Nathan Masters

Experience

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  East Sussex County Council

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

  Cleaner
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  Freelance Gardener

  May 2011 - Sept 2012

  Freelance Gardener

  Freelance gardener regularly working in multiple locations around East Sussex.

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  Hidden Spring Vineyard

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  General Assistant
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  University of Bristol Students' Union

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2012

  Marshall
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  University College London

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

  Microbiology Researcher

  Growing cell cultures to replicate the infection of bladder cells, and improve the efficacy of drug delivery by using nano capsules and ultrasonic waves.Clinical work to collect patient samples.

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  University of Bristol

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  Masters by Research Student

  Postgraduate researcher investigating how molecularly imprinted polymers can be incorporated on microcantilever resonators for the detection of the sepsis biomarker, lipopolysaccharide.Developed collaborations both within and external to the University of Bristol. Work spanned nanophysics, biology and surface chemistry. Skills developed included presentation techniques, wet laboratory methods, atomic force microscopy, organisation and team work.Typical activities included literature analysis, conducting long term experiments in a wet lab, operating multiple atomic force microscopes, developing new pieces of equipment in conjunction with material workshops, traveling to meet with collaborators and learn new techniques, producing reports and presentations of the results. Show less

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  University of Bristol

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2019

  PhD Student

  PhD studies of structural colour mechanisms in plants and algae. Using and developing new techniques to examine nanoscale structures and how they interact with light.Skills developed: Light and electron microscopy techniques, optical modelling methods, presentation skills, grant writing, collaborative work.

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  BXM Expeditions Ltd

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Outdoor Instructor

  The leadership and supervision of groups of young people in an outdoor environment.

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  Sam Sykes - World Leading Expeditions

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2019

  Outdoor Instructor

  The leadership and supervision of groups of young people in an outdoor environment.

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  Camps International

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Outdoor Instructor

  Expedition group leader for month long trip to Ecuador with 19 students.Ultimate responsibility, in loco parentis, problem solving.Demonstrates an ability to manage myself and others, and make objective judgements.

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  Ambipar Response

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

  Incident Response Team Member

  Deployed as part of a team for a recovery operation in France over a period of a week.Close team working environment in hazardous situations. Demonstrates an ability to readily fit into a team, and being a flexible worker.

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  Frontiers

  Jun 2020 - now

  • Partner Journal Development Manager

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Partner Journal Development Specialist

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Partnership Journal Specialist

    Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Journal Specialist

    Jun 2020 - Oct 2021