Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research assistant to work under the supervision of Professor Dermot O’Hare on a research project funded by SCG Chemicals, for a period of one year in the first instance. The project is aimed at the development of new olefin polymerization catalysts. Applicants should be available to start as soon as possible after April 2011.Applicants should either already have a PhD in a relevant subject area, or have submitted their thesis prior to taking up the post. The applicant should have experience in organometallic synthesis and ideally in olefin polymerization catalysis.
The post will be based in the Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA. Further details about the department can be read on the website. Find out more about Professor O’Hare’s research on the website .For further particulars of the post, including how to apply, visit the website .These details should be obtained before an application is made. Please quote reference DH11001/DOH in all correspondence.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 7 March 2011
