Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist – Sorbent Technology

To apply for the position, the candidate must have a PhD. We are preferably looking for a person with a few years' experience after completing their PhD, but recently qualified people can also apply. Your main tasks and responsibilities will most likely be:

• Performing or supervising experimental analyses of sorption equilibria (isotherms) and sorption kinetics.
• Performing or supervising experimental reactor testing activity in order to validate simulation results.
• Development of dynamic mathematical models and simulation of sorbent-based separation processes in Matlab.
• Be active in project acquisition within the national and/or international research market and towards relevant industry.
• Build-up and maintenance of academic and industrial networks.

You will join the Research Group Process Chemistry and Functional Materials in Oslo, a research group consisting of almost 30 researchers and engineers having competence from synthetic organic chemistry, via inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry to chemical engineering. Our project portfolio is divers, ranging from collaborative projects funded by the Research Council of Norway or the European Commission to direct industry projects. We collaborate with many groups, both national (UiO and NTNU) and international, with the aim of increasing our relevance for Norwegian and international industry.

You should also have the following qualities:

• Be a good team worker, show honesty, generosity, courage, solidarity, and respect to colleagues.
• Have good communication and networking skills.
• Take initiative and be able to work methodically towards creating new research activities.
• Be aligned with our vision: Technology for a better society.
• Be fluent in English both written and orally, if not already a Norwegian speaker, have a strong motivation to learn Norwegian.

We can offer 

• Challenging tasks in an interdisciplinary research environment
• Exciting national and international projects in close collaboration with industry
• Competitive salary, pension, and life insurance, and flexible working hours
• An internationally recognized, dynamic, and motivating working environment  
• Great opportunities for scientific and personal development in an organization that values responsibility and initiative 
• Great opportunities to influence own projects 
• Colleagues who want to make a difference 
• Collaboration with academic staff and students at universities and colleges