PhD student in Polymer Chemistry. 568-702

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

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED