Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Luminescent Materials

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Luminescent Materials

Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Luminescent Materials to work under the supervision of Dr Daniel Congrave for a period of up to 1 year with a possibility for extension. The project involves synthetic organic and physical chemistry and is funded by the European Research Council.

Find out more about the research and the Congrave group at:

Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry or be close to completion prior to taking up the appointment. The research requires experience in multi-step synthetic organic chemistry, computational chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy. You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management including interacting with collaborators, to co‑ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines.

The post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, and is available as soon as possible.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. In your supporting statement (2 pages), please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description.

Certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this stage.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday, 3 July 2026, UK time. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

The University of Oxford and The Department of Chemistry are Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under‑represented in Chemistry research posts in Oxford.

Salary (£): £39,424 - £47,779 per annum (inclusive of Oxford University Weighting)