Opportunities/Contact

Contact us

For any queries, including about opportunities available within the group, please contact Dr Daniel Scott:

ds2630@bath.ac.uk

1 South Building

Office 1.34

Claverton Down

Bath

BA2 7AY

@ScottChemistry

Applications from prospective master's or summer project students who are interested in joining the group are both welcome and strongly encouraged. In the first instance, please simply contact Daniel directly.

Specific opportunities for PhD and postdoctoral researchers will periodically be highlighted below. Many postdoctoral fellowships and postgraduate scholarships are also available to support prospective new group members (see below for some examples). If you are interested in pursuing one of these please let us know: we are always happy to assist strong and enthusiastic candidates.

In general, if you are interested in joining the group and contributing to our research, please do get in contact. We are always excited to hear from potential new members!

Feodor Lynen fellowships

Applicants from Germany who are interested in joining the group as postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to consider the Humboldt Foundation's Feodor Lynen Fellowship (Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendium) which provides funding for a research stay abroad of up to 24 months. As a previous Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Daniel is able to host Feodor Lynen Fellows. If you are interested, please get in contact.

Postdoctoral fellowships

There are many sources of possible postdoctoral funding, depending on your circumstances. A non-exhaustive list is given below. if you are interested in any of these, please get in contact. We are happy to assist suitable candidates in preparing a strong application.

Newton International Fellowships
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc Mobility / Advanced Postdoc Mobility (for Swiss citizens/residents or international researchers who have conducted research in Switzerland for three years)
Swedish Research Council (for researchers holding a Swedish doctorate)
Academy of Finland (for Finnish researchers)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (for Canadian citizens/permanent residents)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowships (for Japanese citizens/permanent residents)
Canon Foundation (for Japanese citizens/permanent residents)
The Croucher Foundation for postdoctoral fellowships (for Hong Kong citizens/permanent residents)
HEC Fellowships (for Pakistani citizens/residents)
The A*STAR International Fellowship (AIF) (for Singaporean citizens/permanent residents)
Endeavour Fellowships (for Australian citizens/permanent residents)
Faculty for the Future Fellowships (for female applicants from developing countries)
Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellowships (for Dutch citizens/residents or international researchers who have conducted research in the Netherlands for three years)

PhD studentship schemes at Bath

PhD studentships at Bath typically begin with an October 1st start date, but enquiries from interested applicants are welcome at any time. Specific PhD studentship opportunities offered by Bath that may be relevant include:

The Bath-Monash joint doctoral programme
The CDT in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach
The Craig Scordellis PhD scholarship

These programmes offer opportunities for both home and international PhD students.

International PhD opportunities

An extensive list of scholarship and studentship funding opportunities can be found here.

Specific examples include:

David Parkin Scholarship (for citizens of the Americas: North, Central, South or Caribbean)
Commonwealth Scholarships (for citizens of other Commonwealth countries)
Inlacks Foundation Scholarships (for Indian citizens)
National Overseas Scholarship (for Indian citizens)
Fulbright Scholarships (for US citizens)
Marshall Scholarships (for US citizens)
China Scholarship Council (for Chinese citizens)
Ciencia sem Fronterias (for Brazilian citizens)
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Technología (for Mexican citizens)
Faculty for the Future Fellowships (for female applicants from developing countries)
LPDP Scholarships (for Indonesian citizens)
Yurt Dışına Lisansüstü Öğrenim Amacıyla Gönderilecek Öğrencileri Seçme ve Yerleştirme (YLSY) (for Turkish citizens)
Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (for Egyptian citizens)
Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq (for Iraqi citizens)
Bolashaq International Scholarship (for Kazakh citizens)
The Vice Chancellor's International Scholarships (tuition fee reduction for international students)
Craig Scordellis PhD Scholarship (for home and international students)

Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Scott group, the Department of Chemistry and the University of Bath are all committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment that welcomes researchers from any background. Anyone who is talented, enthusiastic and interested in joining in our research is strongly encouraged to send an enquiry or application regardless of race, cultural or socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Science is a collective endeavour from which the entire world benefits and to which the entire world should be free to contribute, and we work to consciously maintain an inclusive working atmosphere.