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13706- Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job details
Posting date: 06 March 2026
Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 April 2026
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company: University of Edinburgh
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 13706

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Summary

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum

College of Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 12 month contract



The Opportunity:

The School of Chemistry are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral scientist to work on a Royal Society International Collaboration Award (Japan)-funded project that will develop high-efficient and stable perovskite solar cells using a carbon electrode.

The project will be jointly supervised by Dr. Yue Hu in the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and Dr. Zhanglin Guo at Kyushu University, Japan. The successful candidate will be based predominantly at the University of Edinburgh and will have the opportunity to visit Kyushu University.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in the area of emerging photovoltaics, with extensive experience of fabricating and characterising perovskite solar cells. Prior experience of fabricating carbon electrodes is desirable.


Your skills and attributes for success:

A PhD degree (or equivalent) in emerging photovoltaics, or a closely related discipline.

PhD training (or equivalent) in fabricating and characterising perovskite solar cells.

Demonstrated ability to conduct, publish and otherwise disseminate high-quality research, with excellent paper outputs.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - prepared to represent the collaborative team interact effectively with colleagues.

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