Description Grade UE07: £40,247 - £47,874 per annum, pro-rata if part-time CSE/The School of Chemistry Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: until May 2025 for 36 months The Opportunity: The School of Chemistry is looking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Associate in Solvation. This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. Your skills and attributes for success: Can plan and manage day-to-day laboratory and computer work. Have creativity and initiative to identify further areas for research, develop new research methods, and diversify research parameters. Abilities in problem solving, data interpretation, experimental design. Click to view a copy of the full Job Description Application Information Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: - CV. - Cover letter in which you clearly list your prior experience that meet all of the essential criteria of hands-on experience in i) heteronuclear NOEs, ii) solution phase diffusion coefficients, iii) single crystal XRD including synchrotron methods, iv) variable-temperature heteronuclear NMR. As a valued member of our team you can expect: A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is Friday 3rd January 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews will be held Friday 10th January 2025 .