Location: | Lincoln |
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Salary: | £38,249 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 18th March 2025 |
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Closes: | 23rd March 2025 |
Job Ref: | CHS203 |
This post is fixed-term until 28 February 2030.
We are seeking a Technical Laboratory Manager to join Prof. Len Barbour's research group within the Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences at the University of Lincoln.
This Leverhulme Trust-funded International Professorship project will involve the development and impacts of Dynamic Functional Materials. The programme is structured around the following themes:
For more information on our research, please see Prof. Barbour’s current group website at https://academic.sun.ac.za/barbour/Home.html and https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/natsci/.
Chemistry at Lincoln is ideally equipped to deliver on this research grant, with a range of state-of-the-art equipment for synthetic chemistry, materials characterisation, and advanced functionality studies. The project has been enabled through the development of novel internationally leading facilities based on porosity and crystallography. You will also work closely with other research areas across the university, including, but not exclusively with, the Schools of Natural Sciences and Physical Sciences, the Bridge, and the University’s research themes of Sustainability and Net Zero.
You will have, or will soon obtain, a degree in chemistry and related subjects pertinent to the job role. You should have experience in project coordination, financial management, procurement, and/or research administration, ideally within an academic or scientific environment. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential. The position will require specific expertise that combines several of the following:
We welcome informal enquiries about the project, the role, or the university and surrounding area. If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Prof Len Barbour, Principal Investigator, at ljb@sun.ac.za, and Dr Gareth O. Lloyd, Associate Professor in Chemistry, at glloyd@lincoln.ac.uk.
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Closing Date: Sunday 23 March 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 03 April 2025
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