Fully Funded PhD: Real-Time PM Oxidative Potential

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Manchester invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship starting January 2027. The successful candidate will work on developing and applying a real-time instrument to quantify PM oxidative potential, deploying it in controlled studies at the Manchester Aerosol Chamber and in real-world urban campaigns.

The project covers instrument design and testing, field measurements, and data analysis to identify PM components driving OP.

Qualifications

• 2.1 honours degree or master's in chemistry, biochemistry, atmospheric or environmental science, chemical engineering, or related discipline.
• Enthusiasm for hands-on laboratory and field measurements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, optimisation and characterisation of an improved instrument iteration with microfluidics, reagent optimisation and testing.
• Deploy the instrument at the Manchester Aerosol Chamber to study chemical mechanisms driving PM oxidative activity.
• Deploy the instrument at an urban air quality site to generate high time‑resolution OP datasets alongside PM measurements.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Field measurements

Hands-on mindset

Education

2.1 honours degree or master's in chemistry, biochemistry, atmospheric/environmental science, chemical engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Microfluidics

Job description

The University of Manchester invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship starting January 2027. The successful candidate will work on developing and applying a real-time instrument to quantify PM oxidative potential, deploying it in controlled studies at the Manchester Aerosol Chamber and in real-world urban campaigns.

The project covers instrument design and testing, field measurements, and data analysis to identify PM components driving OP.