PhD position: In situ operando NMR during adsorption in porous materials

7 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

KU Leuven

Research Field

Chemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

26 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38 hours/week

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

BAP-2024-137

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The project is funded by KULeuven and concerns the understanding and the exploitation of a new hyphenated instrumentation, which we called NMR-Relaxorption. It combines simultaneous measurements of adsorption and desorption with low-field NMR measurements of signal intensity and relaxation/diffusion. This concept was published recently (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.1c03716 ) and has spanned enormous interest in the field of synthetic and natural porous materials such as zeolites, MOFs, COFs, geological samples and polymers, because of the new dynamical information that it provides. It is still in its infancy in terms of understanding the mechanisms of signal relaxation and sorption and it offers a wonderful opportunity for a PhD student to learn magnetic resonance and explore using techniques from high and low-field NMR towards a very applied project. Several model chemical systems have been identified towards controlled calibration experiments, offering a very solid field step in this exploration. Instrumental advances are also underway offering an unprecedented sensitivity enhancement, which improves further the limits of detection during the sorption process and allows us to study the entire isotherm curve.

Requirements

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Biological sciences

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information
Benefits

A full-time PhD position focusing on both state-of-the-art science and a real-world problem

Eligibility criteria

We are looking for a very motivated and creative candidate with strong background in physics and chemistry who is interested in learning in depth magnetic resonance and apply it in various chemical systems. Basic knowledge in magnetic resonance and chemistry of porous materials is a plus, and skills in computational or engineering applied physics are welcome. The applicant should have strong English skills, both orally and in writing, and an ability to interact and collaborate with colleagues.

Selection process

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Dimitrios Sakellariou, tel.: +32 16 37 46 59, mail: [email protected] .
You can apply for this job no later than 26/04/2024 via the online application tool

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

KU Leuven

Country

Belgium

State/Province

Vlaams Brabant

City

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

Street

Leuven

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://easyapply.jobs/r/0kO246032uua1045h9PN

Contact

State/Province

Leuven

City

Vlaams Brabant

Street

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

STATUS: EXPIRED