University of Cambridge 
Cambridge, United Kingdom Offer Summary
The University of Cambridge invites applications for a Senior Research Associate in Solid-state NMR, a fixed-term position lasting 22 months within the Department of Chemistry under Prof. Alexander Forse. The role focuses on developing new magnetic resonance approaches to study materials for climate change mitigation, specifically supporting an ERC starting grant on supercapacitor devices. Essential requirements include a PhD in solid-state NMR spectroscopy and at least three years of post-doctoral or industry experience. Responsibilities involve independently managing the NMR facility, leading student training, co-supervising PhD students, and contributing to research proposals. The salary ranges from £43,099 to £57,666. Applicants must submit a CV, cover letter detailing relevant experience, and a publications list via the online recruitment system.
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Project Description
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 22 months in the first instance.
Applications are invited for a senior post-doctoral research associate to join the group of Prof. Alexander Forse at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.
Essential requirement: candidates must have (or be about to obtain) a PhD in solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and at least 3 years post-doc experience (or equivalent in industry) in NMR spectroscopy.
Please detail in your cover letter how you experience matches the responsibilities of this role:
- leading/managing the NMR facility in the Forse Group
- independently developing new magnetic resonance approaches to study materials for climate change mitigation
- leading on student training and development in magnetic resonance, and co-supervising PhD students
- supporting research proposal development
This project is part of an ERC starting grant (funded by UKRI) which seeks to understand and improve supercapacitor devices for energy storage, with a focus on using solid-state NMR techniques to gain structural insights. Research more generally in the Forse group centers around the development of new materials for climate change mitigation.
The successful applicant will benefit from access to 400 and 600 MHz NMR spectrometers (Bruker), potentiostats for electrochemistry measurements, gas sorption instruments, and diffraction resources, as required for this project.
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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter and publications list in the upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents that have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor A Forse - acf50@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference MA51550 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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