Applications are invited for a 3.5 year PhD studentship under the supervision of Dr Mark Murrie in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.

Your project will involve the development of new synthetic strategies to control the synthesis of high-nuclearity d-, f- or d-f block metal complexes, by using large polydentate ligands. In this project, you will push forward our new methodology of using a flexible molecular template to target heterometallic molecular magnetic systems.[1]

Experience in coordination chemistry / inorganic synthesis would be useful, as would an interest in learning about relevant physical characterization techniques (e.g. X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility measurements).

[1] V. A. Milway, F. Tuna, A. R. Farrell, L. E. Sharp, S. Parsons and M. Murrie, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 1949.

The position is available from October 2014 onwards and is fully funded (fees and stipend at current EPSRC rates).

Eligibility: A good first degree (2i or above) in Chemistry.

Note that due to funding restrictions, this position is only open to students that meet the full EPSRC residence criteria to be eligible for a full award (stipend and fees). These can be found at: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx. If you do not meet these criteria, you should not apply as your application will not be considered.

Informal enquiries can be made to: Dr Mark Murrie, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Please include a short academic CV and cover letter.

Web: http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/markm/