabolism on MR1 presentation in the context of Pseudomonas infection
• Measure the activation of the specific T cell populations as a response to the presence of commensal bacteria and determine whether this was influenced by the overexpression of MR1

Ultimately, the goal is to understand the complex interplay between commensal bacteria, pathogen infection, and the immune response mediated by MR1 and specific T cells, with the potential to develop new therapeutic strategies for persistent lung infections like those seen in cystic fibrosis.

In addition, the successful candidate will be assisting with lab management tasks, including (i) equipment maintenance; (ii) ordering, stocking, and keeping an up-to-date inventory of lab supplies; (iii) maintaining a clean and organised lab environment; and (iv) ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A postgraduate degree in a relevant subject, such as Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences, or similar. 
• Lab experience in a relevant research field.
• Hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture, molecular biology techniques, flow cytometry, and bacterial culture. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven ability to excel at collaboration and teamwork, fostering productive relationships across multiple working groups and institutions.

Further information

Please note, this is a full time, fixed-term contract of 4 months.

For an informal discussion relating to the role, please contact Iris Da Luz Batalha, icdlb20@bath.ac.uk

As a member of Research Staff at the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days of professional development pro rata per year.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Íøºì±¬ÁÏ gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Íøºì±¬ÁÏ
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ a great place to work as well as following us and .

 

Closing Date: 27 Aug 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £31,236 to £37,694

We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated and collegiate Lecturer in Pharmacology to assist in the delivery of our undergraduate pharmacology, pharmacy and bioscience programmes. Our Department and University has achieved an excellent reputation for teaching and we are seeking a high quality candidate to further enhance the academic and employability skills of our students.

This will involve teaching small groups, lecturing, delivery of practical classes and supporting students on undergraduate/postgraduate courses as well as administrative, assessment and exam duties as required. This post will support learning and teaching in the subject area of pharmacology.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months 

This job purpose can be summarised as follows:

• To plan and deliver taught programmes of education and support student learning at undergraduate and postgraduate level (as appropriate). This will include preparation of teaching material, lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes assessment and marking of coursework.
• To play a role in developing the teaching culture and student experience of the University.
• To provide teaching-related management and administrative duties.

Whilst it is expected that teaching will be informed by research/professional expertise, there is no research component to this role.

We are seeking:

• A collegiate, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a commitment to excellence in higher education and providing a high-quality experience for our students?
• Demonstrable depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise in Pharmacology
• Excellent communication skills
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, mirroring the University’s values

About the department 

The Department of Life Sciences at the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ was recently formed through the merger of the departments of Biology & Biochemistry and Pharmacy & Pharmacology. It has over 90 academic staff across a broad range of disciplines including, biochemistry, cell & developmental biology, evolution, genetics, immunology microbiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical pharmacy and structural biology. The vast majority of research within the merged departments was rated as 4* or 3* in the last (REF2021) assessment.

Staff are encouraged to engage in continuous professional development activities, such as fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, as well as having an understanding of discipline-specific issues in relation to teaching and/or supporting learning.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Christine Edmead (prscee@bath.ac.uk)  or Dr Zoë Burke (Director of Teaching), bsszdb@bath.ac.uk . However, please ensure your application is submitted via the University website.

Alongside completion of the online application form, you should also upload a full Curriculum Vitae.

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Íøºì±¬ÁÏ gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Íøºì±¬ÁÏ
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

Find out from our staff what makes the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 07 Sep 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049