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Post-doctoral Research Assistant

4 months ago


Didcot, United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council Full time

**Post Doctoral Research Assistant**

**Salary: £31,931 to £34,709 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).**

**Hours: Full time**
**Contract Type: Fixed Term (30 months)**
**Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire**

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STFC are advertising for a post-doctoral research assistant based at ISIS to work on a Horizon Europe project characterizing ammonia synthesis catalysts. The position is available from 1st February 2023 and will run for 2.5 years (30 months) on a fixed-termbasis.

**Responsibilities**:

- To conduct testing and detailed characterization of ammonia synthesis catalysts.
- To develop new experimental and analytical methods to determine mechanisms and structures of said catalysts.
- To attend project meetings around Europe (every 6 months).
- To present results internally and externally.
- To write up results in such a form that they can be disseminated in peer-reviewed literature.

**Person Specification**

**Essential**:

- Experience working with both solid and gaseous, hazardous materials and knowledge of appropriate safety measures
- Experience using gas lines for conducting lab-scale experiments
- Experience in characterization techniques for solid-state materials (e.g. powder diffraction, thermal analysis and Raman spectroscopy)
- Excellent verbal communications skills and the ability to present scientific concepts simply and effectively

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**Closing Date: 30th January 2023