12 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Are you interested in the emerging subject area of circular economy for wind turbines? Would you to like to join a transdisciplinary team, carrying out research with real impact across Europe? Do you have the skills to co-produce a decision-making framework for “circular wind” solutions with diverse stakeholders?

We seek a Research Fellow to join a collaborative EU+UKRI funded project. This exciting position will give you the opportunity to work at the forefront of our rapidly growing field. You will focus on the design of group-IV SiGeSn heterostructures and multiple quantum well (MQW) structures, modelling of material parameters, carrier transport and optical gain in lasers, and also on photodetectors. You will use both the previously developed codes for electronic structure and gain, and upgrade them, and make new codes for transport.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work in a collaborative team to undertake data analysis, model development, dissemination, and publication of the ESRC project: “Understanding how constraints on access to finance and under-investment impact on productivity growth in smaller firms”. The project team have developed an aspiring, innovative, and impactful research agenda to address important policy issues that support economic recovery. The candidate will work closely with academics from 7 UK universities (Oxford Brooks, Warwick, St Andrews, Bath, Edinburgh, Birmingham, and Sussex) under the supervision of Professor Nick Wilson. 

The post is associated with a major £1.5 million collaborative research programme, funded by the EPSRC “Autonomous Phenotype-Directed Molecular Discovery”.  This programme aims to automate the discovery and optimisation of bioactive small molecules in a way that is driven by their phenotypic effects in cells alone. The programme as a whole involves development of a data flow to enable phenotype-directed molecular discovery, identification of biologically relevant, yet synthetically accessible space, and development of chemical probes and their application for biological discovery. This post will lead on discovering, validating and applying chemical probes.

We are recruiting two Research Fellows/Senior Research Fellows to work on the ‘First 1000 Days, Yorkshire’ project, a transformational programme of work to improve the long-term development and life chances of children born into some of Britain’s most disadvantaged communities. Funded by a substantial donation from an individual donor, the project will harness expertise from research groups across the University and work with a range of regional and international partners. This programme has differing workstreams that represent a holistic approach to the crucial first 1000 days of a child’s life. The aim for these work streams, is to develop an overarching intervention that may influence and inform national policy, especially around how supporting early parenting can impact language and cognitive development, healthy behaviours, and support for disabled children and families. Demonstrating the value of the intervention will be critical to the long-term impact of this work.

 As a Research Assistant in Dyeing and Finishing with Natural Dyes and Fixing Agents you will be situated within the newly established Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), a collaborative, multi-disciplinary research institute addressing global challenges in colour, fashion and textiles through research and innovation, as well as teaching. We are particularly focused on the development of innovative science and technology, materials, methods and processes. Technology-driven sustainable development is a major part of our work, hosted by the School of Design at the University of Leeds, the School is a world leading research centre with a focus in creativity and developing innovative materials and manufacturing solutions with interdisciplinary researchers and industrial partners.

You will be a key member of the NERC funded project “Ecosystem Recovery Following the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction” and will work with a large research team to explore ecological dynamics across the most catastrophic extinction event in Earth history. Working as a palaeobiologist, you will build data sets and analyse extinction and recovery patterns across the extinction event via the implementation of existing quantitative tools to reconstruct food webs and analyse community structure. You will also support the project leader, Dr Alex Dunhill, in the planning and administration of the project.

The laboratory of Dr Qian Wu is interested in understanding the basic mechanism of human DNA damage response (DDR) network in molecular details. We are also developing chemical and protein tools that enable us to control and regulate the DNA repair pathways in cancer cells. This post will support the research projects lead by PI, Postdoc and PhD students. It will focus on the productions and characterisations of key proteins involved in DNA damage response pathways. We will support your career development through tailored research trainings and mentorship. 

This is an excellent opportunity for you to work on an exciting project in the Division of Oral Biology within Leeds School of Dentistry, in collaboration with international colleagues at synchrotron facilities. As part of a multidisciplinary team you will be using synchrotron X-ray scattering techniques to study 3D hierarchical mineralized tissue structures in dental enamel affected by Amelogenesis Imperfecta. The project involves the use of routine laboratory imaging techniques and the development of novel techniques, beyond those currently being used, to study oriented structures at multiple length-scales in hierarchically organised mineralized tissues.

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge?   Do you have a background in cell biology and signalling?  Are you an experienced postdoctoral research fellow with an extensive range of laboratory skills? Do you have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail? Do you want to be part of a successful, highly-talented and leading research team? Are you keen to expand knowledge into this field and work collaboratively across research themes? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?