Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor of Materials to be held in the Department of Materials, with effect from 1 September 2024 or soon thereafter.

 

The successful candidate will work at the Department of Materials and also will be appointed to a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at Keble College. The Department of Materials at Oxford University is a world leader in energy materials, theory and modelling of materials, and microstructural and nanoscale characterisation of materials, as well as sub-stantial activities across a range of materials systems and technologies.

 

The Zero Institute was recently formed in Oxford to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon energy system (see https://zero.ox.ac.uk).  The foundation of the institute includes new academic posts in the departments of Materials, Engineering Science and Geography, and as one of six initial appoint-ments (and the second within the Department of Materials) this offers a significant opportunity to help shape the direction of this new initiative. The envisaged post has a particular focus on zero-carbon energy conversion and storage, with any research direction within this field considered, espe-cially materials considerations of hydrogen and related energy carriers.  We are seeking an exception-al candidate, who will complement our existing activities in the department of Materials, and who will contribute to strengthening our teaching and research. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in materials science or a closely related subject, and will have a record of internationally excellent re-search, supported by strong publications commensurate with their career stage.

 

The successful candidate will be required: to build an independent research group, consistent with the department’s strategy that produces research outputs of the highest international quality, to dis-seminate that research; to engage in knowledge transfer activities; to teach, supervise and examine undergraduate and postgraduate research students; and to participate in the administration of the department.