Postdoc position in DNP-NMR spectroscopy (FibRe competence center)

In this postdoctoral project, cellulose-based materials are at focus. The ambition is to adapt and develop methods in solid-state DNP-NMR spectroscopy suited for studying functionalized and fibrillar cellulosic materials of applied relevance.

Information about the research/the project/the division
In this postdoctoral position, you will be part of the FibRe competence center and join the activities at the Division of Applied Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Sustainable development is a central matter at the division where research is mainly directed with an applied focus and mostly concerns the development of new materials. The growing interest in cellulose materials is accompanied by a demand on the research community to develop suitable characterization techniques to measure and understand cellulose properties in materials with high degree of complexity. The objective of this postdoctoral project is to characterize and determine substituent distribution and domain sizes, and their relations to thermoplastic properties of cellulose materials. From an applied perspective, the aim is to increase the control of the substituent distribution and domain sizes for cellulose derivatives and thus improved quality of products.

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Major responsibilities
This project is a central part of FibRe, which is a newly established VINNOVA competence center, constituted by academia (Chalmers and KTH Royal Institute of Technology), industry and public organizations. This particular project will be carried out between Chalmers and mainly two of the FibRe companies (AstraZeneca and Nouryon). A particularly important infrastructure for this postdoctoral project is the Swedish NMR Centre where most of the experimental work will be carried out.

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. This postdoctoral position is an 18 month full-time employment.

Qualifications
The most important qualification is your desire to devotedly work with DNP-NMR spectroscopy and cellulose materials. You have a Master’s degree in chemistry or physics, or equivalent, and a doctoral degree where NMR spectroscopy has been the central theme; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You appreciate to work experimentally and also with theoretical tools from the perspective of physical chemistry.

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Our offer to you
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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20200483 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe briefly your previous research fields and main research results
• Describe how your competence can be useful in this postdoc project

Other documents:
• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 22nd of November 2020.

For questions, please contact:
Professor Lars Evenäs
lars.evenas@chalmers.se
+46-(0)31 772 2973

Associate Professor Staffan Schantz
staffan.schantz@astrazeneca.com

Dr. Leif Karlson 
leif.karlson@nouryon.com

Information about the department:
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is the largest department at Chalmers and covers a large array of research from basic to applied. The fields of interest extend from DNA-research and biomaterials, solar cells and fuels, high temperature corrosion, and catalysis. The Department is heavily committed to teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, as well as postgraduate level in these areas. We have approximately 300 employees, divided into four research and one administrative division. We are situated at campus Johanneberg in the middle of Gothenburg. Our vision is “Through curiosity and knowledge towards a sustainable world”.

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