Hosting offer MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, Cofund - Chemical Engineering and Technology

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Cracow University of Technology (CUT) is continously looking for enthusiastic and experienced researchers of any nationality interested in submitting a joint application for the:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (under Horizon Europe),
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund: POLONEZ BIS project coordinated by the National Science Centre (NCN), a government agency with over 10 years of experience in funding curiosity-driven research in Poland: https://polonezbis.eu/en/,
• any other programme.

The main mission of Cracow University of Technology is the education of highly-qualified engineers who are able to cope with demands of the national and global economy and who are ready to serve the economy and the whole society through solving technical and technological problems, and implementing the highest-quality results of scientific research into economical practices. CUT comprises 8 faculties with 30 majors of study accredited by the Polish Accreditation Committee. CUT cooperates with many universities and scientific centres all over the world (enables joint publications and research) and industry partners.

CUT offers friendly work conditions and support to foreign scientists thanks to actions connected with HR Excellence in Research (Since 2017 CUT has HR Excellence in Research: https://www.pk.edu.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2050&Itemid=915&lang=en) and Euraxess Center, located at CUT. Moreover CUT has experience in realisation projects e.g. MSCA (ITN, RISE, COFUND).

Supervisor profile:

DSc. Ph.D. Eng. Katarzyna Matras-Postołek, prof. of CUT

Vice-Dean for Evaluation and International Cooperation at Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology CUT, Chair of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry

ORCID: 0000-0001-5665-6090

Katarzyna Matras-Postołek’s research interests focus on broadly-defined subjects related to functional nanomaterials and their potential application in optoelectronics, biology, and photocatalysis. In the research she and her Team try to answer the fundamental questions concerning the method of obtaining high-quality inorganic nanocrystals without surface defects, which are monocrystalline with controlled morphology (0D, 1D, 2D) and size. They use various techniques of nanocrystal synthesis to this end, e.g. colloidal methods, solvothermal syntheses, reactions in a microwave radiation field and in high boiling solvents. The Team also focuses strongly on the modification of the obtained surfaces of the nanocrystals and on the impact of the used stabilizers on their electric and optical properties.

Due to their properties, the obtained nanocrystals, having bonded with polymers, form unique organic-inorganic hybrid functional materials which are used as active layers in construction of optoelectronic devices. The researchers of the Team are also engaged in the synthesis of polymers and nanocomposites with in-situ method. The nanoparticles, due to their relatively large surface area, are the perfect choices for photocatalysis, and with their luminescent properties they are employed in biology and medicine.

http://matrasmaterials.com/en/

http://matrasmaterials.com/en/leader/

Key research facilities

• DLS, PL, UV-Vis, MS, XRD, Photoelectric spectrometer, MW reactors, setup for preparation and characterization of PV devices and others.

Profile of incoming Researcher:

• PhD in chemistry, material sciences or biology, physics;
• specialist in the field of nanomaterials, photocatalysis or cell labelling

We look forward to receiving your online application including CV.

Contact:k.matras@pk.edu.pl