Postdoctoral researcher in coordination chemistry
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ORGANISATION/COMPANYUniversité Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
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RESEARCH FIELDChemistry › Inorganic chemistryChemistry › Molecular chemistryPhysics › Solid state physics
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RESEARCHER PROFILEFirst Stage Researcher (R1)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE06/06/2021 14:00 - Europe/Brussels
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LOCATIONBelgium › Louvain-la-Neuve
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TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
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JOB STATUSFull-time
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HOURS PER WEEK35
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OFFER STARTING DATE01/09/2021
OFFER DESCRIPTION
A postdoc position is available in the laboratory of Prof. Yann Garcia @UCLouvain, a top university in Belgium. His group focuses on molecular magnetic materials and hybrid materials presenting diverse properties (spin crossover, photomagnetism, fluorescence, sensing, antibacterial, cytotoxicity). Knowledge and practice of coordination chemistry and synthetic skills of organic ligands are necessary.
Keywords: Molecular magnetism, coordination polymers, multifunctional materials, spin crossover, sensors, photochemistry, hybrids
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Benefits
This position will be awarded for one year with possible extension up to three years in total, after evaluation, with a start scheduled no later than Sept. 2021.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants with a PhD awarded before 2018 or having studied or worked in Belgium for more than 2 years in the 3 years immediately prior to the starting date of the project will not be considered.
Selection process
After preselection by the local search committee, suitable candidates will be contacted for an oral interview.
Additional comments
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Required Research Experiences
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RESEARCH FIELDChemistry › Inorganic chemistry
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YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 - 4
Offer Requirements
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REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVELChemistry: PhD or equivalent
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REQUIRED LANGUAGESENGLISH: Excellent
Skills/Qualifications
• You have a solid experience on complex chemistry, organic synthesis, and crystal engineering of coordination complexes.
• You are a productive chemist with recognized synthetic and organisation laboratory skills
• You have experience in reports writing and presentation of scientific results in oral form at international conferences.
• You have in field experience of Mössbauer spectroscopy/magnetometry and efficient crystallization skills of coordination polymers.
• You are creative and have a great motivation for research communication and development.
• You are a team player and used to share/exchange knowledge with group members as well as with our international partners.
• You are able to write manuscripts and have published several papers in high ranking inorganic chemistry journals, preferentially as first author.
EURAXESS offer ID: 624571
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Applications are invited including a research summary, CV and arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Prof. Garcia (yann.garcia@uclouvain.be).