ABOUT US

The Chemistry Department at University College London is the oldest in England, and today is one of the best in the UK, being ranked 3rd in the UK for its world-leading research in REF2021. We are located in Bloomsbury, at the heart of London, and offer an exciting and vibrant environment in which to study in one of the UK’s top universities. The Department of Chemistry at UCL is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching. The department offers undergraduate BSc and MSci programmes in Chemistry and currently teaches ~750 undergraduates registered in Chemistry as well as students who select Chemistry on the Natural Sciences programme and first year Chemistry for life scientists. The department also offers a number of Postgraduate Taught Masters courses with about 80 students per year and has an overall PGR student school of about 200 students.
The Chemistry Department has over 60 members of academic staff carrying out world-leading research. We specialise in the areas of organic synthesis, chemical biology, computational chemistry, nanotechnology, inorganic and materials chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical physics. The department has an annual research income of around £15 million, derived from many sources including the Research Councils (EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC, and NERC), European Commission and a wide range of charities and industrial partners in the UK, Europe, and the USA.
Details about our research can be found on the departmental website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will have a PhD degree (or be about to be awarded a PhD) in an area of Chemistry, Materials, Condensed Mater Physics, or related discipline. Hands-on experience with probe microscopy (AFM, STM, TERS, or similar) of 2D materials is a key requirement, ideally with experience of mechanical exfoliation of layered crystals for AFM samples. They will be required to work in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team and have effective written and verbal communication skills in English. As approximately 1/3 of the project time will be spent at Cardiff University, the postholder must be prepared to travel to and sojourn in Cardiff.
A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of the page, please click ‘Apply’.
If you would like to apply for the role, please upload the following with your application: 1 page cover letter, 2 page CV and a publications list. Applications can be made online, please click ‘Apply’.
Please note that we may close the advert before the deadline date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Applications are invited for a PDRA to work in the group of Adam Clancy in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. The research involves exfoliating and characterising 2D materials and quasi-1D nanoribbons using photoinduced force microscopy (PiFM). The postholder will synthesise samples, undertake PiFM measurements and analysis, as well as supplement with classic nanomaterials characterisation approaches (Raman, TEM, XPS). The appointee will play a leading role in the research team, including supervising and training existing group members (PhD and Masters students) and monitoring lab safety.
The appointee will be primarily based at UCL where the candidate will join Adam Clancy’s research team in the Department of Chemistry at the Bloomsbury Campus. Information about the group can be found at www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucqscla/. Approximately 1/3 of the project time will be spent at Cardiff University undertaking PiFM measurements, and travel/accommodation for these sojourns will be provided. There they will work closely with the group of Prof Phil Davies in the School of Chemistry (profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/daviespr).
Appointment at Grade 7 (£44,480 - £51,860 pa including London Allowance) is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD. Where applicants have not been awarded a PhD, appointment will be made at Research Assistant UCL Grade 6B (£38,607 - £41,255 pa including London Allowance) and payment at UCL Grade 7 salary will be backdated to the date of submission of the PhD thesis (including corrections).