Materials Science Jobs

• Oxford
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops a mesoscale modelling framework to predict time-dependent deformation and failure of polymer networks, using coarse-grained discrete-network models and statistical mechanics. Focuses on viscoelasticity and chain scission, validated against experimental data and molecular simulations within the Brassart Group.

MATLAB · Python · C/C++

• Norwich
• £20,409 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develop and apply advanced NMR methods to determine the chain length and aggregation state of natural polymers, including seaweed-derived materials from an industrial partner. The work spans experimental and pulse sequence design, mathematical modelling of Brownian motion and diffusion, and complementary techniques such as dynamic light scattering and chromatography, in collaboration with the University of Manchester.

NMR · Size-Exclusion Chromatography · Dynamic Light Scattering +1

• Swansea
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops next-generation microporous membranes for low-cost, long-duration iron–sulfur redox flow batteries, designing and synthesising functional polymers of intrinsic microporosity with tailored sub-nanometre pores. Involves membrane characterisation, electrochemical testing and structure–ion transport–performance studies, with an industrial placement at Leaf-Tech Ltd on scale-up and manufacturing.

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity

• Cheltenham
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Senior

Lead research and development projects for a specialist manufacturer of advanced refractory products used in investment casting, precious metals and powder metallurgy. The role blends technical leadership, product development and project management, involving laboratory data analysis, materials characterisation and presenting findings to customers and industry audiences.

SolidWorks · CATIA · AutoCAD

• Blackburn
• Mid-level

Hands-on analytical role within a specialised spectroscopy function, acting as subject matter expert for SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR instrumentation. Duties include preparing diverse sample matrices, instrument troubleshooting, data interpretation and writing reports for multinational clients across sectors. Requires independent working to tight deadlines and strong client communication.

Scanning Electron Microscope · SEM/EDX · FTIR +4

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Director
• Permanent

A professorial chair in Materials Science and Metallurgy focused on energy materials and materials discovery, with an endowed research fund to build a world-leading group. The role spans experimental, computational or integrated work in automation, computational materials discovery and low-power electronic devices, alongside teaching, supervision and administration. The postholder provides intellectual and strategic leadership and builds interdisciplinary collaborations across the University and with external partners.

• London
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Mid-level

Build the simulation side of Large Physics Models, generating training data across fidelity levels and developing solvers in differentiable or GPU-native frameworks like JAX or Warp. Work in a research team alongside ML researchers, using commercial and open-source CFD tools to produce reference data and shape data-generation strategy.

JAX · NVIDIA Warp · OpenFOAM +2

• New York, United States
• Hybrid
• Lead

Lead the ML approach to manufacturing and MRO data, from modelling through deployment in customer production environments across cloud, on-prem and edge. Build production ML on sparse, drifting sensor and process data, set uncertainty quantification and validation standards, and mentor engineers while travelling to customer sites worldwide.

PyTorch · Pandas · FastAPI +2

• Bath
• £38,784 – £46,049 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role designing and investigating highly selective, robust catalysts for ring-opening, ring-expansion and polycondensation of renewable monomers to create sustainable plastics with controlled architectures. Involves anaerobic Schlenk line and glove box work plus polymer characterisation by spectroscopy, GPC, DSC, TGA and tensile testing, within the SCHEMA Hub's cross-university and industrial network.

GPC · DSC · TGA +3

• Abingdon
• On-site
• £57,117 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the development, testing and qualification of copper alloy heatsink and tungsten plasma-facing component materials for the STEP fusion programme. Combines hands-on experimental research with technical leadership of a small team, external collaboration and funding bids, providing performance data for next-generation in-vessel component design.

MS Office · Outlook · Word +2

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Permanent

Trains and evaluates multi-modal foundation models for a materials discovery platform, spanning crystal structures, properties, text and images. Owns a model end to end, from data curation and experiment design through large-scale distributed training to integration, working closely with chemists and materials scientists.

GPUs · SFT · RLHF +1

• Stockton-on-Tees
• On-site
• £34,500 – £46,500 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead technical delivery of small to medium process chemistry projects, designing and scaling polymerisation reactions from lab to pilot scale. Act as a technical specialist in acrylic and vinyl monomer chemistry, running hazard reviews and process safety work while mentoring junior scientists in a collaborative R&D team.

• London
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Permanent

Develop fast, accurate machine learning force fields distilled into lightweight student potentials for high-throughput Monte Carlo simulation, then integrate them into the in-house kUPS framework. The role involves curating training datasets, running validation campaigns against classical force-field baselines, and profiling the MC inner loop for throughput. Embedded in the chemistry team, with a publication on MLFF-driven GCMC for MOF screening.

kUPS · MLFFs · Equivariant Models +2

• Cambridge
• Mid-level

You will manage process safety activities across the Duxford site, running risk assessments and hazard studies for new equipment, reviewing procedures, and supporting incident investigations and engineering project commissioning. The role offers high autonomy, working with the EHS and PSM teams and the Process Safety Centre of Excellence, reporting to the Process Safety and Engineering Manager with no direct reports.