Postdoctoral Fellowship

Department of Material- and Environmental Chemistry
Reference number SU FV-0801-14

"Nanocellulose-based Foams and Composites"

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK) at Stockholm University in Sweden in the framework of the Firefoam project.
The primary responsibility of the position will be to develop novel routes and compositions to produce nanocellulose-based flame-resistant foams and composites. The work also involve characterization using e.g. scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, porosity measurements, rheology, light scattering and electrophoretic mobility, and various devices to determine mainly the flame retardancy, mechanical strength and thermal properties.

We are seeking a strongly motivated and innovative candidate who has successfully completed a Ph.D. study in chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline. Proven experience in biopolymer processing and materials characterization is essential. Strong skills in innovative materials processing is desirable. The successful candidate will join a vibrant multidisciplinary team of students and post?docs and should therefore be a good team player. Applicants should also have strong communication skills with excellent knowledge in English and preferably some knowledge in Swedish.

The position is intended for 1+1 years and the candidate should be able to commence the position not later than June 1, 2014.

Send your application, marked with the reference number SU FV-0801-14 no later than April 1, 2014 to: registrator@su.se.
Applications sent by e-mail should be in Word or PDF format. Please include the reference number SU FV-0801-14 also in the message/subject field of your e-mail.


For more information about this position contact
Lennart Bergström
Professor Materials Chemistry
Tel: +46-8-162368
Fax: +46-8-152187
E-mail: lennart.bergstrom@mmk.su.se

Union representatives are Anqi Lindblom-Ahlm (Saco-S) and Lisbeth Häggberg (Fackförbundet ST), telephone +46-8-16 2000 (switchboard, and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), telephone +46-70-316 43 41.