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PhD position: In situ operando NMR during adsorption in porous materials

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7 Mar 2024

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

Benefits

A full-time PhD position focusing on both state-of-the-art science and a real-world problem

Eligibility criteria

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.

Selection process

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

Contact

State/Province
Leuven
City
Vlaams Brabant
Street
Leuven
Postal Code
3000