Two postdoctoral positions in Heterogeneous Catalysis

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Information about the division
These two post-doc positions will be located at the Chemical Engineering division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The Division of Chemical Engineering includes the following groups Chemical Engineering Design, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Forest Products and Chemical Engineering, and, Chemical Environmental Science. We have a wide range of expertise and work both experimentally and with modeling. We have a long tradition of working with both fundamental scientific questions and applied problems together with industry. This position is within the group for Chemical Reaction Engineering. In addition, the position is within the Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK). KCK, is a research centre focused on heterogeneous catalysis at Chalmers. The goal of the centre is the development of catalytic technology for sustainable transport, energy and environmental systems. Chemical Engineering and KCK at Chalmers strive to provide an excellent environment for carrying out catalysis research with opportunities for collaboration with researchers in related projects or with industry partners.

Major responsibilities
Information about the project:

These two projects are focusing on heterogeneous catalysis for cleaning emissions from vehicles and both positions will be in collaboration with industry (OEM). 

The first position will focus on experimental studies. Kinetic modelling is also possible, but not a requirement. The research will involve a combination of different experimental techniques regarding catalyst synthesis, catalyst characterization, as well as activity experiments. The activity and selectivity of the catalysts will be measured with flow reactors. In addition, the catalysts will be characterized by many experimental techniques, like BET, XRD, TPR, SEM-EDX. Heat of adsorption will be measured with micro-calorimetry and surface species detected with DRIFT spectroscopy. The position will involve reporting current research results in both written and oral form as well as authoring scientific research publications. 

The second position has a large focus on kinetic modelling, but also detailed experiments is required in order to receive input for the modelling. Different catalysts will be synthesised, characterized and the activity and selectivity will be detected. The understanding of the surface mechanisms from the detailed experiments will be used as a base for developing kinetic models for the catalytic processes. The position will involve reporting current research results in both written and oral form as well as authoring scientific research publications.

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

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in catalysis.

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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20150144 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.


Application deadline: May 15, 2015

For questions, please contact:
Prof. Louise Olsson, Chemical Engineering, louise.olsson@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 4390

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