As a Research Software Engineer, you'll collaborate with researchers across all disciplines to create, improve and maintain software solutions that elevate research capabilities. You'll be part of a dynamic team within our Core Research Facilities, working at the forefront of digital research infrastructure to support everything from AI and machine learning to high-performance computing applications.

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The 好色tv ranks 6th in Guardian University Guide 2021. Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunities employer and have a vibrant multinational community with staff from over 60 countries.

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As part of our newly formed Research Software Engineering Facility (established May 2025) you will: 

• Lead and contribute to complex software development projects that support academic research.
• Collaborate with researchers to design, implement, and maintain robust, efficient, and reproducible software solutions.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including version control, testing, documentation, and continuous integration.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to researchers and colleagues.
• Engage with the wider research community and contribute to the University’s digital research strategy.

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We’re looking for someone with:

• A strong background in software development, ideally in a research or academic setting.
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages used in research (e.g., Python, C++, R).
• Experience managing or contributing to complex technical projects.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.
• A commitment to professional development and continuous learning.

You'll have a graduate degree with significant computational experience or equivalent professional software development background. With demonstrated expertise in multiple programming languages (such as Python, C, C++, R, Fortran, Julia), you'll bring knowledge of agile methodologies, version control, and software engineering best practices.

Essential to your success will be excellent communication skills with a range of stakeholders, and the ability to rapidly acquire new programming languages and technologies. You'll have experience leading complex technical projects and mentoring other programmers, with a commitment to promoting good software development practices across research communities.

Experience in areas such as machine learning, data analysis with large datasets, high-performance computing, and digital architecture optimisation would be particularly valuable.

Additional information

• Market supplement of £7k is applicable for this role.

 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 Bath 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 Bath
• 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.

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Closing Date: 20 Jul 2025

Department: Technical & Experimental

Salary: £38,249 to £45,413
This role has £7,000 market supplement

In the role you will

• Organisation, planning, logistics and operation of our undergraduate Medicinal Chemistry teaching laboratories.
• Support our academic teaching team who lead undergraduate laboratory classes.
• Predominantly support our Medicinal Chemistry laboratories while providing support and cover for other teaching laboratories.
• Work more widely supporting the technical team, Technical Supervisors and Technical Manager who are responsible for teaching, research , operational and Health and Safety support.
• Ensure that practical classes are prepared for in advance, run in an efficient manner and that health and safety compliance is a priority.
• Ensure that the correct kit and consumables are ready, prepared/available for practical classes.
• Problem-solve where instrumentation and kit are concerned.
• Assist with practical development and problem solving where necessary.
• Communicate effectively where planning, preparation and running of classes is concerned.
• In addition to core teaching duties, support research and operational services around the Department, and where necessary, the wider Faculty.

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You will likely have a degree in a relevant science (e.g. Biochemistry or Chemistry) for supporting students and be highly organised. If you have experience in supporting or delivering teaching or training, or of demonstrating experiments in a higher education setting this would be ideal. We’ll also be looking for:

• An ability to organise and prioritise workload to meet required deadlines.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships with a broad range of audience.
• How you demonstrate collaboration with both your close team and other colleagues.
• Experience in health and safety compliance, including writing risk assessments and COSHH, would be an advantage.

Further information

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

For informal discussions relating to this vacancy, please contact Daniel Lou-Hing delh20@bath.ac.uk, or, Lorenzo Caggiano lc287@bath.ac.uk

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 Bath 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 Bath
• 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.

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Closing Date: 29 Jun 2025

Department: Technical & Experimental

Salary: £26,338 to £29,959

We’re seeking a highly skilled, adaptable and self-motivated machinist to provide technical support to the Mechanical Services Main Workshop and CNC Manufacturing facility.

The post requires you to support our student automotive race teams including both mechanical and electric powered vehicles and our electric motorcycle team, providing both technical and manufacturing support. In addition, you may be called upon to provide instruction for safe operation of conventional lathes and milling machines in our student workshop.

You will also provide technical advice, instruction and support to academic and research staff and students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Manufacturing complex components from a variety of materials using 3 axis and 5 axis CNC machine tools with the assistance of CAD/CAM software
• Design, manufacture, repair, development, construction, modification and commissioning of equipment, rigs and models
• The teaching and supervision of undergraduates in the safe use of machine and hand tools during timetabled periods

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Our ideal candidate will have:

• Substantial experience in CNC programming and machining, and conventional precision machining 
• Experience in an engineering machine shop or toolroom environment
• Experience in the safe operation and use of a variety of mechanical workshop machine tools together with design, fitting and assembly skills.
• A recognised toolroom / technician / mechanical engineering apprenticeship, possess a minimum of a City and Guilds qualification or equivalent

Knowledge and experience of Computer Aided Design (CAD) programming would be an advantage but training will be available if necessary to develop these skills.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact: 

• Julian Sulley, Director of Technical Services, at js806@bath.ac.uk or 01225385202
• Dave Wood, Technical Manager, at ensdnw@bath.ac.uk or 01225384275
• Guy Brace, Technical Manager, at ensgwb@bath.ac.uk or 01225386858

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 Bath 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 Bath
• 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.

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Closing Date: 23 Jun 2025

Department: Technical & Experimental

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924

Working as part of a team of multi skilled technicians, the postholder provides high quality support for teaching and research in the Faculty of Engineering and Design. The successful applicant should have some experience of laser cutting, CNC routing, 3D printing and relevant CADCAM software packages as applied to architectural modelling.

A large part of the role will involve using knowledge and experience to advise students and other stakeholders, including researchers, to aid them in the development of design briefs and subsequent construction and completion of their projects. An interest or experience in creating architectural models would be beneficial. 

The team is responsible for ensuring a safe environment for students and colleagues while contributing to the teaching and supervision of students during laboratory sessions and project activities. Although primarily supporting the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to the teaching and research activities delivered across the whole Faculty. 

This is an entry level role and as such, hands-on training is provided to ensure the postholder develops high level technical skills alongside in-depth discipline-specific knowledge. 

The post holder will be required to operate as part of a highly skilled team to provide technical support, advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders. Manufacture of laser cut and 3D printed parts, as well as supporting undergraduate teaching activities and project work, make up a key part of this role.

The main duties of this role are to support academic and teaching activities by providing software and hardware support for 3D Printing, CAD-CAM and CNC routing, teaching and research related work, including supporting students, researchers and other technical staff

Further information

This position is offered on a full time (36.5 hours), open ended basis.

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 Bath 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 Bath
• 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 好色tv a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 22 Jun 2025

Department: Technical & Experimental

Salary: £26,338 to £29,959