Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- KU Leuven
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Belgium
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 38 hours/week
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- BAP-2024-137
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
The project is funded by KULeuven and concerns the understanding and the exploitation of a new hyphenated instrumentation, which we called NMR-Relaxorption. It combines simultaneous measurements of adsorption and desorption with low-field NMR measurements of signal intensity and relaxation/diffusion. This concept was published recently (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.1c03716) and has spanned enormous interest in the field of synthetic and natural porous materials such as zeolites, MOFs, COFs, geological samples and polymers, because of the new dynamical information that it provides. It is still in its infancy in terms of understanding the mechanisms of signal relaxation and sorption and it offers a wonderful opportunity for a PhD student to learn magnetic resonance and explore using techniques from high and low-field NMR towards a very applied project. Several model chemical systems have been identified towards controlled calibration experiments, offering a very solid field step in this exploration. Instrumental advances are also underway offering an unprecedented sensitivity enhancement, which improves further the limits of detection during the sorption process and allows us to study the entire isotherm curve.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Biological sciences
- Years of Research Experience
- None
Additional Information
A full-time PhD position focusing on both state-of-the-art science and a real-world problem
We are looking for a very motivated and creative candidate with strong background in physics and chemistry who is interested in learning in depth magnetic resonance and apply it in various chemical systems. Basic knowledge in magnetic resonance and chemistry of porous materials is a plus, and skills in computational or engineering applied physics are welcome. The applicant should have strong English skills, both orally and in writing, and an ability to interact and collaborate with colleagues.
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Dimitrios Sakellariou, tel.: +32 16 37 46 59, mail: dimitrios.sakellariou@kuleuven.be.
You can apply for this job no later than 26/04/2024 via the online application tool
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- KU Leuven
- Country
- Belgium
- State/Province
- Vlaams Brabant
- City
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000
- Street
- Leuven
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- State/Province
- Leuven
- City
- Vlaams Brabant
- Street
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000