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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.
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
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the group of Dr Yang Xu in the Department of Chemistry at University College London.
The position is funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The candidates will join the research team of Dr Yang Xu in the Department of Chemistry at the Bloomsbury Campus of University College London. Information about Dr Yang Xu’s research can be found at https://xulab.uk.
Full details, including the job description and person specification, are available on the UCL Jobs page.
Job details: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Battery Technology
The closing date for applications is 11 February 2026.
Applications are invited for a PDRA to work in the group of Professor Andrew Beale and Professor P Donaldson in the Department of Chemistry.
Full details, including the job description and person specification, are available on the UCL Jobs page.
The closing date for applications is April 08 2026
Applications are invited for a PDRA to work in the group of Professor Andrew Beale and Professor P Donaldson in the Department of Chemistry.
Full details, including the job description and person specification, are available on the UCL Jobs page.
The closing date for applications is April 20 2026
Applications are invited for a PDRA to work in the group of Professor Richard Catlow and Professor Ian Silverwood in the Department of Chemistry.
Full details, including the job description and person specification, are available on the UCL Jobs page.
The closing date for applications is April 20 2026
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