Research Assistant

The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant for a part-time (0.2 FTE), fixed term contract until the 30 March 2026.

About the role

Climate change threatens historic cities globally, with adverse or evolving environmental conditions posing risks to heritage buildings. This drives the need for architectural and conservation management strategies to safeguard the tangible and intangible value embodied in our architectural heritage assets. 

Therefore, the goal of this project is two-fold: To investigate evidence-gaps for effective climate-resilience management strategies for heritage buildings. and to collaborate with stakeholders and community groups in two UNESCO world heritage cities – Bath, UK, and As-Salt, Jordan to co-create Indigenous knowledge and policies to improve heritage resilience management in a manner that is actionable, scalable and effective.

This role will support academic and expert teams in Bath (working remotely with the Amman team) to undertake literature/ desk reviews, case study analyses, workshops and fieldwork, and other tasks to support the UK-Jordan research/policy exchange.

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. 

This role will suit a researcher or practitioner with strong interest and/or expertise in architectural heritage/conservation, especially the policy, decision making aspects.

Please consult the job description attached for the essential and desirable criteria of this position.

For an informal discussion, please contact Robert Grover (rjg21@bath.ac.uk), Senior Lecturer or Kemi Adeyeye (ka534@bath.ac.uk), Senior Lecturer.

About you

This role will suit a researcher or practitioner with strong interest and/or expertise in architectural heritage/conservation, especially the policy, decision making aspects.

Please consult the job description attached for the essential and desirable criteria of this position.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a commitment to working within professional and ethical codes of conduct, display the ability to innovate and develop creative solutions for project delivery, have excellent communication skills, be committed to safe working practices, show initiative to work independently and display strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be an effective team member.

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 Safer Recruitment  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