Dear Colleagues,
We are advertising two postdoctoral positions in Hydrogen Storage Research at the ISIS Spallation Neutron Source in conjunction with Oxford University, Johnson Matthey and Ilika Technologies Ltd. The positions are for 2 years fixed-term and are available from April 2009. I would be grateful if you could pass the information on to interested colleagues. Bill _____________________________________________ Professor W I F David, STFC Senior Fellow, ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK _____________________________________________ Tel. +44 1235 445179 Sec +44 1235 445604 _____________________________________________ 2 postdoctoral research assistants Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials Discovery and Characterisation ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK (2 years, Fixed Term) Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Assistants to work with Professor Bill David on the structural characterisation of novel hydrogen storage materials. The 2-year PDRA positions are part of a major Technology Strategy Board research grant entitled "HyStorM - tuning promising hydrogen storage materials towards automotive applications" that involves Johnson Matthey, Ilika Technologies Ltd., the University of Oxford and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council. The main project aim is to enable whole ternary and quaternary materials phase diagrams to be rapidly synthesised and assessed in terms of their hydrogen storage potential - this rapid throughput capability will accelerate the identification and development of compositions of high hydrogen storage promise. The successful candidates will be expected to play a major role in advancing the structural analysis of high throughput and in-situ characterisation of novel hydrogen storage materials using both high resolution X-ray and neutron powder diffraction techniques. The positions will both be based at the ISIS Facility, SFTC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire but will also involve frequent visits to the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford to liaise closely with the synthesis component of the project in collaboration with Professor Peter Edwards. The majority of the experimental work will be undertaken at central facilities including ISIS and Diamond at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the ESRF in Grenoble. Applicants should have a doctorate, or have submitted their thesis, in inorganic chemistry, crystallography or a related subject. Experience in the analysis of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data is desirable. For more information, contact Bill David (bill.da...@stfc.ac.uk). Closing date: Friday 13th March 2009 Interviews during the week commencing: 30th March 2009. -- Scanned by iCritical.
