Organisation Cranfield University
School/Department School of Water, Energy and Environment
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period 2 years
Salary £30,600 per annum (Research Assistant) or £33,309 to £35,166 per annum (Research Fellow)
Apply by 08/10/2019

Role Description

The School of Water, Energy and Environment leads in delivering Cranfield’s Mission within Water, Energy and Power, and Environment and Agrifood. The School is committed to leading in its areas of expertise through investing in world class staff and facilities over the long term.

This is an industry lead, Innovate UK funded project in collaboration with Cranfield University and Manchester University. You will be expected to work closely with these partners and other additional academic partners which may involve in supporting work packages through the life of the project – Cambridge University, Imperial College London, and Brunel University.

You will perform high quality research to meet the projects deliverables and hopefully lead to commercialisation of the technology. The impact of this project could be revolutionary and, because of this, there is a commercial imperative to adhere to a Collaboration Agreement.

You will have a PhD (obtained or near completion) in gas adsorption technologies and a background in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or another related discipline.

It is essential that you have extensive experience in the synthesis and functionalisation techniques for adsorbent materials as well as a detailed practical knowledge of analytical characterisation and experimental testing of these materials.

The project will involve working with zeolites, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), activated carbons, and mesoporous silica’s. Although it is not expected that you will have comprehensive experience working with all of these material types, you should have a good broad working understanding of all of these materials and be able to learn quickly. You should also have a good understanding of temperature and pressure swing adsorption systems and be able to apply modelling techniques (competitive Langmuir-Hinshelwood adsorption mechanism) to these processes.

We would expect you to be comfortable working with Microsoft office suite as well as MATLAB (or python) for data analysis and have experience in preparing high quality figures and reports for publication and presentation.

You should be able to communicate complex information clearly and be able to manage the day-to-day delivery of the project. It will be expected that you will interact closely with the project partners and be a positive, creative, and solution focussed individual.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Peter Clough, Lecturer in Energy Engineering, on +44 (0)1234 754875 or (E) p.t.clough@cranfield.ac.uk

At Cranfield, we value Diversity and Inclusion, and aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together harmoniously with dignity and respect and realise their full potential. We actively consider flexible working options such as part-time, compressed or flexible hours and/or an element of homeworking, and commit to exploring the possibilities for each role.

Interviews to be held: week commencing 21 October 2019