Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Company: University of York

Department: Chemistry

Salary: £31,076 to £32,004 per year

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Type / Role: Academic or Research

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Department

A fixed term postdoctoral appointment is available for 18-24 months in the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, part of the Department of Chemistry, to support recently funded EU and NERC projects associated with metrology of NO2 and emissions of NO2 and other air pollutants from vehicle exhausts.

The Department of Chemistry is one of the largest and most successful academic departments at York. The Department was placed in the top ten UK universities for Research Power by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF). As a Department we strive to provide a working environment which allows all staff and students to contribute fully, to flourish, and to excel. We are proud of our Athena SWAN Gold Award.

Role

You will carry out experiments on different NO2 calibration cylinders, which will be provided by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). You will use high sensitivity instruments to measure NO2 in the cylinders based on photolytic conversion to NO followed by chemiluminescence measurement. The stability of the NO2 in the cylinders will be assessed, along with potential contaminating species (e.g. HNO3). You will also deploy the instruments on two field campaigns (in London and an atmospheric chamber in Germany), in order to compare with a variety of other NO2 measurement techniques. The position will also involve the measurement of emission ratios of CO, hydrocarbons, NO, SO2, NH3 and NO2 to CO2 from vehicle exhausts under real world driving conditions using a remote sensing technique. You will make measurements in York and London in the UK and in Delhi, India which will be used, along with flux measurements of the different pollutants, to help assess the validity of emission inventories.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

You should have research expertise in data manipulation and knowledge of atmospheric in situ and remote sensing gas phase instrumentation. You should have a broad knowledge of atmospheric science, in particular knowledge of in situ / remote sensing techniques for measurement of gas phase atmospheric composition.

You will also have:

  • Highly developed communication skills including competency to make presentations at conferences
  • Ability and experience of writing up research work for publication
  • Ability and experience of developing research objectives, projects and proposals and conducting research projects

You are expected to have an appropriate PhD level qualification commensurate with the job description for the post. As well as being suitable for candidates with a background in chemistry, this appointment would also equally suit you if you have an appropriate background in Physics or Engineering.

The post is fixed-term for an initial period of 18 months, with the possibility of extension to 24 months, and will be available from 1st December 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Informal enquiries may be made to Prof James Lee ([email protected]).

The Department of Chemistry values all employees for the qualities and skills they bring to the workplace and aims to be a diverse and egalitarian community in which all can thrive.

The post is available full-time, on a fixed-term contract basis.

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