Physical Sciences

Your main responsibility will be to lead a small group of researchers on a long term industrial research program investigating the chemical modification of polysaccharides and cellulose nano-fibres which could lead to the development of new biopolymer based materials.  You will also be expected to actively seek additional research funding on a...

Your main responsibility will be to carry out research in the field of polysaccharide chemistry as part of a team on an industrially related research program in the field of polysaccharide modification and biopolymer based materials development. You will be expected to contribute to ideas development, laboratory based research, data analysis and...

Faculty of Science and Engineering Salary: £36,756 pa plus allowance   We are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to undertake research on the fabrication and physics of semiconductor nanowire solar cell materials and devices. You will have (or be about to obtain) a degree in Physics or a related subject and have a good...

x 2 (Fixed Term) Salary: £27,854-£36,298 pa Reference: MA01186 Closing date: 03 June 2013 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2015 in the first instance. Applications are invited for two post-doctoral research associates to work with Professor David Wales and Professor Daan Frenkel in...

Closing date: 02/06/2013 Salary:  £30,424 - £34,223 Language: English (UK) Job number: ACAD100314 Contract Type: Fixed-term contract staff Work Hours 35.0 Hours per Week Expected: Start Date: 01/07/2013 Expected: End Date: 30/06/2014 Job Type: Research and Teaching 12 month fixed term contract The...

Limit of tenure: 3.5 Years. A fully-funded 3.5 year PhD studentship is available in the Computational Modelling Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. Markus Kraft. The studentship starts in October 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter and, due to funding...

£25,500 up to £35,040 per annum for exceptional candidates + benefits Based in Exeter We’re a unique, high profile organisation with an excellent reputation, home to world-class science and cutting-edge technology. Every day, we challenge the ordinary because we believe in the best. The best for our customers and the best for...

A 4-year studentship is available in the UCL Chemistry Department to work with Professor Nora de Leeuw and project partners AWE on a computer simulation project to gain atomic-level insight into the physico-chemical properties of the PuO 2 material and its interaction with hydrogen, which is relevant to our understanding of the corrosion behaviour of...

A 3-year PhD studentship is available in the UCL Chemistry Department to work with Professors Jawwad Darr, Nora de Leeuw and colleagues on a project developing transition metal-doped iron sulfide nanoparticles for the catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to fuel and fine chemicals. The project, which is in collaboration with Johnson Matthey and Air...

£25,500 up to £35,040 per annum for exceptional candidates + benefits Based in Exeter We’re a unique, high profile organisation with an excellent reputation, home to world-class science and cutting-edge technology. Every day, we challenge the ordinary because we believe in the best. The best for our customers and the best for...