Postdoctoral position

The Mijakovic laboratory at Chalmers SysBio is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work on engineering of metal-organic frameworks for antibiofouling applications. We aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of marine transport caused by biofouling. To help achieve this ambitious goal, the candidate will be working in a stimulating interdisciplinary environment, collaborating with experts in nanoscience, microbiology and biochemistry.

Information about the division and the department
The postdoctoral project is funded by the Wallenberg Initative: Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE). The host laboratory is a vibrant and productive research group with 30+ scientists (mostly postdocs and PhD students) working on various challenges within bio-sustainability and human health. In this particular project, we aim to integrate caltrop-shaped metal-organic frameworks in coatings with bectericidal activity, to prevent biofilms from attaching to relevant surfaces.

The Mijakovic lab is a part of the Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology, SysBio, at the Department of Life Sciences.

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibility as postdoc is to plan and carry out your own research in a research group, and write scientific publications independently. The position may also include teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. 

Qualifications
To qualify for this position you...
- must hold a doctoral degree in nanomaterials/materials science, awarded no more than three years prior to the application deadline
- should have undergraduate education in nanomaterials/materials science
- should have postdoc experience in working with metal-organic frameworks

The position also requires fluency in written and spoken English.

Contract terms
This postdoc position is a full-time temporary employment for two years.

We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20230111 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as PDF-files, as below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files.

CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• 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 your previous research fields and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

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

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

Application deadline: 2023-03-14

For questions, please contact:
Professor, Ivan Mijakovic
Email: ivan.mijakovic@chalmers.se
Phone: +46709828446

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. *** 





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