KTP Associate in Continuous, Distributed River Water Quality Sensing

Are you passionate about protecting the natural environment and someone who enjoys working collaboratively? We have an exciting opportunity to join us at the University of Sheffield, in association with Detectronic Ltd a UK leader in environmental monitoring technology. We are recruiting a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate to help develop and test a groundbreaking river water quality monitoring system. This system is being developed in response to the national need to continuously monitor wastewater spills into rivers. If successful, this technology has the potential to continuously monitor 1000’s of storm sewer overflows.

We are looking for a well-motivated individual, with a strong technical background and experience in collecting and analysing data. Utilising our world leading experimental facilities, you will be required to help develop the monitoring system, evaluate and improve its performance. You will also lead on the development of installation strategies for widespread commercial deployment, supported by Detectronic staff.

There will be significant opportunities for personal development including the valuable opportunity to attend a residential programme at Ashorne Hill to further develop your professional skills and network. A generous development and training budget of £5000 is available and there are significant professional development opportunities provided by Detectronic. You will benefit from being a member of one of the largest and successful urban water research groups in the UK, as well as gaining direct experience with one of the UK’s leading wastewater network monitoring companies. We are also committed to exploring flexible working opportunities.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

About Detectronic
Detectronic is a global leader in leading wastewater network monitoring, helping organisations to reduce pollution, transition energy and address the effects of climate change. Detectronic designs and manufactures a range of wastewater flow and level monitoring equipment for smart network monitoring. For more information, please visit https://detectronic.org/ .

The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MAC) belongs to the prestigious Faculty of Engineering, which is one of the largest academic communities of engineers in the UK, ranked joint 1st in the UK for Research Environment in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a generous pensions scheme, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits  and join us to become part of something special.