"Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transient Spectroscopy of Organic Photocatalyst Nanoparticles"

About the role

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transient Spectroscopy of Organic Photocatalyst Nanoparticles to work under the supervision of Professor James Durrant in the Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, for a period of 12 months. the Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, aligned with its Strategic Research Funding in Sustainable Energy.

Find out more about the research and group at: James Durrant | Department of Chemistry

About you

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join our research team working on transient spectroscopic studies of organic nanoparticle photocatalysts. The post holder will join a UKRI funded project on photocatalytic green hydrogen production jointly with the McCulloch group at the University of Oxford. It will focus on the use of transient absorption analyses of photocatalyst function, including operando photoinduced absorption studies, and their correlation of materials structure, spectroelectrochemical analyses and hydrogen evolution performance. Experience in transient absorption and photoinduced absorption analyses of photocatalyst particles, in addition to expertise in photocatalyst preparation and functional evaluation will be essential. Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry or Physics (or be close to completion) or a relevant subject area to taking up the appointment. You will be expected to work well as a part of the team, and contribute significantly to the supervision of research students, support in proposal writing, and with the management of external collaborations.

Application Process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. In your supporting statement (<1 pages), please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description.

Certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this stage.

The closing date for applications is 12.00noon on 2nd April 2026. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

The University of Oxford and The Department of Chemistry are Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in Chemistry research posts in Oxford.