Postdoctoral Research Assistant

About the Role

Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on a one-year EPSRC IAA and HEIF funded project (it is possible to be extended further) developing single-crystal perovskite optoelectronic devices. This project will be carried out in the research group of Dr Lei Su in the School of Engineering of Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London.

About You

Candidates with a PhD degree in Materials, Engineering, Optoelectronics, and Physics are encouraged to apply. Previous experience with any of the following: perovskite materials synthesis and characterisation, solar cells fabrication and characterisation, other optoelectronic devices (e.g., LEDs), or nonlinear optics will be an advantage.

About the School

This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science, a large School with strong expertise in material science and engineering, relevant to this post. This is an exciting project building on the previous achievements of the group (e.g., see references 1-3 below). The aim of this project is to develop single-crystal optoelectronic devices and to characterise the performance of the fabricated devices in the lab, as well as to explore the applications.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours/week), fixed term appointment for one year, with an expected start date of 1 November 2023. The starting salary is at Grade 4, in the range of £40,223 - £44,722 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each recruitment stage for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to (Dr Lei Su) at l.su@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 020 7882 5184.

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button.

The closing date for applications is 17 October 2023.

Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

SEMS holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science and is a registered member of WISE. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support for conferences attendances. As part of our commitment to the Athena SWAN and the WISE principles, we strongly encourage applications from women.

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