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Gavin Craig

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Senior Lecturer @StrathChem. Porous materials, supramolecular chemistry etc. pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/…

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MOF Papers @mofpapers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Developing efficient mechanochemical routes to porous metal–organic polyhedra, supported by 3D electron diffraction pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/17/37/17815…
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Frederik Haase @frederikhaase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Preprint by Alena where we show that steric repulsion can lead to highly porous 3D COFs with up to 3800m2/g BET and high pressure CO2 uptake of 31.9 mmol g-1 at 273 K and 19.5 bar chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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Steric Repulsion Driven Formation of a 3D Covalent Organic Framework Polymorph with Exceptionally High Surface Area | ChemRxiv
Dimensional polymorphism, in which the same molecular building blocks form frameworks of different dimensionality, offers a direct route to distinct pore architectures in covalent organic frameworks (...
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 22/08/2026
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Developing efficient mechanochemical routes to porous metal–organic polyhedra, supported by 3D electron diffraction" by Gavin A. Craig et al. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We've used more 3D electron diffraction here while studying Zn-based MOPs, just published in @chemcomm.rsc.org. Big thanks again to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding our work, and congratulations to the team on a really nice collaborative effort. pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/d...
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Really happy to see this paper out in @chemicalscience.rsc.org - it is Megan's first paper from her PhD, and it is our first paper with mechanochemical synthesis. More 3D ED too. Thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding our work. doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...
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Alexander Knebel @knebelalexander.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I have a position to fill as soon as possible for a DFG funded PhD project on optical modulation of MOF-glasses. If you are interested please send me your (non-AI generated) documents and describe your experience. An official job opening is coming later this months.
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Congratulations to Bea, Zhiwen, and Robbie for their paper out now @daltontrans.rsc.org. Something a bit different from what we normally do, looking at photophysics of lanthanide complexes in collaboration with Bob Edkins: doi.org/10.1039/d6dt...
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In this pre-print, we've been using 3D electron diffraction again, this time to study metal-organic polyhedra containing Zn(II) paddlewheels in work led by Matt, Bea, and Calum. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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3D electron diffraction shows structural flexibility in rare Zn(II) paddlewheel-based metal-organic polyhedra | ChemRxiv
Zinc paddlewheels are widely found in metal-organic frameworks, but found more sparingly in porous molecules. Here we report some of the first examples of metal-organic polyhedra containing zinc paddl...
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Laboratory of Molecular Design @labmoldesign-ub.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
SAVE THE DATE: Next #EuChemS #Inorganic #Chemistry #Conference will be held in Barcelona 2027! I hope to see you all! Website available soon. Stay tuned.
Inorganic Chemistry Conference in Barcelona, 5-9 September, 2027
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Dave Adams @profdjadams.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We need someone to come and run our SAXS facility at Glasgow - brand new machine to be installed, perhaps with your help running it? If interested: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Facility Manager: Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Job PurposeThe purpose of this post is to lead the installation, set-up, and subsequent day-to-day running and management of the newly established small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) facility withi...
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Lorena Fernández @lore-fermar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
PhD opportunity (unfortunately UK home students only) to work on nanoparticles to combat AMR with @forganross.bsky.social and me in Glasgow Uni. If you have a microbiology background and an interest in chemistry this would be a perfect project for you! Please share! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - MVLS/EPSRC Studentships - Projects - Lorena Fernandez-Martinez
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Endo Group @endogroup.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🚨PhD position available! We’re seeking a motivated student to study MOF/COF synthesis and catalysis with us. Please spread the word📢 careers.uni-stuttgart.de/job-invite/1...
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PhD position for MOF/COF synthesis and catalysis (f/m/d)
PhD position for MOF/COF synthesis and catalysis (f/m/d)
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LFIM - Wendy L. Queen @lfim-epfl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨New postdoc opening🚀 The Laboratory for Functional Inorganic Materials (LFIM) at EPFL is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead the development and engineering of next-generation sorbents for Direct Air Capture. For more info: www.epfl.ch/labs/lfim/op... #Postdoc #DAC #CarbonCapture #EPFL
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Postdoc positions   1. Advanced Materials for Direct Air Capture (DAC) We are looking for a specialist in the design and synthesis of porous materials (MOFs, COFs, or functionalized polymers) optimize...
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Pre-print of some of our latest work is now up, where Megan has been leading work to make porous cages with mechanochemistry, aided by 3D electron diffraction. Another collaborative effort with @ajfletcher.bsky.social and others not on bluesky. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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Developing efficient mechanochemical routes to porous metal-organic polyhedra, supported by 3D electron diffraction | ChemRxiv
Metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) are the porous molecular counterparts to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). While mechanochemistry has been successfully applied to a wide range of MOFs, this synthetic approach has found more limited use for MOPs. Herein, two ...
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Very happy to see our work highlighted in here, result of a great collaboration with @ajfletcher.bsky.social
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Sebastien Rochat @sebrochat.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
📢 Just a few days left to send your oral abstracts for #UKPorMat2026, deadline on the 31st January 📢 With Sanjit Nayak we are looking forward to welcoming you in the beautiful city of Bristol 🌉 on the 9-10th June 2026 for what promises to be another excellent and fun porous materials conference.
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UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat)
The UK Porous Materials Group annual meeting and conference, covering all porous materials from MOFs, COFs, POCs, POPs, PCPs, PIMs & zeolites. UKPorMat.
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Dr Andrea Laybourn @andrealaybourn.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
📢PhD available in our group focusing on "Synthesis & optimisation of stimuli responsive MOFs in flow" Based in Sch Chemistry & iPRD @UniLeeds. Start date: 1st Oct 2026. ⏰️App deadline 30th Jan. Please repost to spread the word 🙏 #chemsky #phdjobs Come join us! www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...
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Synthesis and Optimisation of Stimuli Responsive Metal-Organic Frameworks in Flow | Andrea Laybourn
Interested in #flowchemistry? #crystallography? #MOFs? 📣 Fully funded PhD available in our group 📣Title: Synthesis and Optimisation of Stimuli Responsive MOFs in Flow Based in the School of Chemistr...
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Kim Jelfs @jelfschem.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨 Three PDRA posts @imperialchemistry.bsky.social with me + collaborators to transform materials discovery. Focus: 💻 Comp Chem 🤖 AI in Chem 🧠 Neurosymbolic Learning 🗓️ Apply by 11 Nov 2025 🔗 jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB378 (click "Apply" to find individual post details) #chemsky #compchem #chempostdoc
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Research Associate positions in Computational Chemistry, AI in Chemistry, and in Neurosymbolic Learning for Chemistry at Imperial College London
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate positions in Computational Chemistry, AI in Chemistry, and in Neurosymbolic Learning for Chemistry is available, as advertised on jobs.a...
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Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) @icn2.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
📢 NEW JOB OFFER❗ ➡️ 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭  🤝 For our @wearenanoup.bsky.social, led by ICREA Prof. Daniel Maspoch  🎯 More details and application here! 👉 f.mtr.cool/jhrxugnirw 🔃 Feel free to spread the word with your contacts! #PhDPosition #ClipOff #BarcelonaJobs
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Ivy Tsang @ivymytw.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We have a 2 years (24 months) fixed term industrial postdoc position open for ammonia capture using porous liquids. Deadline is next week! www.euraxess.pl/jobs/376594
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Senior Specialist - Rresearch Engineer in Functional Macromolecules and Porous Materials Research Group
The postdoctoral researcher position is a fixed term contract for 2 years (48 months).
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Van Slageren Group @agvsl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
We are looking for postdoctoral candidates in the areas of organic electronics, operando spectroscopy in catalysis, advanced EPR. CV and cover letter to slageren@ipc.uni-stuttgart.de, stating what complementary expertise you bring and why our group interests you.
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Kim Jelfs @jelfschem.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📣 PhD position now open for Oct 2026 start based at @imperialchemistry.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/PhDFDF. An interdisciplinary project combining experimental & computational materials discovery in a collaborative Royal Society-funded team. Co-supervised by @beckylgreenaway.bsky.social.
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PhD position available in Experimental and Computational Organic Materials Discovery at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD position available in Experimental and Computational Organic Materials Discovery at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Robert Mulvey @remglasgow.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Congratulations to the colleagues in the chemistry dept @unistrathclyde.bsky.social for their hard work and dedication and for creating the people-oriented environment in which we work daily that makes such accolades possible @rsc.org www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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Best UK universities for chemistry – league table
The science of matter – the composition of substances, their properties and reactions
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martaestrader.bsky.social @martaestrader.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We offer a 4-years fully funded PhD position in magneto-semiconductor nanomaterials at the Faculty of Chemistry (Barcelona). LM2N reserach group. Deadline 06/10/2024. More info 👇
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Really happy to see this team effort out in Angew. Chem., where we used 3D electron diffraction to observe a metal-organic polyhedron-to-polymer transition, and observe the activated phase. Big thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk for supporting our work on this. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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A Metal‐Organic Polyhedron‐to‐Coordination Polymer Transition Revealed by 3D Electron Diffraction
Here, we show that 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) is an effective technique to observe structural transformations in porous metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs), as well as for obtaining the structure of ....
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Frederik Haase @frederikhaase.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Come join our team! We have a PhD position available on noncovalent interactions in COFs. The position is part of the BEAM graduate school. (Details in the alt text)
PhD Position:
One fully-funded doctoral student (m/f/d) position (salary level 65% E13) is available in the group of Jun.-Prof. Frederik Haase at the MLU Halle in Germany (https://www.chemie.uni-halle.de/AK_Haase). 
Self-organization in covalent organic frameworks via multiple noncovalent interactions
This project is part of the BEAM: Beyond Amphiphilicity graduate school that also offering career development courses. Applicants must have a completed or soon to be completed scientific university degree (Diploma or Master's) in chemistry, have a solid background in organic chemistry and an interest in organic solid-state chemistry.
Very good knowledge of written and spoken English is required.
Please send your application until 8. September 2025 to  frederik.haase@chemie.uni-halle.de. The application should include a cover letter and CV that include your previous research experience.
For the full application text see: 
https://www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/ausschr/25_5_8919_25_D_engl.pdf
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Frederik Haase @frederikhaase.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
We have an independent Junior Group leader position advertised at MLU Halle for female candidates only! Please share this with anyone that might be interested. (full text in the alt text and under www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...)
The Faculty of Natural Sciences II at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg located in Halle (Saale),
Germany, offers a 4-year fixed-term position of a
Junior Research Group Leader (f)
focusing on research into polymeric and self-organized materials, to be investigated with modern
experimental methods with regards to their structure and dynamics.
As a junior research group leader, you will pursue a larger research project with your own budget,
hosted by the Institutes of Chemistry and Physics, where you can use our state-of-the-art facilities
including x-ray scattering, solid-state NMR, EPR, rheology, fast DSC, AFM and many more.
You can fill the position of a doctoral researcher as soon as the junior research group is established.
Both you and the doctoral researcher will be associated with the Research Training Group RTG 2670
"Beyond Amphiphilicity" (https://beam.uni-halle.de/).
Additional positions might be obtained through further third-party funding.
You have the opportunity to qualify for a professorship (e.g. habilitation) and gain the necessary
teaching experience. By requirement of the funding body, this opening is directed to female
researchers on an advanced-stage post-doctoral level.
For details we refer to the official job opening at https://www.verwaltung.unihalle.
de/dezern3/Ausschr/25_5_7917_25_H_engl.pdf. Please send your electronic application
including your academic CV, list of publications, a research concept (3-5 pages) and, if applicable, a list
of previous third-party funding and teaching activities to Rositta Mothes: rositta.mothes@physik.unihalle.
de. Please include a reference to Reg.-Nr. 5-7917/25-H. The deadline is October 6, 2025 (an
extension by 2 weeks may be granted).
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Robert Mulvey @remglasgow.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
@usic-2025.bsky.social excellent talk from Megan Wilkinson of the @g-craig.bsky.social in a pedagogical style easy for non experts to understand @rsc.org
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Petra Agota Szilagyi @paszilagyi.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
📢A great opportunity to be involved in an @erc.europa.eu Synergy project: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬⚗️ Should go without saying, but... as it is a position in XAS, experience in XAS is mandatory. Please re-post.
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Researcher in X-ray absorption spectroscopy of metal-organic frameworks for C-H activation (285599) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher in X-ray absorption spectroscopy of metal-organic frameworks for C-H activation (285599), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 18, 2025
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Still time to register for our next online seminar, given by Pierre Karam and Sara Realista - registration link below.
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
After a break, our next PorMat Webinar is on Tuesday 29th of July at 10:00 UK time: Pierre Karam - Smart Luminescent MOFs: Dual Strategies for Thermal Sensing and Structural Design and Sara Realista - Exploring MOFs for CO2 Electrocatalysis. Registration: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/560...
Slide advertising online seminars by Pierre Karam and Sara Realista
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Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We have a 3-year postdoc position available, starting in October, to work on molecular capsules for catalysis. Click on the link below to apply! 👇 Happy to have informal chats about the post - send me an email. Application deadline 6 July. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #chemsky
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Research Fellow - School of Chemistry - 105878 - Grade 7
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.
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Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas. Please share ! Deadline 24-June www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
***REGISTRATION EXTENDED! Final deadline 23rd May***
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Dr Andrea Laybourn @andrealaybourn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
📢 We are hiring!! 3 year PDRA available in our group on self-optimising flow microwave platforms for #MOFs At Leeds Uni, UK, with me & Rich Bourne. ⏰ Deadline: 8th June. #flowchemistry #automation #chemjobs #chemsky @universityofleeds.bsky.social Info & to apply: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Automation and Flow Reactor Engineering
Are you an experienced and ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Are you looking to apply...
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Still time to register for tomorrow's webinar! Details below
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Our next Porous Materials webinar is this Tuesday at 14:00 UK time, the speakers are Sadhan Jana & Marc Little Register here: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/756...
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Tim Easun @timeasun.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This year's Annual UK Porous Materials conference is on June 3/4 at @uobchemistry.bsky.social in Birmingham - registration and abstract submission are open and it's going to be great! More details here: www.ukpormat.com #ChemSky
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UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat)
The UK Porous Materials Group annual meeting and conference, covering all porous materials from MOFs, COFs, POCs, POPs, PCPs, PIMs & zeolites. UKPorMat.
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RSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Exciting news - our 8th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat) will be held at Birmingham 3-4 June and is open for abstract submission and early bird registration. www.rsc.org/events/detai...
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8th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat)
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Sara Rojas @mofers.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Postdoctoral position in Valencia (Spain)
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Petra Agota Szilagyi @paszilagyi.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
📢A 1-y (may be extended) postdoctoral researcher position 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 available at @uio.no as part of the ERC Synergy CuBE project. This job is on ⚛️ XAS/EXAFS, pls only apply if you have hands-on experience. 🙏 share widely! Pls note the deadline (13/1/25) may be extended. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Researcher in advanced characterisation of functional microporous solids for C-H activation (271440) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher in advanced characterisation of functional microporous solids for C-H activation (271440), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, January 13, 2025
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Gavin Craig @g-craig.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Very happy to have contributed to a Polyhedron special issue dedicated to @remglasgow.bsky.social - Rab has been very supportive since I started at Strathclyde. Congratulations also to Emma and Jay for their first paper for the group. doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
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