Postdoctoral position in Photon Up-conversion: Time-resolved spectroscopy

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is the largest department at Chalmers with research ranging from the most fundamental level to a level close to application in industry and society. The research activities reach from DNA-research and biomaterials to high temperature corrosion, catalysis and recycling. The Department is also heavily committed to teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, as well as postgraduate level in these areas.

Health, natural resources, sustainable energy and materials are some of our lead words and our vision is “Through curiosity and knowledge towards a sustainable world”.

We have approximately 300 employees, divided into four research and one administrative division. We are situated at campus Johanneberg in the middle of Gothenburg.

Information about the division
The division of chemistry and biochemistry has around 100 employees, including doctoral students and postdoctoral research fellows. Research at the division covers physical chemistry including ultrafast optical spectroscopy, biophysical chemistry, organic chemistry, bionanotechnology and analytical chemistry.
This research venture, lead by prof. Bo Albinsson is directed towards increasing the efficiency of solar energy devices by exploiting two new classes of dye-system for solar light-harvesting. The first dye-system is expected to up-convert the light in the solar spectrum through triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion (triplet fusion). The second dye system allows light in the solar spectrum with high photon energy to drive twice as many photochemical reactions as today’s dyes by singlet fission. The aim of the project is to turn the ideas about these physical phenomena into successful practice in solar energy technologies.

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

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in fields related to chemistry or physics. The degree should generally not be older than three years.  You should have hands on experience with the various spectroscopic techniques such as time-correlated single photon counting and femtosecond transient absorption used to characterize the molecular systems and devices. In particular laser-based ultra-fast (nanosecond to femtosecond) techniques will be instrumental for the success of this project. To be succesful you also need to be highly motivated, energetic and have a problemsolving/creative attitude. As Chalmers is a woorkplace with high international influence you have to speak and write English fluently.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

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

Application deadline: 1 September, 2016

For questions, please contact:
Professor Bo Albinsson, Physical chemistry, tfn +46 31 772 30 44, e-mail: balb@chalmers.se

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