Application Deadline: 30 August 2024
Apply for the PhD fellowship in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen
PhD fellowship in Inorganic Chemistry Overview
Department of Chemistry, Section for Inorganic Chemistry invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Quantum Materials Discovery and chemical modification of low dimensional magnets.
Start date is 01.12.2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The project
The PhD project targets the discovery, functionalization and understanding of new quantum materials, with especial emphasis on magnetic materials with low dimensionality. The successful candidate will focus on the synthesis of complex solid state compounds by combining crystal growth (e.g. chemical vapor transport and optical floating zone techniques) and soft chemistry methods. The PhD project will also involve a detailed structural and electronic characterization using scattering and spectroscopic techniques, and the measurement of the physical properties. The ultimate goal is to establish structure-property relationships in materials that exhibit novel magnetic and electronic behaviors, as a platform for the realization of new quantum phenomena.
What is offered for the Role
The successful candidate will join the group of Assistant Professor Sara López Paz, as part of the Inorganic Section at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen located in Copenhagen. The department is a young group working at the interface between solid state chemistry and condensed matter physics, searching for new materials with potential application in quantum technologies and energy conversion devices. The project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and its research facilities include modern laboratories for crystal growth, materials characterization and physical properties measurements equipment.
The department offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. The exploration of the expected complex quantum states will require state of the art characterization tools, that in the frame of this project will be accessed through extended collaboration network as part of the Q-Mat lighthouse https://www.q-mat.nbi.ku.dk/about-q-mat/ and working closely with several European large scale facilities.
The PhD programme
A three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.
Qualifications needed
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Chemistry or Physics.
Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years. Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.
Responsibilities for the PhD fellowship in Inorganic Chemistry
- Carry through an independent research project under supervision
- Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
- Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
- Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
- Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
- Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project
Required qualifications:
- Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
- Relevant publications
- Relevant work experience
- Other relevant professional activities
- Curious mind-set with a strong interest in materials discovery, synthesis and characterization of solid state compounds with exotic quantum behaviours.
- Good language skills. Excellent English skills, written and spoken are required.
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