29 Jan 2020

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant in Sensors for application in Forensic Science

Fixed Term 2 years The School of Science and Engineering has an international reputation for excellent teaching and topical research, particularly in addressing global challenges in energy, the environment, health care, technology, forensic science and infrastructure. The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is a 10 year £10 Million project with the remit to disrupt positively the current forensic science ecosystem. We are seeking an experienced researcher within the area of sensor and detector development to address some the current challenges in the field of forensic science. As a key a...

29 Jan 2020

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant in DNA Transfer and Persistence

Fixed Term 2 years The School of Science and Engineering has an international reputation for excellent teaching and topical research, particularly in addressing global challenges in energy, the environment, health care, technology, forensic science and infrastructure. The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is a 10 year £10 Million project with the remit to disrupt positively the current forensic science ecosystem. We are seeking and exceptionally talented researcher with an interest in answering some of the current questions regarding the transfer and persisitence of DNA in the field of...

23 Jan 2020

Job Opportunity: Baxter Fellow in Forensic Chemistry

We are recruiting for exceptional early-career academics to significantly enhance research strengths in the School of Science and Engineering, attract external funding, generate impact, and foster interdisciplinary links across the School and the wider University. We encourage applications from candidates with a strong research track record in Analytical, Physical, Synthetic, Organic, Polymer, Nano or Electro Chemistry to join our Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science. These are full-time and permanent (tenured) posts, available from February 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Baxter Fel...

23 Jan 2020

PhD Opportunity: Synthesis of Novel Hybrid Nanomaterials with Macrocyclic Receptors for Host-guest Optical Sensing

Project Description Within the last two decades, hybrid nanomaterials have emerged as fundamental building blocks for modern technological and scientific research. In the field of optical sensor technology, constructing hierarchical composite materials of two or more nanostructured domain and implementing appropriate surface modification and molecular binding strategies are important steps needed to construct robust and accurate sensor systems exhibiting high sensitivity, excellent selectivity and rapid response. Supramolecular chemistry offers a wide range of macrocyclic synthetic receptors specifica...

23 Jan 2020

PhD Opportunity: Creation of an Ontology of Terms for Forensic Science Data

Project Description Forensic Science is not a single discipline. It is the application of several disciplines to physical or digital evidence for use in court. The data generated for forensic use is made of many different types like: images of fingermarks, instrumental data (like spectroscopic data), or digital data taken from seized equipment. In addition, a piece of evidence can produce several outputs. For example, a fingermark will have an image associated with it and may also have had a DNA profile extracted from it.  In terms of managing, cataloguing and describing forensic evidential data ...