Job Description

Job title: PDRA in plasma medicine

Department/School: Chemistry

Grade: 7

Location: University of Bath premises

Job purpose

The position, funded by the EPSRC will study the formation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) produced by a cold plasma jet interacting with a hydrogel wound dressing for wound disinfection. This specific part of the project will quantify ROS production via the synthesis and utilisation of ROS reporter molecules and correlate with plasma conditions, gel dressing properties and degree of microbial decontamination.

Source and nature of management provided

Professor Toby Jenkins

Staff management responsibility

One

Special conditions

None

Main duties and responsibilities

1. To synthesise ROS probe molecules 2. To incorporate into a simple wound model and use to quantify ROS production by plasma 3. To operate our plasma jet system 4. To work with microbiologists on the project to correlate ROS production with microbial decontamination 5. To supervise MChem and co-supervise PhD students 6. To write scientific paper, reports and give presentations

Page 1 7. To work with our clinical, industrial and academic collaborators

1 To synthesise ROS probe molecules

2 To incorporate molecules into a simple wound model and use to quantify ROS production by plasma

3 To operate our plasma jet system

4 To work with microbiologists on the project to correlate ROS production with microbial decontamination

5 To supervise MChem and co-supervise PhD students

6 To write scientific paper, reports and give presentations

7 To work with our clinical, industrial and academic collaborators

8 To synthesise ROS probe molecules

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You will from time to time be required to undertake other duties of a similar nature as reasonably required by your line manager. You are required to follow all University policies and procedures at all times and take account of University guidance.

Page 2 Person Specification

Criteria Essential Desirable Qualifications

PhD in physical organic chemistry x MChem / MSc Chemistry x

Experience/Knowledge

Synthesis of fluorescent ROS probes X

Publication record X

Supervision of MChem students X

Experience using cold plasma X

Skills

Synthetic chemistry X

Fluorescence spectroscpy X

Attributes

Team player X

Self motivated X

Ambitious X