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Research Associate Social Research School for Policy Studies (ref. 13665) The University of Bristol has been awarded a US$13 million grant from the Global Development Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead the Aquatest Research Project, an international, multi-disciplinary consortium. The project aims to deliver Aquatest, a small, easy to use, low-cost device for testing water quality in developing countries (see www.bristol.ac.uk/aquatest ). The project will include research and development of the Aquatest device; field studies in India and South Africa, including impact on health and behaviour; user needs, market analysis, and the development of a commercialisation strategy; and an action plan for Aquatest's long-term uptake. The School for Policy Studies is seeking to recruit a social science researcher with knowledge of the relationships between water and health in the developing world. You will work on the planning, design and analysis of field trials of the Aquatest device in India and South Africa, and a review of research evidence for policy in the field of water testing (national and international). This post is one of a number to be advertised within the multidisciplinary Aquatest team at the University of Bristol. This team will also be asked to work closely with colleagues across the Aquatest consortium. The consortium includes several other Universities (University of California, Berkeley, University of Cape Town and University of Southampton), the Health Protection Agency (UK), World Health Organisation, PATH (USA), the Aquaya Institute (USA), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The successful candidate will be appointed on a fixed term contract until 30th Sept 2011. Grade: Level b in Pathway 2 Salary: £30,913 Contact for informal enquiries: Dr P Lucas [log in to unmask] Tel. +44 (0)117 331 0866 Prof D Gordon [log in to unmask] Tel. +44 (0)117 954 6761 Timescale of appointment : Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2011 Closing date for applications: 9.00 am on 06 February 2008 Further information: The job: 13665fds.DOC (If you do not have Microsoft Word you may require a Word document reader to open this file: Open Office - download, or Word viewer are available) The Department The University of Bristol Benefits of working at the University of Bristol Information about the University's Positive Work Environment Application process: To apply for this job and please visit the Finding the Answers website here, and enter the job reference number in the search box. You can find out about all the current research vacancies at the University of Bristol at www.findingtheanswers.co.uk Click here for Employer Profile -- Dr P J Lucas School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol