Postdoc position in Macromolecular Chemistry

Published: 2022-12-02

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The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in the chemistry field. The department has more than 270 employees and has a turnover of 290 million SEK. At the department's six programs, we conduct very successful research of a high international standard. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has education assignments in engineering programs and master's programs. More information is available on our website .

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Work duties and Project description
We are looking for a PostDoc in Macromolecular Chemistry. The position will be at group of Macromolecular Chemistry, Departmemt of Chemistry - Ångström.

The PostDoc will have active role in a collaborative project that aims to develop functional and sustainable polymers by taking advantage of the inherent high complexity of renewable building blocks. A lot of biomass has rather complicated chemical structure and the derived bio-based monomers have generally different, bulky and/or unsaturated substituents. The project seeks to incorporate these functional groups in a controlled way along the macromolecules to precisely dictate the final polymer properties.

The ideal candidate has a background in organic and/or macromolecular chemistry. The main task will be the design and application of new organocatalytic routes to synthesize renewable co-polyesters with well-defined microstructure and functional group positioning. The research activity will be focused on:

• the design of new organocatalysts for ring-opening copolymerization;
• the development of polymerization methodologies for a broad monomer scope;
• fine characterization of the macromolecular structure to elucidate the relationship between the structure and physical properties.

The main duties involved in a post-doctoral posistion is to conduct research. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours.

Requirements
PhD degree in Chemistry, Organic and/or Macromolecular Chemistry or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in Chemistry, Organic and/or Macromolecular Chemistry. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

• Competence, documented by scientific publications, in Chemistry, Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Science, and/or Catalysis
• Expertise in ring-opening polymerization and mastery of analytical characterization methods: 1D and 2D NMR, MASS, IR, UV
• Excellent oral and written communication ability in English
• Independence and analytical problem solving-ability, a proactive working approach, reliability and curiosity

Desirable qualifications

             - regio- and stereo-selective synthesis and characterization
- characterization methods for macromolecular properties
- physical properties of macromolecules in solution

• Skills in experimental procedures & techniques (ideally synthesis in inert atmosphere, e.g. Schlenk techniques, purification and separation methods, e.g. chromatography, crystallization)
• Experience in supervision and leadership
• Ability to adapt to new situations and learn new things
• Ability to plan and organize, set deadlines and priorities, develop timelines and project plans 

Application procedure
The application should include a statement of research interest, CV. Also, contact information of at least two reference persons should be included.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Scope of employment 100%. Starting date is as soon as possible or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position please contact: Tiziana Fuoco, [email protected].

Please submit your application by 15 December 2022, UFV-PA 2022/4459.

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Placement: Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Fixed salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben [email protected]
ST/TCO [email protected]
Saco-rådet [email protected]

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/4459

Last application date: 2022-12-15

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