Research Associate in Supramolecular Photochemistry

We seek to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated scientist with proven intellectual and technical abilities to work on a project at the interface of synthetic chemistry and supramolecular photochemistry. The 1-year project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

The project involves the design and synthesis of organic chromophores with long-lived and energetic excited states, with an emphasis on modulating their photo-induced properties by non-covalent interactions. Exquisite supramolecular control of the weak and dynamic interactions offers great potential to boost photochemical efficiency, minimising the need for lengthy covalent structural modification. It also allows the elucidation of fundamental excited-state dynamics through perturbative analyses. The applicant will take simultaneously the synthetic, spectroscopic, and computational approaches to control and analyse the structure and environment of the light-absorbing chromophores. A deep understanding of the structural and supramolecular parameters will expand the toolbox for solar-energy utilisation.

Applicants must hold a postgraduate degree at the PhD level in synthetic chemistry, photochemistry, or supramolecular chemistry or have relevant industrial experience.

Further information is available at the following group webpages:
Dr Yi-Lin Wu: www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1418035-wu-yi-lin

For informal enquiries about the role and the Cardiff School of Chemistry, please contact Dr Yi-Lin Wu (e-mail wuyl@cardiff.ac.uk; Tel. +44(0)29 2087 5841.

For further details about working at Cardiff University, please contact: Ms Caroline Pasmore (ChemyHR@cardiff.ac.uk; Tel. +44 (0)29 2087 4073).

This position is full time (35 hours per week) and is available from immediately for 1 year.

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Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6). It is not anticipated that an appointment be made above £39,347 (Grade 6.32).

Important note: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.  Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 18881BR.

Closing date: Tuesday, 06 August 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:  Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.