Research Chemist - Metals

1d1 day ago

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Lancaster, GB · Full-time · £38,939 – £41,321

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Inorganic Research Chemist to join our Analytical Chemistry team within the Environmental Pressures and Responses Group. This multidisciplinary team is at the forefront of understanding how pollution, land-use change, and climate pressures affect ecosystems. Working across air, land, and water generates high-quality evidence informing environmental action.

Seeking a driven and experienced analytical Chemist with strong expertise in inorganic analysis, particularly metal analyses. You will work in close collaboration with UKCEH colleagues and the scientific community. Help identify emerging research challenges and shape compelling ideas attracting funding.

Thrive if ideas-driven, collaborative, and proactive with curiosity for complex scientific problems. Comfortable across multiple projects, bring high accuracy, attention to detail, personal ownership, and creativity. Develop and implement novel analytical approaches where innovation influences team direction.

Excited by funding and partnership-building aspects of research. Enjoy seeking collaborations, developing ideas, writing grant applications, and responding to tenders. Resourceful and investigative to generate income and impact through PhD-level or applied research.

Requirements

Strong expertise in inorganic analysis, particularly metal analyses
Driven and experienced analytical Chemist motivated by scientific excellence and real-world impact
Ideas-driven, collaborative, and proactive with curiosity for complex scientific problems
High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and personal ownership
Creativity to develop and implement novel analytical approaches
Excited by funding and partnership-building, including writing grant applications and responding to tenders
Resourceful and investigative in generating income and impact from PhD-level or applied research

Responsibilities

Lead the development of analytical methods arising from new scientific and funding opportunities, including method validation and preparation of robust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Contribute to and lead high-impact scientific outputs, providing analytical data and methodological content for peer-reviewed publications, customer reports, presentations, and book chapters
Ensure the quality and integrity of analytical data, including oversight of data generation where required
Perform inorganic analysis, particularly metal analyses across air, land, and water samples
Identify emerging research challenges in collaboration with UKCEH and scientific community
Develop innovative analytical capabilities translating scientific insight into funded research
Prepare robust SOPs for new methods in environmental chemistry