"Research Associate in Heterogeneous Catalysis"

Cardiff University - Cardiff School of Chemistry

Placed On: 20th March 2026

Closes: 17th April 2026

Job Ref: 21487BR

We seek to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated experimental scientist with proven intellectual and technical abilities to work on a heterogeneous catalysis project. The project, funded by EPSRC, seeks to exploit disordered precursors in the synthesis of new catalysts. Initial catalysts will focus on carbon dioxide conversion to chemicals and fuels. The project is collaborative with national and international groups, and a range of industrial partners and you will be an integral part of this team. The role will concentrate on catalyst synthesis and advanced characterisation techniques, to understand disordered materials and their conversion into active catalysts.

Applicants must hold a postgraduate degree at PhD level (or nearing completion / submission) in a relevant area of heterogeneous catalysis, or relevant industrial experience.

Further information is available at the following group webpages:
Professor Stuart Taylor https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/taylorsh

For informal enquiries about the role and the Cardiff School of Chemistry, please contact Prof. Taylor: e-mail: TaylorSH@cardiff.ac.uk

For further details about working at Cardiff University, please contact: Ms Caroline Pasmore (ChemyHR@cardiff.ac.uk)

This position is full-time (35 hours per week) and is available from 1 April 2026 for 5 years.

Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6). It is not anticipated that an appointment be made above £41,064 per annum (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 21487BR

Closing date: Friday, 17 April 2026

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 who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. 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