Life Sciences PhD Chemistry Studentship helps strengthen your academic and career goals by removing financial barriers. To cover study expense, the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex is offering the PhD Chemistry Studentship.

This School funded position covers Home/EU tuition fees and a stipend at standard UKRI rates. Above all, Life Sciences PhD Chemistry Studentship recipients will get benefits as per as their policy.

To be eligible for Life Sciences PhD Chemistry Studentship, candidates must fulfil the following requirements.

Eligible Countries: UK and EU

Acceptable Course or Subjects: PhD degree in Chemistry

This School funded position, which covers fees and a stipend at standard UKRI rates, is open to Home / EU applicants. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in theoretical chemistry or physics with additional experience of computer programming. Eligible applicants will have recently received or be expected to receive an MSc and/or a First or high 2:1 BSc in a relevant subject.

Candidates for whom English is not their first language will require an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any section.

PhD project

Fundamental Studies Of Electron Correlation Far From Equilibrium With Applications To DFT

The aim of this PhD project is to explore electron correlation far from equilibrium, with an emphasis on quasi-bound systems, low and high dimensionality, and excited states. Electron correlation is fundamental to the accurate modelling of many chemical and physical processes, including any process that involves the interaction of electrons. The overarching goal is to provide new information on the dynamics of two-electrons in bound and quasi-bound states and use this data to design a correlation functional for use in Density Functional Theory (DFT) by fitting to innovative new forms. The project will involve using, developing, and implementing state-of-the-art quantum mechanical methods to compute high accuracy electron correlation data, in both low- and high-density regimes, and deriving formulae for the approximate calculation of correlation energy.