Job Description

About the role

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Luminescent Materials to work under the supervision of Dr Daniel Congrave for a period of up to 1 year with a possibility for extension. The project involves synthetic organic and physical chemistry and is funded by the European Research Council.

Find out more about the research and the Congrave group at: https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/people/dan-congrave

About you

Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry (or be close to completion) prior to taking up the appointment. The research requires experience in synthetic organic chemistry and spectroscopy. You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management including interacting with collaborators, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines.
The post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, and is available as soon as possible.

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 (2 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,

Wednesday 5 November 2025,

UK time. Interviews will be held 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.