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Are you looking for a summer placement where your passion for science could help to advance structural chemistry globally? The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre is looking for full-time paid assistants to join their Data and Community Team in the UK during the summer (starting June/July) for 11 weeks.
About you
The successful applicants will be responsible for a variety of tasks including typing up legacy data into the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD), working to improve the CSD and the creating new educational resources for our users.
- A passion for science alongside high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent numerical and communication skills would be an advantage alongside a solid working knowledge of standard Microsoft software.
- Some chemical knowledge and an interest in chemistry.
- Ideally applicants should be studying for, or have a degree in, chemistry or the equivalent.
What can you expect?
During the placement successful applicants will have the opportunity to learn about working for a non-profit organisation that creates a trusted scientific database and associated software relied on by researchers and educators worldwide in academia and industry. The summer placement positions are paid positions and can be fully virtual or based at our Cambridge office, although applicants need to be based in, and have a right to work in, the UK.
Please click 'Apply for this job', attaching your CV and a covering letter. Applications should arrive no later than Tuesday 11th April. For an informal chat about the position please contact us via careers@ccdc.cam.ac.uk.
