Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company:

University College London

Job description

About us UCL is one of the world’s top universities based in the heart of London. It is a modern, outward-looking institution. UCL’s staff and former students have included 32 Nobel prizewinners. It is a truly international community: more than one-third of our student body – more than 35,000 strong – come from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK.About the roleA 3-year Postdoctoral position is available in the group of Prof. Agapi Emmanouilidou at University College London as part of the 4-year Leverhulme Trust grant “Ultrafast phenomena instigated by core electron motion in X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFEL)-driven molecules”.The goal will be to significantly advance the state of the art in theoretical and computational techniques in order to investigate coherent excitation and ionization, photoionization time delays in multi-centre molecules driven by ultra-short XFEL pulses as well as to control the interplay of electron and nuclear dynamics during the break-up of XFEL-driven triatomics. The Postdoctoral Researcher, with the group of Prof. Emmanouilidou, will investigate largely unexplored ultrafast phenomena in XFEL-driven molecules.This position is funded for 1 year in the first instance that can be extended to 3 years.Candidates will need to upload a CV (including a list of publications), a statement of research interests and plans (3 pages maximum) and cover letter. Applicants should arrange for two letters of reference to be emailed to Prof. Agapi Emmanouilidou by the application deadline.Informal enquiries regarding the vacancy can be made to: Prof. Agapi Emmanouilidou (a.emmanouilidou@ucl.ac.uk)About youThe successful applicant will have a PhD in Physics or Theoretical Chemistry and expertise in Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Chemistry computational packages, and computational expertise. Candidates should also have excellent written and verbal communication in English.Appointment at Grade 7 (salary £44,480 – £51,860) is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD and experience; if a PhD has not yet been awarded due to the conditions of the funder we will have to delay the start date until the PhD has been awarded.What we offerAt UCL, we offer a competitive benefits package including 27 days annual leave plus six days (bank holidays are in addition), hybrid and flexible working, pension scheme, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity/ paternity/ adoption pay, workplace nursery, employee assistance programme and much more!For more information on our benefits, please visit our staff benefits webpage – https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefitsOur commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAt London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

£44480 – 51860 per year

Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:37:00 GMT

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