University of Southampton

School of Chemistry

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Electrochemistry

Salary: Ł24,161-Ł27,193 per annum
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in Electrochemistry to work with Prof. P. N. Bartlett as part of an EU STREP programme on biosensors and biofuel cells.

You should have postgraduate research experience in electrochemistry particularly in the areas of amperometric biosensors, surface modification, and immobilisation of enzymes at surfaces. In addition, experience in the synthesis and purification of simple linker molecules and mediators would be beneficial.

You will join a multidisciplinary team developing novel approaches to the fabrication biosensors and biofuel cells using nanostructure surfaces, specifically designed mediators and enzyme immobilisation. Other participants in the programme are NUI Galway, Ĺbo Akademi Finland, BVT Technologies Czech Republic, VTT Research Centre Finland, University of Rome “La Sapienza” and Hebrew University Israel.

This position is available from 1 October 2006 for 1 year in the first instance.

For an application form and further particulars visit: www.jobs.soton.ac.uk;
email: recruit@soton.ac.uk;
tel: 023 8059 2750 (minicom: 023 8059 5595).
Completed applications should be returned no later than 24 August 2006.

Excellence Through Diversity

Professor P. N. Bartlett
Head of Research
School of Chemistry
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: (0)23 80 592373
Fax: (0)23 80 593781
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~chemweb/