Jobs at Harwell
We are currently recruiting for a Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow, and there are two PhD positions available at The University of Manchester at Harwell.
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw (DKO) Fellowships (2025)
The Faculty of Science and Engineering, the University of Manchester has just announced this year's round of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw (DKO) Fellowships. If you are an outstanding young researcher interested in a shaping the future research portfolio of The University of Manchester then this an excellent opportunity. Applications are encouraged in areas which are aligned with our strategic partnership with the central facilities based on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire including (but not limited to) the Diamond Light Source and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility.
For further details and to make an application, please visit the link below:
Postgraduate research studentships (PhDs)
Exploring competing interactions in disordered quantum magnets
DKO Fellow, Dr Harry Lane, is currently recruiting for a PhD position on 'Exploring competing interactions in disordered quantum magnets', based at Harwell, Oxfordshire.
The project offers great opportunities to acquire expertise in modelling interacting spin systems, neutron scattering and advanced data analysis. There is significant scope for project methodologies to be tailored to the interests of the candidate – including a pure theory or combined theory/neutron scattering focus.
The successful candidate will be a part of both The University of Manchester at Harwell and the Theoretical Physics group at The University of Manchester. The studentship will be primarily based on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, however opportunities for hybrid working between Harwell and Manchester will be considered on an individual basis.
Full details of the studentship can be found on the FindAPhd website at.
Interested candidates may also contact Harry directly by email:
'Resource at source'; bio-based platforms for transitioning to a net zero chemical industry
DKO Fellow, Inés Lezcano-Gonzalez, and UoMaH-Diamond Light Source Research Fellow, Chris Parlett, are currently recruiting for a PhD position on ‘Resource at source’; bio-based platforms for transitioning to a net zero chemical industry, based at Harwell, Oxfordshire.
The PhD position will be based at the world-leading Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, the UK's leading science innovation and technology campus, situated 20 minutes from Oxford and one hour from London. This will facilitate research activities with the national facilities (Central Laser Facility and Diamond Light Source, global renowned centres of excellence), whilst also allowing access to the world-class facilities available via the UK Catalysis Hub, also based on the Harwell Campus. These combined will allow the successful candidate to receive training in catalyst synthesis and lab-based characterisation, as well as advanced spectroscopic methods. As part of the PhD, the student will be encouraged and expected to present their results at national and international meetings.
Full details of the studentship can be found on the FindAPhd website at:
Interested candidates may also contact Ines or Chris directly by email: