This two year industrially funded research associate will be conducted in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the University of Manchester and is aimed at supporting the development of ionic liquids for the transformation of waste plastics into their component parts. The project aims to modify the plastics both in pure form and as part of composite materials to facilitate downstream processing using heterogeneous catalysts. As well as synthesis of ionic liquids, the project aims to understand the mechanism of the transformations in order to design new ionic liquids for more effective plastic processing.
The Department of Chemical Engineering is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) in higher education. The School received a Silver Award in 2012 for their commitment to the representation of women in the workplace and we particularly welcome applications from women for this post. The appointment will always be made on merit. For further information, please visit
http://www.ceas.manchester.ac.uk/about-us/athena-swan/
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Blended working arrangements may be considered
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting, and interviews:
Professor Chris Hardacre and Professor Arthur Garforth
Email: C.hardacre@manchester.ac.uk and Arthur.garforth@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
