Research Fellow
2 days ago
Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Jan-Willem Bos conducting research for a Government funded project entitled **Development Of Generators Based On Next Generation Thermoelectric Materials**. The primary duties will be to undertake experimental research work, with the main focus being the fabrication of prototype devices from synthesised thermoelectric materials, and dissemination of research findings through technical reports.
The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science or Electrical Engineering with expertise in synthesis, processing and characterisation of inorganic solids and/or device fabrication, and ideally will have experience with thermoelectric materials.
The post is available for 24 months starting 01/05/2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
UK-based applicants are preferred.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of **staff benefits** including:
- Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Financial contribution to relocation, if applicable
- Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.
**Closing Date**:**5 May 2025** **Interview Date: Week 12 May 2025 (TBC)**
**Please quote ref: AR3121RS**
**Further Particulars**:AR3121RS FPs.pdf**
**School/Unit**:School of Chemistry
**Posted**:11/04/2025
**Closing date**:05/05/2025
**Closing time**:23:59
-
Research Fellow
6 days ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Professor Tom Rice conducting research for an AHRC-DFG funded project entitled “Relocating Filmstrips, Remapping Europe”. The successful applicant will work as part of a collaborative European project team, alongside the two PIs (Professor Tom Rice, University of St Andrews and...
-
Research Fellow
1 week ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Prof Ineke De Moortel conducting research for a Leverhulme Trust funded project entitled _Joining up an Unprecedent View of our Sun_. The primary duties will be to undertake independent research in collaboration with the PI, Co-I and the rest of the research group, publish...
-
Research Fellow
4 days ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Sarah Mills conducting research for a Marie Curie funded project entitled NU-GEST (NHS Unscheduled Care Geriatric End Of Life Screening Tool): An NHS Risk Prediction Tool For Near-term Mortality In People >65 Years Attending Unscheduled Care. The primary duties will be to...
-
Research Fellow
4 days ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma conducting research for a UKRI-Future Leaders Fellowship funded project entitled ‘Indoor Power Harvesting of hybrid perovskites.’. The primary duties will be electronic circuit design, integration with the energy harvesting units, and IoT sensor...
-
Research Fellow
4 days ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Research Fellow to work with Dr Daniel M. Knight conducting research for a Leverhulme funded project entitled Times of Polycrisis in the UK and Europe (ToP). The primary duties will be to conduct ethnographic, archival, and media research in Eastern Europe as part of work package 2 “Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern...
-
Research Fellow
2 weeks ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Jo Hobbs conducting research for an Academy of Medical Sciences funded project focused on the molecular mechanisms underpinning antibiotic tolerance. The primary duties will be to use cloning, bacterial genetics, antibiotic susceptibility assays, omics approaches,...
-
Research Fellow
2 weeks ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Kristen Treen conducting research and outreach for an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project entitled ‘Histories of Hope? Museum Redevelopment at Camp Nelson National Monument’. This project will bring together researchers from the University of St...
-
Research Fellow
2 weeks ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Rui Borges conducting research for the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) funded project P37050 entitled “Inferring gene flow from phylogenies with ubiquitous genomes”. Evolutionary biologists have gathered substantial evidence showing that most species evolve while exchanging...
-
Research Fellow in Petrology
2 weeks ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Sami Mikhail conducting research for a NERC funded project entitled _Quantifying changes in biomass burial over geological time_. The primary duties will be to plan and conduct sampling expeditions in Scotland, France, Italy, and Spain with members of the project team. The...
-
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
1 week ago
St. Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full timeApplications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Professor Venkataraman Thangadurai conducting research for a St Andrews funded project. The primary duties will be to development of electrolytes and electrode materials for energy storage devices such as Li ion and Li metal batteries. The successful applicant will have (or...