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PhD student in Polymer Chemistry. 568-702

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
26 Jan 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
Research Field
Chemistry
Engineering » Chemical engineering
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37,5
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / ERC
Reference Number
568-702
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Within the framework of the ERC Project CELICOIDS (ID: 101087368), we are looking for a PhD student to work in the areas of polymer synthesis and surface functionalization (grafting) of nanoparticles and characterization of colloidal liquid crystals. We are a young, diverse and dynamic research group working in a newly founded colloid engineering laboratory in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain.

Mission:

Synthesis of hybrid colloidal liquid crystals and characterization of their liquid crystal phases.

Functions:

  • Polymer synthesis via controlled radical polymerization.
  • Production of polysaccharide nanocrystals.
  • Surface functionalization (grafting) and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles via circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM).
  • Characterization of colloidal liquid crystal phases.
  • Manuscript preparation.

Requirements

Research Field
Chemistry
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field
Engineering » Chemical engineering
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

  • Chemical inventory.
  • Management of research and laboratory data (e.g. LIMS)
  • Project management.

Organizational Skills:

  • MS Office.
  • Origin.
  • Reference management software.

Functional Competencies:

  • Communication skills.
Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

  • Master in Polymer Science / Chemistry / Materials Science
  • Organic chemistry.
  • Materials science.
  • Polymer science
  • Liquid crystals.

Professional experience:

  • Participation in research projects, preparation of manuscripts.
  • Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Languages
CATALAN
Level
Basic
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Basic
Research Field
ChemistryEngineering » Chemical engineering
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

• €17,651.73 gross per year for the first and second year
• €18,912.60 gross per year for the third year
• €23,640.72 gross per year for the fourth year

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

  • The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
  • Threshold: 5 points.
  • The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
    • 1 point for required speciality.
    • 2 points for required academic training.
    • 2 points for technic competences.
    • 1 point for organisational competences.
    • 3 points for professional experience.
    • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.

If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.

The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:

  • Maximum scoring: 5 points.
  • Threshold: 3 points.
  • The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
    • 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
    • 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
    • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.

The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.

Selection process

The planned selection process is as follows:

Additional comments

Enrollment expenses and related expenses, expenses for obtaining the equivalence of the foreign Doctor's degree in Spain and travel expenses and temporary accommodation necessary to join the workplace could be financed. If the development of the selection process requires the transfer of candidates to Barcelona, this expense will be compensated by the UPC.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (CEM)
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08019
Street
Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14

Contact

State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14
Postal Code
08019
E-Mail
lourdes.moreno@upc.edu