Post Doctoral Research Associate: Custom Optical Microscopy Development (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance, if project milestone targets are met at 18 months, a further 18 months of funding will be allocated. Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to develop custom optics integrated with microfluidic ultra-high-throughput screening (uHTS) for label free screening of phase separation in de novo designed inorganic-protein hybrid materials. Techniques developed include polarised optical microscopy (POM), fluorescence microscopy, and darkfield microscopy, coupled to droplet microfluidics for screening for libraries of 10K to >1M samples. Scientific objectives are to map the phase space of ordered inorganic hybrid materials. Screens will explore the multidimensional parameter sampling of reaction conditions and libraries of de novo inorganic-templating interfaces.