12 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Surrey, England

We are seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Dr Fernando Martinez Estrada and Dr Agnieszka Michael,at the Innate Immunity laboratory in the Section of Immunology, School of Biosciences, University of Surrey. The Innate Immunity group focuses on the Mononuclear Phagocyte System (MPS) cells including monocytes, dendritic cells and macrophages. We investigate the role that these cells play in cancer to identify opportunities for clinical applications. In this project we will examine the heterogeneity and function of tumour associated macrophages in Ovarian Cancer. We will study the role of the MPS system, with a special interest in lipid-rich macrophage phenotypes. We will use state of the art methodology to investigate the predisposition and consequences of lipid accumulation in the cells. We aim to bring MPS applications closer to patients and to understand how altering their properties may lead to therapeutic opportunities. 

Applications are invited for a 1-year Research Fellow (with the possibility of extension) in Applied Cryptography, to work full-time on an EPSRC-funded project “AP4L: Adaptive PETs to Protect & emPower People during Life Transitions”. The successful post holder is expected to start on 1 Mar 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter and will be based in the Department of Computer Science and its highly regarded Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS), working with Dr. Cătalin Drăgan and Prof. Nishanth Sastry, Prof. Steve Schneider and Prof. Helen Treharne. 

This exciting new project is designed to shape the future of research with individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Intellectual disability (ID) affects millions of people’s lives in the UK, yet research priorities are very rarely shaped by individuals with ID themselves. This project will begin to address this imbalance. The aim of this project is to outline the current landscape of UK research on ID and compare this with the research priorities of the ID communities themselves. We will also produce training in participatory research methods, specifically focussed on participatory research with ID communities. The outputs from this project will inform decisions about future investment in ID research and will further enable our research field to embrace participatory research effectively. 

The Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) is looking to recruit a research fellow in Open RAN Intelligent Network Automation. This exciting post will be researching advanced radio access network (RAN) technology in order to achieve network self-organisation. We focus on developing machine learning algorithms to optimise various KPIs of a O-RAN. The focus of the project the post holder will contribute to, is mainly on developing machine learning algorithms, particularly reinforcement learning, to improve flexibility of 5G with O-RAN architecture. This project is a 1-year research and development work on O-RAN including machine learning algorithms, O-RAN RIC and xApps. The research is mainly carried out using simulation/emulation with some mathematical analysis, and the machine learning algorithms are to be implemented in Python.

The aim of this multidisciplinary project is to develop a machine learning model which takes a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal as input and predicts the blood glucose level. If such an algorithm was included in a smart watch, then it would provide non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring which would be invaluable for diabetics. Diabetics have to monitor their blood glucose levels several times a day. This is often done by pricking a finger to obtain a blood sample for analysis which only gives a measurement at a single point in time. Continuous blood glucose monitors are available, but they are invasive and expensive.

The University of Surrey is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity within the Centre for Environment and Sustainability for a postdoctoral research fellow position in the area of novel crop production in aeroponics. The position is available for up to 2 years, starting in February 2023 or soon after. In this role, the research fellow would provide essential support in the delivery of a multi-million large-scale demonstration project, part of the BEIS Biomass Feedstock Innovation Programme. Led by the University of Surrey, you will be joining a team of 15 other scientists, innovators and industry experts from the University and beyond, including Rothamsted Research, LettUs Grow, and UK Urban AgriTech (UKUAT).

This project will focus on designing and optimising a bioelectrochemical system (BES) to recover high purity Li. Exploiting the ability of some microbial species to transfer electrons to external acceptors, we will design a microbial electrochemical system to recover Li from LiB waste, focusing on the main aspects affecting the process: microorganisms, reactor configuration, electrodes, metal concentration, substrates, etc. We will screen diverse microbial species and communities for their capability to remove Li from the waste and test them in different reactor designs (microbial fuel, electrochemical and desalination cells, and tubular reactors). This will provide qualitative and quantitative correlations between metal removal, microbial community composition, electrochemical performance, and the characterisation of different designs of microbial electrochemical reactors for efficient processing of LiB waste.  

We are seeking a dynamic and committed postdoctoral scientist to study the immunogenicity of a novel intranasal vaccine to induce cellular and molecular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. You will undertake cellular and immunological investigations on vaccine and antigen induced immune responses including antigen-specific T and B cell responses. You should have a PhD with relevant experience in cellular immunology.

A fixed-term part-time position has risen for a Research Fellow (0.2 FTE for 6.5 months) within the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), the University of Surrey. This project is to develop a pouch cell to assist with an EPSRC-funded project and a Faraday Institute-funded project. The successful candidate will develop multidisciplinary skills in electrochemistry, battery manufacture and testing, nanofabrication, etc. Applicants with a background in pouch cell assembly and testing are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will mainly perform the research within a vibrant and dynamic environment in the laboratories at ATI under the supervision of Dr Yunlong Zhao (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/yunlong-zhao) at ATI at the University of Surrey.

A post-doctoral scientist position is available working at the University of Surrey to work on an exciting BBSRC funded project (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FW019116%2F1) to establish the first spatial UK single cell multi-omics facility, SEISMIC. The work will involve launching the new cutting-edge Yokogawa SS2000 instrumentation which can extract single cells, and even subcellular compartments from cells using confocal microscopy and developing downstream mass spectrometry analysis methods for measuring lipids, metabolites and proteins to answer fundamental biological questions.