Research Assistant in Analytical Polymer Chemistry

We seek to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated scientist with proven intellectual and technical abilities to work on a 6 month project, Plastic fish: assessing the scale, chemical properties and biological effects of petrochemical plastics and bioplastics on aquaculture fish, in collaboration with colleagues in the School of Biosciences, and funded by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

This collaborative project focuses on developing protocols for analysing polymers and plastics from biological samples, which will be provided by collaborators in the School of Biosciences. Training on gel permeation chromatography and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry will be provided but an appreciation for the challenges faced with polymer analysis will be an advantage.

Further information is available at the following group webpages:
Dr Benjamin Ward: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/38527-ward-benjamin

For informal enquiries about the role and the Cardiff School of Chemistry, please contact Dr Benjamin Ward, email: WardBD@cardiff.ac.uk.

For further details about working at Cardiff University, please contact: Ms Caroline Pasmore (ChemyHR@cardiff.ac.uk; Tel. +44 (0)29 2087 4073).

This position is full time (35 hours per week) and is available from immediately for 6 months.

To work for an employer that values and promotes equality of opportunity, please visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs and search for vacancy number: 16317BR.

Salary: £29,762 - £34,314 per annum (Grade 5). We do not anticipate that an appointment be made above £31,411 per annum (Grade 5.26).

Important note: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.  Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 16317BR.

Closing date: Thursday, 13 April 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

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