Postdoctoral Research Associate in Inorganic Chemistry : Oxford, United Kingdom

Salary: Grade 7: Salary in the range £30,434 - £32,277 p.a. (pay award pending)

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work under the supervision of Professor Peter P Edwards (FRS) and Dr Tiancun Xiao on a research project funded by the EPSRC for a fixed-term period of 42 months. The project involves low carbon jet fuel from CO2 and biomass. You will work mainly on the catalytic process design, simulation and catalyst development.

Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, or Inorganic Chemistry (or have submitted a PhD thesis prior to taking up the appointment). Carry out research in catalyst preparation, process simulation and catalyst testing. Manage own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, co-ordinating multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You should have knowledge of Aspen Simulation, Kinetics of Chemical Reaction and C1 chemistry and Catalysts. Have expertise in the petrochemical industry.

The post will be based in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OX1 3QR and is available from January 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter.

You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 8 January 2016.

The University of Oxford and the Department of Chemistry are Athena SWAN Silver award holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in Chemistry research posts in Oxford.