Research Associate in Bioelectronics and Sensorised Wearables

Project overview

Main duties

• Optimise soft multimodal sensorised glove manufacture using textile-based additive manufacturing and printed electronics.
• Develop experimental protocols for sensor performance, reproducibility, interconnect behaviour, and device robustness.
• Analyse mechanical, electrical, and biosignal-related data and maintain accurate research records.
• Work with clinicians, clinical engineers, patient contributors, trialists, sponsors, CROs, and commercialisation colleagues.
• Support user-requirements work, intended-use refinement, market segmentation, sponsor or CRO interviews, and health economics analysis.
• Maintain equipment, software, and supplies and follow health and safety, CoSHH, and standard operating procedures.
• Plan experimental work and resources with project members and liaise with the principal investigator and collaborators.

Essential criteria

• PhD or equivalent experience in bioengineering, electronic or electrical engineering, materials science, biomedical engineering, medical device development, or a related discipline.
• Proven research ability and evidence of research output.
• Specialist practical experience in flexible electronics, sensor fabrication, additive manufacturing or 3D printing, printed electronics, or wearable device development.
• Experience with sensor characterisation, experimental design, and quantitative data analysis.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge in an interdisciplinary MedTech research environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to translate complex information into accessible language.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research team.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with wearable biosignal recording, related modalities, or human movement measurement.
• Experience or interest in MedTech translation, usability, market validation, health economics, regulatory or quality documentation, or stakeholder interviewing.

Technical focus

• FlexiSense uses textile-based wearable technology with printed multimodal sensors to measure grip force, movement, touch-related responses, and muscle activity.
• The role applies flexible electronics, additive manufacturing, printed sensors, instrumentation, experimental data analysis, and user-centred device refinement.
• The project supports translational outputs including commercial segmentation, clinical-trial value analysis, and future procurement considerations.

Contract information

• The role is full-time and has a six-month duration from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
• The advertised salary range is £38,784 to £41,046.

Benefits

• Benefits include annual leave, pension, flexible working opportunities, retail discounts, staff networks, development support, and family-friendly policies.