Research Fellow in Bioprocess Sustainability Evaluation

at  University College London

ABOUT US

This position is a key part of the Manufacturing Research Hub for a Sustainable Future (VaxHub Sustainable), led by UCL Biochemical Engineering and the University of Oxford with a number of academic and industrial partners. VaxHub Sustainable is funded with a £12M grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), under its Manufacturing Research Hubs for a Sustainable Future initiative. The vision for VaxHub Sustainable is to deliver manufacturing innovations that enable a transformative change towards sustainable and rapidly responsive vaccine manufacture.

A new Research Fellow position in Sustainable Bioprocess Design is now available. Based in the UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering the post will quantitatively evaluate sustainability aspects of vaccine development and contribute to developing best practice for environmental footprinting of biotechnology processes. In addition, the post holder will use LCA methods to propose strategies to reduce waste and evaluate the potential for industrial ecologies. The post holder will be one of a team of UCL-based researchers working as part of VaxHub Sustainable, as well as several academic and industrial collaborators. The post holder 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 UCL colleagues working at other campus 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.