Research Fellow - Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job details:

Job reference
23/111473

Date posted
04/12/2023

Application closing date
18/12/2023

Salary
£37,841 per annum.

Job category/type
Research

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Job description

The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (CCE) at Queen's University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in Sustainable Aviation Fuels.
The consortium, funded by the Leverhulme trust, aims to design new catalysts and chemical processes for direct capture and conversion of CO2 and biomass derived feedstocks to liquid transportation fuels to facilitate decarbonisation and accelerate our ambition to Net zero emissions targets. This is an opportunity to work within a vibrant multidisciplinary catalysis lab and liaise with colleagues from Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Computational Simulations as well as interact on a regular basis with our collaborators from refinery and renewable energy companies.
Have obtained or are about to obtain a PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
Specific relevant research experience to include:
Hands on experience in gas/vapour phase reactions using fixed-bed reactors at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.
Ability to design, construct and refine the experimental rig using pumps, mass flow controllers and backpressure regulators.
At Queen's our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

Great terms & conditions
Pension schemes
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
Familyfriendly initiatives
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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