Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- CNR-IMEM
- Research Field
- PhysicsPhysics » Other
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- Italy
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 36
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Biomasses of agricultural origin are often rich in lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. They are a good base for the production of fuel and chemicals, but have a large oxygen content. It can be reduced by dehydration and hydrodeoxygenation, for which reactions bi-metallic nanoclusters are promising catalysts.
The candidate will investigate these processes on well-defined model systems using advanced experimental methods of surface and material science: scanning probe microscopy (STM/STS and AFM), photoemission and vibrational electron-based spectroscopies, thermal desorption spectroscopy. Pt-Zn, Ru-Cu or Cu-Pt bi-metallic nanoclusters of ultra-small size will be grown in-situ on MgO or graphene supports; afterwards, they will be exposed to simple reactants (ethylene glycol and benzaldehyde) containing some of the functional groups (OH, C=O) involved in the deoxidation processes, to understand the reaction mechanisms and the structure-activity relationship at the fundamental level.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
• Master degree in Physics (LM-17 / 20/S), Chemical Sciences (LM-54 / 62/S), Materials Science and Engineering (LM53 / 61/S), Sciences and Technologies of Industrial Chemistry (LM-71 / 81/S), Chemical Engineering (LM-22 / 27/S)
• PhD in Physics, Chemical Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering (minimum duration: 3 years).
• Knowledge on growth and surface analysis techniques
• Knowledge of English language
• knowledge of Italian language (for non-Italian candidates).
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- ITALIAN
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- PhysicsChemistryEngineering
- Years of Research Experience
- 4 - 10
Additional Information
The candidate will be assessed on the basis of CV, of presented publications (if they are considered as pertinent to the research topic) and of the interview. In particular, knowledge on growth and surface analysis techniques mentioned in the call will be taken into consideration.
the selection will be carried out by a committee and will be based on the evaluation of scientific titles and cv, followed by an interview
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- CNR-IMEM
- Country
- Italy
- State/Province
- GE
- City
- Genova
- Postal Code
- 14146
- Street
- Dip. di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- State/Province
- GE
- City
- Genova
- Website
- Street
- Dip. di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33
- Postal Code
- 16146
- protocollo.imem@pec.cnr.itconcorsi.imem@imem.cnr.it