Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Associate (AKT)

Royal Holloway, University of London; Bagshot; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Training and Development opportunities

Pension Scheme with generous employer

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket Loans

Eyesight testing support

Free parking

Job summary

Royal Holloway, University of London in Egham invites applications for an AKT Associate to contribute to developing an ear-mounted ECG sensor and the electronics and software required to deliver it, using Matlab. The successful candidate will work with Nomad Neuroscience Ltd.

and report to the AKT Supervisor; travel to other sites may be required. A relevant degree and recent experience in biomedical electronic engineering are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a relevant degree.
• Experience in biomedical applications of electronic engineering and MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of electronics and software for ear-mounted ECG sensor.
• Collaborate with sponsor company Nomad Neuroscience Ltd. and AKT team.

Skills

Biomedical engineering

Matlab

ECG

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

The successful candidate will be required to start immediately (no later than 13 November 2026) and will be primarily located in the Shilling building of our Egham campus. They may also be required to travel to other sites to work with the sponsoring company (Nomad Neuroscience Ltd.) an exciting start-up company specialising in medical stimulation devices. The post holder will report to the AKT Supervisor (Professor Steve Alty) and work closely with the stakeholder company and employees. at Royal Holloway has a strong reputation for teaching and research with a diverse and growing student body. Our ranking among other departments of Electronic Engineering continues to rise, with the Guardian recently placing us 9 out of 58 departments. Royal Holloway is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups at this level in the Department of Electronic Engineering within Royal Holloway, University of London. Royal Holloway recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements.

The Department of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) at Royal Holloway, University of London comprises the subjects of Electronic Engineering, Earth Science, Physics and Astronomy. Due to the recent successful application to Innovate UK Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) scheme, we are now duly recruiting an AKT Associate to engage with the research project and affiliated company Nomad Neuroscience. The successful candidate must hold a relevant degree and will be expected to contribute to the development of the electronics and software required to deliver an ear (mastoid) mounted ECG sensor capable of accurately and reliably acquiring the ECG waveform. We are looking for a graduate with recent experience in biomedical applications of electronic engineering and Matlab software environment.

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
• Free parking