At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Faculty

The School of Computing and Engineering delivers an exciting mix of core engineering disciplines and creative technologies that complement each other in terms of delivering innovative solutions with high sector impact to the challenges posed by industry, the environment, and health and well-being agendas, and providing students with a wide range of expertise and opportunities that individuals can tailor to their particular strengths.  The Faculty comprises three historic and well-established Schools with an excellent pedigree in national and international research. 

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a three-way project between a company, a university and a recently qualified graduate or post-graduate (known as an Associate), which enables the transfer of knowledge, technology and skills to which the company currently has no access. Supported by the University, KTP Associates manage strategic projects within the company.

A KTP can help graduates to enhance their career prospects by providing them with an opportunity to develop managerial and technical skills, manage a challenging project, which allows them to use their degree, and is central to an organisation’s strategic development and long-term growth. Through this project, the KTP Associate plays a key role in managing and implementing strategic development in an organisation and transferring knowledge between it and the University.

What you will be doing:

• As a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate, manage a strategic project that supports the organisation's long-term development and innovation goals.

   - Facilitate the transfer of knowledge, technology, and skills between the University of Bradford and the partner organisation.

   - Apply expertise in areas such as data collection, filtering, feature extraction, data quality assessment, and secure data storage and transmission when working with real-world user data.

   - Develop and demonstrate both technical and project management skills while delivering a project that is central to the organisation's strategic growth.

Qualifications/ experience:

• You should have a first degree in a science, engineering, computing, or technology-related discipline, together with an MSc in a relevant area such as Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Data Science, Cyber Security, or a related subject
• Experience working with real-world user data, including data collection, filtering, feature extraction, data quality assessment, and secure storage and transmission

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday (Grade 8) 30 days (Grade 9) and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Rami Qahwaji - R.S.R.Qahwaji@bradford.ac.uk. 

Closing Date: 07 Aug 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £40,497 to £45,413 per annum
Fixed Term for 36 months

Our Centre is multidisciplinary, undertaking high quality co-created applied research that (i) informs the design and implementation of new technologies in national and international health and care systems; and (ii) explores the impact of such technologies on patients, service users, carers, and health and social care professionals. The Centre’s research employs theory-driven approaches that offer an understanding of the contextual factors that impact the success of an innovation, informing both future technology design and its implementation. Research in the Centre is mixed method, combining qualitative data that delivers deep insight with the quantitative data that caters to the needs of policymakers.  

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

What you will be doing:

The successful applicant undertake multi-disciplinary, high profile research that aligns with one or both of the Centre’s two flagship research programmes concerned with 1) use of technology to improve decision making and reduce documentation burden, 2) use of technology to reduce the carbon footprint of the health and social care system. Additionally, they will support the Centre’s activities in education, continuing professional development, and consultancy, contributing to the Centre’s long-term sustainability.

Qualifications/ experience:

• PhD in Health Economics or related subject, or demonstrate equivalent experience. 
• experience of securing research funding and a track record of high quality academic publications. 
• Application of health economics to the evaluation of digital health interventions is particularly desirable.   

In Return we Offer:

• Generous annual leave (30 days) and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies, including flexible working to accommodate caring responsibilities
• Great campus facilities including:
  1. Unique fitness centre
  2. Eye clinic
  3. Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
  4. Counselling & mental health services
  5. Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes 
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

Shortlisting will be undertaken blind and based on the information entered in the application. If shortlisted, we will email you to request your CV. We are willing to consider job share for this position. 

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please email cdihsc@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 03 Aug 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £59,139 to £66,537 per annum