Chemistry

Limit of tenure: 12 Months. A position exists for a Research Associate to work with Prof. Gehan Amaratunga on the development of nanocarbon-based supercapacitors/or batteries. Applicants should have a PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Material Science or Electrical engineering. Proven expertise in supercapacitor/battery fabrication, characterisation and...

PhD studentships are available for well-qualified candidates to develop new nanocatalysts for the clean chemical synthesis of valuable specialty chemicals and sustainable bio-fuels from October 2013. The research projects will involve inorganic materials synthesis, surface science and organic reactions to deliver new nanotechnologies for sustainable...

Job ref R6/CCP/560/13-JM Closing date 15 July 2013 Summary The Department of Physics of King’s College London, U.K., is looking to appoint for 36 months a research scientist with expertise in materials science software development for an EPSRC-funded project aimed at building the capability of UK researchers to use and develop the CP2K...

Ref:  EngSci-USMC-100 Faculty of Engineering and the Environment Deadline: Applications will be accepted at any time until the position is filled. Mechanical losses account for 15% of total energy loss in an IC engine where 45% of these losses result from friction of piston-ring assembly. An increase in mechanical efficiency of 10% could...

Job Summary Ref C39394 As part of a research project on the development of a combined photocatalytic bioenergy process for production of bioethanol we are seeking a Research Fellow to work under the direction of Professors Peter Robertson and Linda Lawton in the IDEAs Research Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability. The project...

(Fixed Term) Reference: MA01340 Salary: £27,854 - £36,298 pa Closing date: 14 July 2013 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research associate to join the group of Dr Scherman from August 2013 or soon thereafter. The successful...

Salary: £32,100 per annum Fixed-term appointment available for up to 6 months in the first instance The Mechanics of Materials Division wishes to appoint a Research Associate to conduct research into cure kinetics modelling for fast curing of tough thermoset polymer composites at Imperial College London. The Research Associate will...

Applications are invited for a PhD position with Dr Dwaipayan Chakrabarti in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham on a project to study self-assembly of nanoparticles and colloids using computer simulations. Self-assembly of nanoparticles and colloidal building blocks has enormous potential as a means of structure fabrication because...

ION BEAM CENTRE - ATI (Ref 9326) Salary: circa £45,228  p.a. plus allowances SPRITE is an EC funded Marie Curie Initial Training Network in the multi-disciplinary applications of ion beams. SPRITE brings together twelve academic institutes and research centres of excellence, with a leading the European company in the...

Fixed term 24 months Salary: Starting from £30,424, rising to £36,298 Closing Date: Friday 21 June 2013 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: VH1583R “Computer Modelling of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry” Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research position in the Centre for Sustainable...