Research Associate in Circular Chemical Engineering

Job reference REQ260354

Date posted 09/06/2026

Application closing date 20/07/2026

Location Loughborough

Package Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6 from £35608

Job description

Full Time, 30 month fixed-term, office based 

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Heres more about the role and what were looking for: 

We are looking for two talented researchers in the areas of catalysis and reaction engineering, to develop new catalytic pathways to selectively upgrade biooils and waste CO2 into chemical platforms such as methanol, olefins and functionalised oxygenates. The two 30-month positions are funded through CIRCARB (Circular and Biogenic Carbon Pathways for a Sustainable Future), a £6M strategic investment from EPSRC, involving academics from Aston University, Loughborough University and University of Edinburgh.

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