£13,590 pa (Stipend)
PhD positions are available in the research group of Professor M.J. Rosseinsky FRS (http://www.liv.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/matthew-rosseinsky/). Illustrative project area is given below:
You will use high-throughput robotic methods to identify new catalysts to generate important chemical intermediates from biomass and model compounds.
The stipend is at the standard EPSRC rate (£13,590). Candidates will have at least an upper second class honours degree in chemistry, physics, or materials science. All the projects take place in a large interdisciplinary group with extensive international collaborations and involve close interaction between synthesis, measurement and computation.
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Closing Date: 1 August 2013
Contact Professor M.J. Rosseinsky for more information on these programmes (m.j.rosseinsky@liverpool.ac.uk)
Formal application procedures are outlined on http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/applying/index.htm
Candidates must have fulfilled the residence requirements set by ESPRC for these studentships (see, http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/StudentEligibility.htm). Non-UK nationals should read this before applying.