UCL Chemistry

Grade 7 Full Time

Salary (inclusive of London allowance) £34,635 - £41,864 pa

3 years

We are seeking a talented computational scientist to work with Richard Catlow and Alexey Sokol (Department of Chemistry, University College London) on development and applications of hybrid Quantum Mechanical / Molecular Mechanical (hybrid QM/MM) embedded cluster approaches to modelling spectroscopic signatures and reactivity of heterogeneous catalysts. The project will require fundamental methodological developments, their implementation in the ChemShell code and applications to modelling reactivity of transition metal doped zeolites with a focus on transition metal controlled nitrogen chemistry in zeolite and protein environments. The work on the project will be carried out in close collaboration with the team of ChemShell developers led by Tom Keal (STFC Daresbury) and experimental lead from Andrew Beale (UCL, Harwell Research Hub).

Key Requirements

The successful candidate will have a PhD degree or equivalent - or will have submitted their thesis prior to taking up the position - in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a related discipline, with a strong research record in theoretical, computational or mathematical physics, chemistry, materials science or applied mathematics, and an expertise of modelling either solid-state or molecular systems. Good experience in scientific coding will be essential for the role as will be a proven track record in mathematical modelling and theory development.

Candidates selected for interviews will be asked before the interview to provide an extended code sample from their previous research project along with a brief (1-page) description of the algorithm and programming solution used, and be prepared to explain during the interview the algorithmic decisions.

Please note, the appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6 (salary £30,316 - £31,967 pa inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

Further Details

A Job Description & Person Specification for the post along with the link to the job application submission can be accessed at the UCL website: 

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/

under "Current employment opportunities at UCL", where you can find it by either the Reference number or the job title. 

For informal inquiries, please contact Richard Catlow ([email protected]) and Alexey Sokol ([email protected]). Any queries on the application process can be directed to Judith James ([email protected]), as we wish to encourage online applications.

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.

Closing Date

12 January 2018 23:59 UK time

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, which illustrates our commitment to addressing gender equality.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff.

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