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Academic Vacancies
Postgraduate Teaching Vacancies
Only available to UCL Chemistry Students - working a maximum of 20 hours per week. Work must not be carried out until we have seen and verified your Right to Work (i.e. passport). If you work before this, you will not be paid for any hours you did.
- Postgraduate employment opportunities - Chemistry Department
You should not carry out any work until we have seen and verified your right to work, as any work carried out before this Right to Work check will not be paid for.
Applications are invited from postgraduate students who wish to be considered for the following post:
Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (Grade 6)
Payment will be at Grade 6 pt 21 on the UCL salary scale, which is currently £15.32 per hour (including London Allowance).
The postholder will be required to assist in the teaching of undergraduate chemistry, in teaching (remote and or face to face) and marking of laboratory scripts for undergraduate chemistry laboratories, in outreach and widening participation activities and other related duties including providing support to module teams to develop online learning materials and activities, under direction of the module lead.Please note: Undergraduate students who carry out ad-hoc duties, or demonstrating at Workshops or Open Days will be paid at Grade 5 pt 20, which is currently £14.94 per hour and this will be organised through UniTemps. Again, they must see your Right to Work first before any work is done. Please contact our Chemistry HR team for guidance (hr.chem@ucl.ac.uk)
If you wish to apply for Postgraduate teaching/demonstrating, please go to the PG Teaching Moodle page at: https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk 'Chemistry Teaching for PhD Students and PDRA's', then to 'Contracts and Training' for a Job Description & Person Specification and further instructions. You can also email our Chemistry HR team for further details (Email: hr.chem@ucl.ac.uk).
Successful applicants will be issued with an FTE-based PGTA contract. For more information please visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/postgraduate-teaching-assistant-code-practice.
A CV containing the following information will be required:
1. Full name
2. Address
3. Date of birth
4. Academic Qualifications
5. National Insurance No. (if known)
6. Your Student registration number
7. Your areas of expertise
8. The name of your Supervisor
9. Month and year your postgraduate studies are due to finish if you complete and submit your thesis on time.
Please note, your Right to Work (i.e. passport) must be checked before you commence work. Please arrange with a member of the Chemistry HR team for verification of your Right to Work.
Applications are welcome at any time throughout the year but you cannot be considered for any paid employment within the department until you have applied and been accepted, and a contract has been set up.
Postdoctoral Research Vacancies
- Doctoral Candidate
UCL Department / Division
Chemistry
Hours
Full Time
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)£35,159 - £46,759 per annum (salary dependant on circumstances)
Applications are invited for a Doctoral Candidate to work in the group of Professor Helen Fielding in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. This position is part of a HORIZON-MSCA Doctoral Training Network “Liquid phase Ultrafast photoeMIssion spEctroscopy of biomimetic photoREactions” (LUMIERE), which aims to train the next generation of talented European physical science researchers in a cutting-edge multidisciplinary environment to advance our molecular-level understanding of biomimetic switches. The results of the research undertaken within the network will impact the development of bio-imaging tools, the engineering of novel light-driven molecular devices, and the design of smart drugs triggered by light. This position will involve using gas-phase and liquid-microjet photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and femtosecond time-resolved PES (TRPES) to probe how an environment impacts the electronic structure and ultrafast dynamics of deprotonated biomimetic switches.
The position is funded for 36 months, and the work is expected to lead to the award of a PhD. The position will start 1 February 2025 or 1 May 2025.
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will have a Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Physics, Natural Sciences or a similar subject at the time of starting the post. They will have a passion for high quality interdisciplinary research in the physical sciences and an enthusiasm and interest in photochemistry and laser spectroscopy. Experience in photochemistry or laser spectroscopy is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
During the three years, the researcher will also undertake research/training placements at partners within the LUMIERE network: Max-Born Institute, Berlin, Germany (time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy with XUV light); Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, Germany (XUV photoemission spectroscopy); Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy (electronic structure calculations); Advanced Microfluidic Systems GmbH, Göttingen, Germany (liquid microjets); University of Siena, Italy (synthesis of biomimentic switches). There will be a high degree of interaction with other partners within the Doctoral Training Network. Excellent team-working and communication skills, and a keen interest in interdisciplinary research at the photochemistry/spectroscopy/ultrafast lasers/computational chemistry interface will be required.
To be eligible for the post you must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies) in the UK for more than 12 months prior to the recruitment date.
Further Details
Please write your application in English and upload the following with your application: • A cover letter explaining your motivation for applying for the post, understanding of the research project, and previous research experience.
• A curriculum vitae setting out your educational qualifications as well as any additional scientific achievements and publications.
• Evidence of English proficiency – for more details please see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-req...
• Copy of Bachelor’s and Master’s certificates (if available at the time of application).
• Copy of Bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts.
• Two letters of recommendation from researchers familiar with your academic activities, e.g. the advisor of your Master’s thesis
(You can amalgamate the requested documents if it easier to upload them to your application).
A full job description, person specification, eligibility and application requirements can be accessed via the link below.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Helen Fielding h.h.fielding@ucl.ac.uk Queries on the application process can be directed to H Dansey h.dansey@ucl.ac.uk, as we wish to encourage online applications.Closing Date
11th November 2024
Professional Services Vacancies
- There are currently no vacancies
UCL Department / Division
Chemistry
Grade
8
Hours
Full Time
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)£51,747 - £60,521 per annum
Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Student Advisor is a new role in the Chemistry Department Student Lifecycle and Support Team and will contribute to the work of the Departmental Teaching Committee as well as work and conversations in the faculty. The purpose of this role is to support the wellbeing of Chemistry students and to enhance their experience throughout the entire university lifecycle from pre-arrival to graduation, by providing key administration and education support activities. This role will provide effective, professional guidance and signposting to students on a range of issues relating to welfare, health, and support for academic progression. This role does not directly itself provide specialist practitioner support or clinically qualified treatment. An important part of this work will be to support the processes around Extenuating Circumstances, as part of Chemistry’s Departmental Extenuating Circumstances Panel, and Summary of Reasonable Adjustments (SORAs), working with academic colleagues and in partnership with SSW to establish reasonable and effective methods of support or academic adjustments for students in situations of difficulty or with complex circumstances, and to signpost and recommend to both internal and external specialist services and treatment providers where necessary. The role holder will also advise or lead on best practices and innovations to enhance the wider student support network and to create a welcoming environment for students in the department.
Key Requirements
We are looking for an individual who has experience of working in student facing roles, and of providing wellbeing support, but also one that can collate and analyse data to help develop strategic ways to support our students better by contributing to conversations across the faculty. We aim to recruit a candidate who has a genuine interest in student welfare, and who will enjoy being part of a highly dynamic Teaching and Learning team. The post-holder will have a good general education to Honours degree level or the equivalent with substantial knowledge of the HE sector, in particular student services management and administration, both undergraduate and graduate and both UK and International. The post-holder will have experience of enhancing engagement through training, feedback and focus groups. The post-holder will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
Further Details
A Job Description and Person Specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Informal enquiries related to the post or the application process should be directed to hr.chem@ucl.ac.uk as we wish to encourage online applications.
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from ethnic minorities, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
Closing Date
05 May 2024
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