Ref Number
B04-07665
Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support
Department
UCL BEAMS (B04)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£43,981-£52,586
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
On site
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
22-Aug-2026
This position is part of the ELEMENTAL Hub, a UK-wide collaboration focused on tackling the growing demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies while supporting a circular economy. Led by the University of Kent and funded by a £12.4M BBSRC/UKRI award,the Hub brings together academic and industry partners, including UCL, to develop sustainable solutions for metal extraction and recovery. Using cutting-edge engineering biology approaches, ELEMENTAL advances research in mining, urban and industrial waste, helping address environmental challenges and create renewable inputs for future technologies.
A new Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Bioprocess Design for Metal Recovery is now available. Based in the UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering, the post will work on their own scale-up case study and contribute to developing best practice for designing bioprocesses for recovery of critical metals. The post holder will be one of a team of UCL-based researchers working as part of ELEMENTAL, as well as several academic and industrial collaborators. The PDRA will be based within the world-class biotechnology facilities at the Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering. There will be a high degree of interaction with ELEMENTAL colleagues working at other UK locations and with industrial partners so excellent team-working and communication skills will be required. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking original research, reporting on project progress and the preparation and submission of research papers arising from these and related studies. This post is funded for 2 years in the first instance.
You will hold a doctorate (or equivalent) in a relevant process engineering field e.g Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline such as Biotechnology and/or ideally possess experience in one or more of the following areas: bioprocess modelling, upstream or downstream processing, and bioremediation. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Brenda Parker: [email protected]
As well as exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. Our department holds an Athena Swan Gold award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
