Research Associate - South Kensington, United Kingdom - Imperial College London

Imperial College London
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Description

Employing soft matter patterning approaches, we seek to understand the underlying physical-chemistry and biology that governs antimicrobial action of model surfaces, and develop novel approaches to augment the intrinsic action of nanocellulose (nanocrystalline, bacterial and fibrillar).

In collaboration with chemists, engineers and industrialists, we seek to develop sustainable coatings and carry out a pilot to demonstrate their use in high traffic environments (such as public transport, hospitals, schools).

The project is funded by UKRI and EU (HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE


Duties and responsibilities:

You will adapt and develop micro
- and nano-patterning approaches for nanocellulose films, based on scalable soft matter engineering processes (including buckling, imprinting and lithography), and characterise the topography and morphology of these surfaces with appropriate physical, chemical and mechanical approaches. You will work closely with project partners in the evaluation of antimicrobial action, and carry out, and regularly update, literature and patent surveys on nanocellulose and other antimicrobial coatings. You will develop analytical and numerical models to describe and predict the properties of the surface coatings based on formulation and processing conditions, and collect experimental data on representative chemical systems for validation of the models. Working with other members of the consortium, you will optimise the overall coating system and contribute to the translation of the technology into practical contexts.


Essential requirements:

The following essential knowledge, skills & experience are sought:

  • A demonstrated track record of original research of patterning of soft materials (including buckling, self/directed assembly, imprinting, photolithography).
  • Experience in a broad range of physicalchemistry surface and bulk characterisation techniques (AFM, profilometry, optical, spectroscopic and scattering methods, etc)
  • Experience of analytical and numerical modelling of patterning processes
  • Practical experience with nanocellulose or related systems
  • A track record of refereed journal publications and/or patents
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Further information:

Further information about the post is available in the job description.


Closing date:
Midnight on Monday, 24th April 2023

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- ENG02556 Research Associate - Job-
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