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Institution: Staffordshire University
United Kingdom
Retrieved : 2020-10-22 Expired
Description :

Staffordshire University is on a journey to become the foremost modern higher education institution in the UK, with an international reputation for excellence, and we are looking for inspirational and effective people to take us to the next stage.

In 2018 we broke in to the World University rankings for the first time and were named as a top 50 UK university by the Guardian. The quality of our student experience has placed us in the top 10 for teaching quality in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and in 2019  we achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Many of our students come from areas with low rates of participation in higher education and we continually strive to ensure the courses we offer meet the needs of people and employers. We are expanding our non-traditional, flexible study options, particularly in apprenticeships serving the public sector.

You can join us at a time when we begin the next step of our transformation journey. The new £40m Catalyst Building will deliver 6,500new apprentices in the next decade, boosting both the local and national economy. The development of our offer to new academic areas and geographic locations will see us expand our reach and make an innovative offer to a new generation of students.

We are a university of and for our community: local, national and global. If you share our values and have the skills to deliver our vision, we want to hear from you.

This Post-doctoral Research Associate in Organic Photovoltaic Technology will be based at Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent campus. This project is funded by British council under Newton institutional link initiative. This post is designed to provide technical support to the project team in design and implementation of large scale OPV devices/maintain contact with our partners in Alexandria university to ensure successful completion of this project and instigate future collaborations.  

Applicants are expected to have a PhD in Physics, Solar energy materials, Photovoltaic technology, Organic/Polymer material synthesis and related discipline. Experience in project management is also essential.

This post sits in Thin films laboratory within the department of Engineering. 

Thin films laboratory is located in the science centre in Stoke-on-Trent campus and is equipped with most up to date modern facilities. The current facilities include,

Glove box

Auto 306 and 500 resistive coating

Dc, RF sputtering coating

Spin coater

Spray pyrolysis

AFM

Raman/PL

XRD

NMR

IR Spectroscopy

Surface profiler

External quantum efficiency

Scanning Electron microscope.

IV/CV measurements

The successful candidate is expected to be proficient in operating the above equipment.

In return for your dedication we have a competitive benefits package available:

Competitive incremental rates of Pay

Starting from 29 days Annual Leave (depending on job grade) plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary days pro rata

Excellent Pension Scheme

Access to continued professional and personal development

An opportunity to become part of the wider University community

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke Campus

Discounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loans

Closing Date: 13 Nov 2020
Type: Research





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