26 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH- Research Field
Chemistry
Engineering » Chemical engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Spain- Application Deadline
5 Feb 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37,5- Offer Starting Date
1 Apr 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / ERC- Reference Number
568-702- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Within the framework of the ERC Project CELICOIDS (ID: 101087368), we are looking for a PhD student to work in the areas of polymer synthesis and surface functionalization (grafting) of nanoparticles and characterization of colloidal liquid crystals. We are a young, diverse and dynamic research group working in a newly founded colloid engineering laboratory in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain.
Mission:
Synthesis of hybrid colloidal liquid crystals and characterization of their liquid crystal phases.
Functions:
- Polymer synthesis via controlled radical polymerization.
- Production of polysaccharide nanocrystals.
- Surface functionalization (grafting) and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles via circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM).
- Characterization of colloidal liquid crystal phases.
- Manuscript preparation.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Chemistry
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Engineering » Chemical engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Technical Competencies:
- Chemical inventory.
- Management of research and laboratory data (e.g. LIMS)
- Project management.
Organizational Skills:
- MS Office.
- Origin.
- Reference management software.
Functional Competencies:
- Communication skills.
Specific Requirements
Educational requirements:
- Master in Polymer Science / Chemistry / Materials Science
- Organic chemistry.
- Materials science.
- Polymer science
- Liquid crystals.
Professional experience:
- Participation in research projects, preparation of manuscripts.
- Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- CATALAN
- Level
- Basic
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- ChemistryEngineering » Chemical engineering
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
• €17,651.73 gross per year for the first and second year
• €18,912.60 gross per year for the third year
• €23,640.72 gross per year for the fourth year
Eligibility criteria
All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.
The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:
- The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
- Threshold: 5 points.
- The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
- 1 point for required speciality.
- 2 points for required academic training.
- 2 points for technic competences.
- 1 point for organisational competences.
- 3 points for professional experience.
- 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.
If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.
The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:
- Maximum scoring: 5 points.
- Threshold: 3 points.
- The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
- 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
- 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
- 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.
The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.
Selection process
The planned selection process is as follows:
- Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-predoctorals/convocatories-especifiques-upc/convocatories-predoctorals-obertes , select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/tramits/Convocatoria_i_concursos_personal_recerca_temporal , fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
- The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
- Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
- Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.
Additional comments
Enrollment expenses and related expenses, expenses for obtaining the equivalence of the foreign Doctor's degree in Spain and travel expenses and temporary accommodation necessary to join the workplace could be financed. If the development of the selection process requires the transfer of candidates to Barcelona, this expense will be compensated by the UPC.
- Website for additional job details
https://cem.upc.edu/en
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering (CEM)
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Barcelona
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08019
- Street
- Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14
Where to apply
- Website
https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-predoctorals/…
Contact
- State/Province
Barcelona- City
Barcelona- Website
https://www.upc.edu/
https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca- Street
Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14- Postal Code
08019
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED
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