We now seek to recruit a highly motivated individual for a Grant-funded Research Fellowship position to work in Professor Paul Wright’s Group at St Andrews.

The successful applicant will join a team at St Andrews, Edinburgh and Bath with the aim of understanding and applying ‘adaptable’ zeolites as selective adsorbents for fuel-related molecules. The consortium will develop the use of flexible zeolites whose pore size can be modified by cation exchange or which exhibit cation gating effects [see Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 2052-2061; Nature, 2015, 524, 74-78; J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 19662]. This will be achieved by combining synthetic, structural and adsorption studies at St Andrews with Chemical Engineering (Edinburgh) and Modelling (Bath, Edinburgh).

Candidates should hold a PhD in Chemistry, Materials Chemistry or related discipline and have experience in synthesis and characterisation of solids. 

This is a 12 month post in the first instance with the possibility of extension for a further 24 months. 

Informal enquiries can be directed to: Prof. Paul Wright, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews.  Email: paw2@st-andrews.ac.uk.   Tel: (0044) 01334 463793.

Applications are particularly welcome from women, who are under-represented in Science posts at the University.  You can find out more about Equality & Diversity at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter;  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.

Please quote ref:  AR1838SB 

Closing Date:  14 October 2016

Further Particulars:  AR1838SB FPs.pdf

School of Chemistry
Salary: £31,656 per annum
Start:  As soon as possible
Fixed term for 12 months