Post-doctoral Research Assistant - Didcot, United Kingdom - Science and Technology Facilities Council

Science and Technology Facilities Council

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Didcot, United Kingdom

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Description

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

Salary:
£31,931 to £34,709 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).

Hours:
Full time

Contract Type:
Fixed Term (30 months)

Location:
Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

Together our scientists, technologists, engineers, and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it's sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyonehere plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society. Come and discover how much you can achieve when you're surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.

STFC are advertising for a post-doctoral research assistant based at ISIS to work on a Horizon Europe project characterizing ammonia synthesis catalysts.

The position is available from 1st February 2023 and will run for 2.5 years (30 months) on a fixed-termbasis.

Responsibilities:

To conduct testing and detailed characterization of ammonia synthesis catalysts.
To develop new experimental and analytical methods to determine mechanisms and structures of said catalysts.
To attend project meetings around Europe (every 6 months).
To present results internally and externally.
To write up results in such a form that they can be disseminated in peerreviewed literature.

Person Specification

Essential:_
Experience working with both solid and gaseous, hazardous materials and knowledge of appropriate safety measures
Experience using gas lines for conducting labscale experiments
Experience in characterization techniques for solidstate materials (e.g. powder diffraction, thermal analysis and Raman spectroscopy)
Excellent verbal communications skills and the ability to present scientific concepts simply and effectively

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers, and business-support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of.
And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.

What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible.
**Closing date: 16th January 2023