Postdoctoral Research Associate in Structure Determination for Materials Discovery

Corehr; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Liverpool invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Structure Determination for Materials Discovery to lead structural characterisation on the MaterED project. The role is embedded in an ERC Advanced Grant and interfaces chemistry, physics and computation, driving design-led discovery of complex inorganic materials.

Applicants should have PhD or be close to completion, with strong expertise in advanced structure determination and collaborative research.

Qualifications

• PhD required or near completion.
• Experience in advanced structural characterisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead in solving structures of complex extended inorganic materials on a materials discovery project.
• Collaborate across chemistry, physics and computation to enable structure-driven discovery.

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Structure Determination for Materials Discovery

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30-Sep-2026 23:30

Hours of work: Full-time.

Tenure: Fixed term available for 36 months.

We are seeking an outstanding researcher with expertise in advanced structural characterisation to lead in solving the structures of complex extended inorganic mateirals on a materials discovery project.

The successful candidate will join the ERC Advanced Grant project MaterED (Materials Discovery: from Exploration towards Design). The project is led by Professor Matt Rosseinsky OBE FRS, who is a world leading chemist in the discovery of functional inorganic materials. The project integrates experimental synthesis, advanced characterisation, and computational modelling to enable structure-driven materials discovery, targeting systems with unconventional atomic arrangements and emergent properties, and is inspired by the recent discovery of a superionic lithium ion conductor (Science, 2024, 383, 739).

You will work within a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment that brings together expertise in chemistry, physics, and computer science. Success in this role requires the ability to engage effectively with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and career stage.

If you are still awaiting your PhD to be awarded you will be appointed at Grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that you have been awarded your PhD, your salary will be increased to Grade 7, spine point 31.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.