Lecturer in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

The Chemistry Department at University College London is the oldest in England, and today is one of the best in the UK, with 100% of its outputs ranked as being world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in the recent REF2021. We are located in Bloomsbury, at the heart of London, with additional presence at UCL East (on the Olympic park, Stratford), and Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire. We offer an exciting and vibrant environment in which to study in one of the UK's top universities.

The Department of Chemistry at UCL is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching. The department offers undergraduate BSc and MSci programmes in Chemistry and currently teaches over 600 undergraduates registered in Chemistry as well as students who select Chemistry on the Natural Sciences programme and first year Chemistry for life scientists. The department also offers a number of Postgraduate Taught Masters courses with about 70 students per year and has an overall PhD student school of about 200 students. The Chemistry Department has over 60 members of academic staff carrying out world-leading research, with research income derived from many sources including the Research Councils (EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC, and NERC), European Commission and a wide range of charities and industrial partners in the UK, Europe and the USA. Research in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at UCL covers the synthesis, characterisation and functional properties of inorganic complexes and materials. It has a particular emphasis on solid state-chemistry, molecular precursors and chemical vapour deposition for thin film synthesis, combinatorial materials science, catalysis and energy materials, and understanding and predicting material properties through computational work. We employ a wide range of measurement methods, using both in-house resources and national facilities, to measure and calculate chemical, physical and electronic properties of molecules and materials, and to understand the relationship between structure and function. Most of our research is aligned with EPSRC priority areas of advanced materials, in particular for sustainable energy, circular economy and increasingly on artificial intelligence. Details about our research can be found on the departmental website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry.

The UCL Chemistry Department seeks to recruit an emerging world leader in the general area of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry. We particularly welcome applicants with research interests aligned to the Research Themes of the Department, especially in Materials for the Future, Chemical Sustainability, and Chemistry and the Environment. The Department views both fundamental and applications-oriented studies as equally important to developing our research portfolio. We welcome candidates proposing research programmes in experimental, theoretical, computational or digital chemistry, or combinations thereof. This role provides the opportunity for a talented scientist to join a world-class team of researchers in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. Applicants must have a proven track record of undertaking and publishing world-class research and demonstrate the potential to develop a successful and independent research career. The successful applicant will be expect ed to attract research funding to support their own research programme, contribute to the teaching of inorganic and materials chemistry and undertake the administrative duties expected of a member of academic staff. Interviews will be held early July 2025.

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