Research Fellow (110948-0126)

University of Warwick - Chemistry

This is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates for this role need not apply.

Position Type: Fixed Term

Duration: 36 Month Fixed Term Contract

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Scott Habershon, professor at s.habershon@warwick.ac.uk

The Habershon research group at the University of Warwick are seeking to recruit a research fellow in computational and theoretical chemistry.

The research fellow will work on a new EPSRC-funded project focussing on the development and implementation of automated computational schemes for direct design of homogeneous metal-free catalysts for CO2 transformations. Combining automated reaction discovery simulations, microkinetic modelling, machine learning, and global optimization, this project will develop a new and exciting route to addressing one of society's grand challenges - turning CO2 from pollutant to commodity.

The successful candidate will join the Habershon research group in the Warwick Centre for Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (CaTCh), based in the Department of Chemistry. CaTCh is a vibrant community of 6 academic research groups – around 40 PhDs and research fellows in total – with strong interdisciplinary links to researchers in engineering, physics, mathematics, and life sciences. Our research is supported by excellent on-campus high-performance computing facilities through Warwick’s Scientific Computing Research Technology Platform (SCRTP).

This project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and is available for 36 months (subject to satisfactory completion of probation requirements).

Further information on the Habershon group is available at: go.warwick.ac.uk/habershongroup

Please direct informal enquiries to Prof. Scott Habershon (S.Habershon@warwick.ac.uk).

About You

You will have a strong background in computational chemistry, preferably with experience of AI/ML strategies for analysis of reactive chemical processes such as homogeneous catalysis.

You will be familiar with state-of-the-art ab initio computational methods, as well as reaction analysis strategies such as minimum-energy path calculations.

Experience of software development, documentation and dissemination (through routes such as GitHub) is also essential.

If you have not yet been awarded your PhD but are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant on level 5 of the University grade structure (£34,610). Upon successful award of your PhD and evidence of this fact, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of the level 6 of the University grade structure (£35,608).

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description by clicking the 'Apply' button above.

PhD Status

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).

CLOSING DEADLINE: Tuesday 10th February 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.