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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,听as any work carried out before this听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听(Grade 6)
Payment will be at Grade 6听pt 21听on the UCL salary scale, which is currently 拢15.32听per hour (including London Allowance).
The postholder will be required to assist in the teaching of undergraduate chemistry,听in teaching (remote and or face to face) and marking of laboratory scripts for undergraduate chemistry laboratories,听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: 听Undergraduate students who carry out听ad-hoc duties, or demonstrating at Workshops or Open Days will be paid at Grade 5 pt 20, which is currently 拢14.94听per hour and this will be organised through UniTemps. Again, they听must see your Right to Work first听before any work is done. Please contact our Chemistry HR team听for guidance (hr.chem@ucl.ac.uk)
If you wish to apply听for听Postgraduate teaching/demonstrating, please go to the PG Teaching Moodle page at:听 'Chemistry Teaching for PhD Students and PDRA's', then to 'Contracts and Training'听for a Job Description & Person Specification and further instructions. You can also email our Chemistry HR team for further details听(Email: hr.chem@ucl.ac.uk).
Successful applicants will be issued with an FTE-based PGTA contract. For more information please visit:听/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)听must听be checked before you commence work. Please arrange with a member of the Chemistry HR team听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.
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Postdoctoral Research Vacancies听
- Doctoral Candidate
UCL Department / Division
Chemistry
Hours
Full Time
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)拢35,159 - 拢46,759听听per annum
Applications are invited for a Doctoral Candidate to work in the group of in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. This position is part of a HORIZON-MSCA 鈥淢acrocycles for Drug Design鈥� () Doctoral Training Network, which aims to train the next generation of European medicinal chemists in a multidisciplinary environment to investigate macrocycles as new drug modalities. This position will use synthetic organic chemistry and solid-phase peptide synthesis techniques to develop methodology for the generation, screening and analysis of low-peptide macrocycles targeted to cyclophilin. This will involve the synthesis of orthogonally protected building blocks and the development of new solid-phase methodology for incorporating these into libraries of macrocycles. The project will also involve structural analysis by NMR, molecular modelling and the development of library screening techniques.The position is funded for 36 months and the work is expected to lead to the award of a PhD. The position will start between 1/11/2024 and 31/5/2025.
The successful candidate will have a Masters degree in Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Sciences or similar subject at the time of starting the post. They will have a passion for high quality interdisciplinary research and enthusiasm and interest in organic chemistry and chemical biology. Experience in organic synthesis, purification and characterization is required. Expertise in solid phase peptide synthesis is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided. During the three years, the researcher will also undertake three research/training placements at partners within the MC4DD network: Uppsala University, Sweden (NMR); Sanofi, Germany (molecular modelling); Leiden University, Netherlands (library screening). 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 chemical biology/structural biology/computational biology 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
A job description and Person Specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
Please write your application in English and upload the following with your application:听
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 profiency - for more details please see:听/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-requirements
Copy of Bachelor's and Master's transcripts.
Copy of Bachelor's and Master's certificates (if available at the time of application).
Two letters of recommendation from researchers familiar with your academic activities, e.g. the advisor of your Master鈥檚 thesis.
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To apply for the vacancy please click on the 鈥楢pply Now鈥� button below.听For informal enquiries please contact Professor Alethea Tabor a.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk.听Queries on the application process can be directed to H Dansey h.dansey@ucl.ac.uk, as we wish to encourage online applications.
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level
Closing Date: 16th September 2024 (17:00)
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, which illustrates our commitment to addressing gender equality. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff.Please use these links to find out more about the related to this job, that we offer and .
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- Research Fellow in Enzymatic Plastics Degradation
UCL Department / Division
Chemistry
Hours
Full Time
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)拢42,099 - 拢50,585听per annum
The research fellow will work in the groups of Helen Hailes in the Department of Chemistry and Jack Jeffries in Biochemical Engineering at University College London. The project is part of the Preventing Plastic Pollution through Engineering Biology (P3EB) Mission Hub, a pioneering initiative aimed at transforming end-of-life plastic waste using cutting-edge engineering biology technologies. Working in partnership with industry, we will impart value into plastic waste, incentivising its recovery and retention, and so reducing the amount destined for landfill, for incineration, or being discarded into the environment.
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This collaborative project will investigate enzymatic systems for the breakdown of plastics, together with developing routes to recycle/upcycle products formed. The postholder will help discover and improve enzyme performance, optimise enzyme efficiencies and perform plastic degradation reactions under a range of reaction conditions. They will also synthesise model substrates, develop screens using analytical chemistry methods to characterise products, and investigate routes and enzyme cascades to recycle/upcycle products formed. The postholder will work in a multidisciplinary environment with members of the P3EB Mission Hub so excellent team-working and communication skills will be required.
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The appointment is funded by the UKRI for up to 24 months in the first instance.
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Key Requirements
The successful candidate will have a PhD degree (or be about to be awarded a PhD) in an area of Biocatalysis, Chemical Biology, or equivalent subject. Experience in several of the following areas: enzyme expression and screening, assay development and compound characterisation, organic synthesis, and polymer biodegradation, together with a good publication track record, a demonstrated commitment to excellence, and excellent skills in the lab are required. They will be required to work in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team and have effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
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Please note, appointment at Grade 7 (拢42,099 - 拢50,585 per annum, including London Allowance) is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B (拢37,332 - 拢39,980 per annum including London Allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.
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Further Details
The successful candidate will have a PhD degree (or be about to be awarded a PhD) in an area of Biocatalysis, Chemical Biology, or equivalent subject. Experience in several of the following areas: enzyme expression and screening, assay development and compound characterisation, organic synthesis, and polymer biodegradation, together with a good publication track record, a demonstrated commitment to excellence, and excellent skills in the lab are required. They will be required to work in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team and have effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
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Please note, appointment at Grade 7 (拢42,099 - 拢50,585 per annum, including London Allowance) is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B (拢37,332 - 拢39,980 per annum including London Allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.
We particularly welcome female applicants, applicants with disabilities and those from ethnic minorities
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Closing Date
17th September 2024
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Professional Services Vacancies
- There are currently no vacancies
UCL Department / Division
Chemistry
Grade
8
Hours
Full Time听
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)拢51,747 - 拢60,521听per annum听 听
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鈥檚 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.
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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.听
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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.
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Closing Date
05 May 2024
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