Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role
Barocaloric solid-state cooling is a promising new technology that has potential to dramatically reduce the carbon cost of cooling and refrigeration. In an EPSRC-funded collaboration, Dr Anthony Phillips (School of Physical and Chemical Sciences) and Prof Huasheng Wang (School of Engineering and Materials Science) are assembling a team to build a prototype barocaloric cooling device that demonstrates this effect on a laboratory scale, and that can be used to test the operando performance of various barocaloric materials and heat exchange structures. We are looking for a researcher to develop, synthesise and test materials for this project.

About You
The post is suited to a PhD graduate with a background in materials chemistry or a related discipline. If you are interested in taking materials from the laboratory bench through to devices, and have both the initiative to work independently and the skill to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, we’d love to hear from you. Experience with materials characterisation, especially XRD and DSC, and 1 kg-scale synthesis would be particularly useful.

Candidates close to completion of their PhD will initially be appointed in the junior research training zone of the salary scales (Grade 4; £37,472 - £38,082, before this increases upon PhD completion).

How to Apply
Please prepare your application as a single PDF document containing a cover letter detailing your suitability for the position; your CV; and a publication list. Please upload this to the “CV” section of the online form (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button).

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
This post is based within the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences which has over 150 staff. The School forms one of five within the Faculty of Science and Engineering and consists of two distinct research departments: Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, both delivering world-leading research and high-class teaching. The School is located on the Mile End Campus in the purpose-built Joseph Priestley and G.O. Jones Buildings. The School’s state of the art teaching and research laboratories and mechanical workshop facilities support a range of educational and research activities including those for external industrial partners.

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 personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

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

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