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Research Associate/Fellow in Engineered Silk Manufacturing and Optical Fibre Technologies (SS13969)

University Of Bath • Bath, Bath & N E Somerset

Salary
£42k – £42k
Posted
2 October 2026
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

University Of Bath is hiring a Research Associate/Fellow in Engineered Silk Manufacturing and Optical Fibre Technologies (SS13969) in Bath, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £42k – £42k. University Of Bath holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

About the role Join the HOLLOW SILK project, an ambitious research project funded by the Advanced Research Invention Agency (ARIA) through its Universal Fabricators programme. HOLLOW SILK aims to develop a novel manufacturing platform based on engineered silk, for the production of microstructured optical fibres. By combining expertise in biomaterials, fibre manufacturing, chemistry, photonics and engineering, the project will establish innovative routes to advanced materials and structures th…
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  • Employer: University Of Bath — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £42k – £42k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £40,231 median across 1,239 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Bath, Bath & N E Somerset
  • Similar roles nearby: 19 other live scientific & qa roles in Bath — browse them
  • Posted: 2 October 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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