Research Associate (Fixed Term)

Cambridge University Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cambridge University Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is seeking a post-doctoral research fellow for a collaborative project. The successful candidate will engage in research to develop functional nanomaterials using bio-renewable resources and contribute to the innovative projects aligned with industry partners within the Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-throughput experimental methods.
• Strong background in data analysis and intelligent design.
• Collaborative research capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific research within iDMT.
• Develop intelligent design of experiments methods.
• Collaborate with industrial researchers and member companies.

Skills

Bayesian Optimisation

Machine Learning

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent in Chemical Engineering or related field

Job description

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to step into the ongoing project. The project is part of a large collaborative research effort involving Imperial College London, University of Bristol and three other groups at Cambridge. More information about the overarching project can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/bio-sustainable-materials/

VALUED is aiming to demonstrate the development of functional nanomaterials derived from bio-renewable resources. Several different applications are being developed in the project. The experimental programme involves development of high-throughput experimental capability (at Imperial College London).

Our group is supporting the experimental team at Imperial College London with development of intelligent design of experiments methods, based on Bayesian Optimisation. In addition, the team at Cambridge has its own high-throughput and robotics facilities which we use as a testbed in developing new ML methods.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. Alexei Lapkin and will be based at the Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies (https://idmt.online). iDMT hosts academic researchers and industrial researchers from the centre members. The successful candidate will be expected to lead scientific research within iDMT in collaboration with member companies, in the areas overlapping with the expertise involved in the VALUED project.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

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Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Mr Vito Candela, HR Administrator, at [e-mail].

Applications closing dates 11th of June 2025.

Please quote reference NQ46146 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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