PhD student in Functional Mesostructured Materials for Energy Applications

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering promotes research and education for sustainable development, for improved health and quality of life. Our research ranges from natural science and bioscience, applied chemistry and biotechnology to chemical engineering. Our educational programs are characterized by technological solutions for improving people’s everyday life, and are continuously developed for meeting and promoting societal and industrial development. 
We have approximately 400 employees, divided into five research divisions and one administrative unit. We are situated at campus Johanneberg.

Our department is characterized by stimulation of world leading research, in an environment where people develop and create new knowledge.

The details of the departmental research activities may be found at http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/chem/.

The position is placed at the division of Applied Chemistry where research on Materials Chemistry performed. The specific research group focuses on nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications including materials synthesis, characterisation and evaluation.

Major responsibilities
The position concerns development and synthesis of new functional mesostructured materials, structural characterization and evaluation of materials properties. Mesostructured materials offer intersting properties for a number of applications concerning energy conversion, such as fuel cells, photocatalysis and thermoelectrics to convert thermal energy to electricity. We develop such materials and evaluate their properties for these applications. The synthesis of the materials offers a number of variables and we are interested in understanding the importance of these on the structure and properties of the materials. 

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and in English. In addition, teaching in the undergraduate or masters curricula at Chalmers is included corresponding to a maximum of half a year of teaching distributed over the duration of the position.

Position summary
The position is centered at the interdisciplinary interface of nanoscience and nanotechnology, materials science and sustainable energy systems. 

It is a full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of four and a half years. 

Qualifications
To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in a relevant field. A suitable background for candidates is a M.Sc. in Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering with Engineering Physics, Inorganic Chemistry or Applied Physics or an equivalent education, and a strong interest in experimental materials science. The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses. 

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20140254 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.

Application deadline: August 4, 2014

For questions, please contact:
Prof. Anders Palmqvist, Applied Chemistry, anders.palmqvist@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 2961


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Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineering sciences, architecture, technology-related mathematical sciences, natural and nautical sciences, working in close collaboration with industry and society. The strategy for scientific excellence focuses on our eight Areas of Advance; Built Environment, Energy, Information & Communication Technology, Life Science, Materials Science, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Production and Transport. The aim is to make an active contribution to a sustainable future using the basic sciences as a foundation and innovation and entrepreneurship as the central driving forces. Chalmers has around 11,000 students and 3,000 employees. New knowledge and improved technology have characterised Chalmers since its foundation in 1829, completely in accordance with the will of William Chalmers and his motto: Avancez!