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All vacancies within Department of Materials
There are currently 4 vacancies within Department of Materials:
| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Manufacture of Next Generation Battery Electrodes | May 27, 2025, noon | Research Grade 7: £36,024- £44,263 p.a |
| Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Materials | May 30, 2025, noon | Associate Professor (Tf-University): £55,755 - £74,867 p.a. |
| Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Materials | May 30, 2025, noon | Associate Professor (Tf-University): £55,755 - £74,867 p.a. |
| IT Support Officer (12 months FTC - Part time) | June 2, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459- £36,616 per annum with a discretionary range to £39,749 |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Manufacture of Next Generation Battery Electrodes
Closes: May 27, 2025, noon; salary: Research Grade 7: £36,024- £44,263 p.a
<div> <p></p><div>We are seeking an outstanding candidate to work on the design, development and detailed investigation of solvent-free approaches to the fabrication of electrodes for Li ion batteries. The research forms part of a large multi-institution collaborative project entitled Next Generation Electrodes (Nextrode) funded by the UK’s Faraday Institution.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The appointed person will collaborate with other researchers and technicians in the group, elsewhere within the Department and the University, and across the Nextrode consortium including industrial partners. The work will be primarily experimental focused on process development, electrode manufacture and performance assessment, but depending on the skills of the successful applicant, may also involve some aspects of modelling or data science.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post is funded until 30 March 2026, and may be extended subject to the availability and renewal of external funding.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>With a background in materials science, materials processing or related engineering or physical sciences discipline, you will be self-motivated, imaginative and able to plan and deliver a research project.  You will have a PhD (or be near completion) in one of the above disciplines and have experience that is centred on experimental, hands-on manufacture related to battery fabrication.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The overall aim of the Nextrode project is to seize the emergent opportunity in the manufacture of smart electrodes by investigating novel approaches to electrode design that can overcome current restrictions and how these designs can be realized at a scale and cost that makes them attractive to industry. Across the Nextrode consortium, the research involves elements of design, novel process and equipment development, modelling, manufacture, characterisation and data science.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>All applications must be made online using the Oxford University E-Recruitment system, no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 27 May 2025. You will be required to upload a CV and a Supporting Statement as part of your application.  <strong><em>Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.</em></strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Interviews are scheduled to take place at the Department of Materials on Wednesday 18 June 2025 and you must be available on this date, either by videocall or in person.</div> </div>Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Materials
Closes: May 30, 2025, noon; salary: Associate Professor (Tf-University): £55,755 - £74,867 p.a.
<div> <p></p><div><strong>Salary:</strong> <strong>£55,755 - £74,867 p.a plus additional benefits as detailed below including a Housing Allowance £11,635 per annum. An additional allowance of £3,155 p.a. would be payable upon award of Full Professor title</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor or Professor of Materials to be held in the Department of Materials and St. Anne’s College, with effect from 1st September 2025 or soon thereafter.  In exceptional cases, the title of full Professor may be awarded on appointment.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will work at the Department of Materials and also will be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at St Anne’s College. The Department of Materials at Oxford University is a world leader bringing a highly interdisciplinary approach to the development of materials with a particular focus on materials for a sustainable future across a range of materials systems and technologies including energy storage and conversion materials. The work of the department is underpinned by excellence in the, theory and modelling of materials, microstructural and nanoscale characterisation of materials, and the processing and production of materials.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder may specialise in any aspect of Materials Science, laboratory based or modelling. Areas of particular interest for the current post include but are not limited to: the development and application of atom-probe tomography, biomaterials and materials for medical applications, quantum materials, and materials processing.  We are seeking an exceptional 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 research clearly centred on Materials Science, supported by strong publications commensurate with their career stage.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>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 disseminate 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 and college.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Specifically in the College, you will be one of two Materials Scientists with Tutorial Fellowships and you will help to manage a lively group of undergraduate and graduate materials scientists, and play a full part in the teaching of Materials Science at undergraduate level.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Queries about the post should be addressed to the Head of Department, Professor Pete Nellist, at head.department@materials.ox.ac.uk, telephone: +44 (0) 1865 273737, or to the Senior Tutor at St Anne’s College, Dr Shannon McKellar (senior.tutor@st-annes.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Note that this post is being advertised simultaneously with a similar one in association with Trinity College.  Unless applicants specify otherwise, all candidates will be considered for both posts - you do not need to apply to both vacancies. For further information on this arrangement, please contact recruitment@materials.ox.ac.uk</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage employer, holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 30 May 2025.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 7 July 2025.</strong></div><br> <div> </div> </div>Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Materials
Closes: May 30, 2025, noon; salary: Associate Professor (Tf-University): £55,755 - £74,867 p.a.
<div> <p></p><div><strong>Salary:</strong> <strong>£55,755 - £74,867 p.a plus additional benefits as detailed below including a Housing Allowance £18,000 per annum. An additional allowance of £3,155 p.a. would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor or Professor of Materials and Trinity College to be held in the Department of Materials, with effect from 1st September 2025 or soon thereafter.  In exceptional cases, the title of full Professor may be awarded on appointment.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will work at the Department of Materials and also will be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at Trinity College. The Department of Materials at Oxford University is a world leader bringing a highly interdisciplinary approach to the development of materials with a particular focus on materials for a sustainable future across a range of materials systems and technologies including energy storage and conversion materials. The work of the department is underpinned by excellence in the, theory and modelling of materials, microstructural and nanoscale characterisation of materials, and the processing and production of materials.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder may specialise in any aspect of Materials Science, laboratory based or modelling. Areas of particular interest for the current post include but are not limited to: the development and application of atom-probe tomography, biomaterials and materials for medical applications, quantum materials, and materials processing.  We are seeking an exceptional 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 research clearly centred on Materials Science, supported by strong publications commensurate with their career stage.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>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 disseminate 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 and college.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Specifically in the College, you will be one of two Materials Scientists with Tutorial Fellowships and you will help to manage a lively group of undergraduate and graduate materials scientists, and play a full part in the teaching of Materials Science at undergraduate level.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Queries about the post should be addressed to the Head of Department, Professor Pete Nellist, at head.department@materials.ox.ac.uk, telephone: +44 (0) 1865 273737, or to the Senior Tutor at St Trinity College, Dr Rebecca Bullard (rebecca.bullard@trinity.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Note that this post is being advertised simultaneously with a similar one in association with St Anne’s College.  Unless applicants specify otherwise, all candidates will be considered for both posts – you do not need to apply to both vacancies. For further information on this arrangement, please contact recruitment@materials.ox.ac.uk</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage employer, holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 30 May 2025.</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Interviews are expected to be held on the week commencing 7 July 2025.</strong></div><br> <div> </div> </div>IT Support Officer (12 months FTC - Part time)
Closes: June 2, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459- £36,616 per annum with a discretionary range to £39,749
<div> <p></p><div>A new opportunity has arisen for an IT professional to join the Department of Materials as a IT Support Officer on a part-time basis.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Reporting to the IT Manager, you will work as part of a small team, supporting all aspects of IT within the Department of Materials at Oxford University. You will act as 1st line support, providing assistance to queries from both students and departmental colleagues. Exercising excellent problem-solving skills, the post-holder will play a key role in the team, assisting in all stages in the lifecycle of IT hardware and software, alongside contributing to the development and implementation of IT policies.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate needs to demonstrate an ability to discuss technical details with other IT professionals, but also the ability to communicate effectively with users at all levels in an academic environment.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This vacancy is to be worked as a job-share, working at 0.4 FTE <strong>(14.6 hours) over Mondays and Fridays</strong>. This is a fixed term contract and will be available for a 12-month period.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The Department of Materials is supportive, forward-thinking community that values professional growth and well-being.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We offer:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>A competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement.</li><br> <li>Access to CPD opportunities and a supportive learning environment.</li><br> <li>The chance to work in a department renowned for its international excellence and innovation.</li><br> <li>The opportunity to shape the future of research support within a dynamic and improving operational framework.</li><br> </ul><br> <div> </div><br> <div>If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and support world-leading research, we would love to hear from you.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>All applications are to be made online using the Oxford University E-Recruitment system, no later than <strong>12 noon on Monday, 02 June 2025</strong>. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. <em>Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.</em></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Interviews are scheduled to take place at the Department of Materials on the week commencing <strong>16 June 2025</strong> and you must be available on this date in person.</div> </div>