Job Description

About the role

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Inorganic Chemistry to work under the supervision of Professor Simon Aldridge for a period of up to 12 months. The project involves working in the areas of main group and transition metal organometallic chemistry and taking the lead in the generation of a range of metal-metal bonded systems.

Find out more about the Aldridge research and group here

About you

Applicants must hold a PhD in synthetic inorganic chemistry or a relevant subject area, (

or be close to completion

) prior to taking up the appointment. The research requires experience in the synthesis and manipulation of air-sensitive organometallic compounds and in main group or transition metal organometallic chemistry.

You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines.

The post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA and is available from September 2025.

Application Process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. In your supporting statement

(<3 pages)

, please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description.

Certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this stage.

The closing date for applications is

12.00 midday, Friday, 1 August 2025, UK time

. Interviews will be held on as soon as possible thereafter.

The University of Oxford and The Department of Chemistry are Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in Chemistry research posts in Oxford.