Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 3 years from 1st August, 2024

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in High-Pressure Neutron Diffraction.

The Opportunity:

Following a recent successful bid for funding from EPSRC we are seeking a PDRA to join the School's programme of neutron scattering studies of simple-molecular systems at megabar pressures. The successful applicant will join the school's High-Pressure Chemical Physics Group and will undertake a programme of research based at Edinburgh's Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • A PhD (awarded or submitted) in Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences or other relevant discipline.
  • Expertise in the use of diamond anvil cells for experimental studies at high pressure.
  • Experience of work at X-ray or Neutron central facilities.
  • Expertise in writing and using software to analyse scattering data.
  • The ability to communicate complex research results both orally and through written work.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC Is e buidheann carthannais a th' ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

£39,347 to £46,974 per annum (Grade 7)


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