2 positions as PhD Research Fellow are available at
the Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo. The PhD fellowships are for a
period of 3 years, comprising at least 1.5 years research stay with industrial
partner Haldor Topsoe A/S, located in Lyngby near Copenhagen, Denmark. The
positions are funded as a European Industrial Doctorates project (FP7 ITN-EID),
part of the Marie Curie actions. The desired starting date is January 6th,
2014. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in chemistry or
chemical engineering. Application must be submitted by 15 October, 2013.
the Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo. The PhD fellowships are for a
period of 3 years, comprising at least 1.5 years research stay with industrial
partner Haldor Topsoe A/S, located in Lyngby near Copenhagen, Denmark. The
positions are funded as a European Industrial Doctorates project (FP7 ITN-EID),
part of the Marie Curie actions. The desired starting date is January 6th,
2014. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in chemistry or
chemical engineering. Application must be submitted by 15 October, 2013.
Study Subject (s): The
fellowship is awarded in Chemistry at University of Oslo in Norway.
Course Level: This fellowship is available for pursuing PhD research
program at University of Oslo in Norway.
Scholarship Provider: European Industrial Doctorates project (FP7
ITN-EID), part of the Marie Curie actions
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway
fellowship is awarded in Chemistry at University of Oslo in Norway.
Course Level: This fellowship is available for pursuing PhD research
program at University of Oslo in Norway.
Scholarship Provider: European Industrial Doctorates project (FP7
ITN-EID), part of the Marie Curie actions
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway
Eligibility: •At least
1.5 years of the total 3 years is required to be spent with industrial partner
Haldor Topsøe A/S.
•Due to the requirements of the ITN-EID program, at the time of employment at
UiO, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work,
studies, etc) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately
prior to the reference date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays
such as holidays are not taken into account.
•Indicate clearly which of the two positions you apply for:
-PhD Research Fellow 1: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in
chemistry or chemical engineering.
-The candidate should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
Synthesis of catalysts and functional materials, preferably porous materials
such as zeolites; characterization of such solids and their surfaces by
spectroscopic techniques, in particular Raman, FT-IR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy;
-Studies of catalytic reactions facilitated by porous catalysts and/or reaction
mechanisms of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions.
-PhD Research Fellow 2: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in
chemistry, physics, or chemical engineering. The candidate will perform quantum
chemical and/or molecular mechanical modelling of solid, porous materials such
as zeolite catalysts.
-Investigations of fundamental material properties as well as catalytic
reactions occurring on the catalyst surface are both relevant.
-The candidate will perform periodic calculations and/or employ extended
cluster methods using state of the art computational codes running on the national
computing facilities.
1.5 years of the total 3 years is required to be spent with industrial partner
Haldor Topsøe A/S.
•Due to the requirements of the ITN-EID program, at the time of employment at
UiO, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work,
studies, etc) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately
prior to the reference date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays
such as holidays are not taken into account.
•Indicate clearly which of the two positions you apply for:
-PhD Research Fellow 1: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in
chemistry or chemical engineering.
-The candidate should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
Synthesis of catalysts and functional materials, preferably porous materials
such as zeolites; characterization of such solids and their surfaces by
spectroscopic techniques, in particular Raman, FT-IR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy;
-Studies of catalytic reactions facilitated by porous catalysts and/or reaction
mechanisms of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions.
-PhD Research Fellow 2: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in
chemistry, physics, or chemical engineering. The candidate will perform quantum
chemical and/or molecular mechanical modelling of solid, porous materials such
as zeolite catalysts.
-Investigations of fundamental material properties as well as catalytic
reactions occurring on the catalyst surface are both relevant.
-The candidate will perform periodic calculations and/or employ extended
cluster methods using state of the art computational codes running on the national
computing facilities.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following
Countries: International students are eligible for this PhD
Research Fellowships.
Countries: International students are eligible for this PhD
Research Fellowships.
Scholarship Description: The fellowships are based on the Catalysis Research Group and
associated with the Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) and
the Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products (inGAP) center for research
based innovation, established by the Research Council of Norway. The vision of SMN
is to contribute to the increase of Norway’s production through research on
materials science and nanotechnology on functional materials, and ensure a
level of quality that ensures the recognition of SMN as a leading center
amongst the Nordic countries, as well as internationally, within selected
fields. The objective of inGAP is value creation in natural gas processes
through rational design of processes and products based on atomistic and
mechanistic insight in catalyst and reactor parameters under operative
conditions.
associated with the Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) and
the Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products (inGAP) center for research
based innovation, established by the Research Council of Norway. The vision of SMN
is to contribute to the increase of Norway’s production through research on
materials science and nanotechnology on functional materials, and ensure a
level of quality that ensures the recognition of SMN as a leading center
amongst the Nordic countries, as well as internationally, within selected
fields. The objective of inGAP is value creation in natural gas processes
through rational design of processes and products based on atomistic and
mechanistic insight in catalyst and reactor parameters under operative
conditions.
Employment at in GAP center will allow the
successful candidate the opportunity to work in a highly cross-disciplinary
field in an internationally competitive research group with a high degree of
international collaboration. The positions are elements in on-going, larger
efforts related to the energy challenges of the late and post fossil fuels
society. More specifically, the projects are related to the synthesis and
characterization of nanostructured microporous solid catalysts such as zeolites
and spectroscopic and mechanistic investigations of acid catalyzed
heterogeneous catalytic processes facilitated by such materials. Research in
the Catalysis Research Group comprises extensive international collaboration,
and research visits to partners in Europe is an integrated part of PhD training
and research activities.
successful candidate the opportunity to work in a highly cross-disciplinary
field in an internationally competitive research group with a high degree of
international collaboration. The positions are elements in on-going, larger
efforts related to the energy challenges of the late and post fossil fuels
society. More specifically, the projects are related to the synthesis and
characterization of nanostructured microporous solid catalysts such as zeolites
and spectroscopic and mechanistic investigations of acid catalyzed
heterogeneous catalytic processes facilitated by such materials. Research in
the Catalysis Research Group comprises extensive international collaboration,
and research visits to partners in Europe is an integrated part of PhD training
and research activities.
Number of award(s): 2 positions as PhD Research Fellow are available at the Department of
Chemistry, University of Oslo.
Chemistry, University of Oslo.
Duration of award (s): The PhD fellowships are for a period of 3 years, comprising at least
1.5 years research stay with industrial partner Haldor Topsøe A/S, located in
Lyngby near Copenhagen, Denmark.
1.5 years research stay with industrial partner Haldor Topsøe A/S, located in
Lyngby near Copenhagen, Denmark.
What does it cover? Pay grade: 50 – 57 (NOK 421 100 – 473 400 per year) The Fellowship
offer wages in accordance with Norwegian PhD candidate standards. Mobility and
living allowances are in accordance with Marie Curie Fellowship guidelines.
offer wages in accordance with Norwegian PhD candidate standards. Mobility and
living allowances are in accordance with Marie Curie Fellowship guidelines.
Selection Criteria: Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with
this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to
academic credentials.
this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to
academic credentials.
How to Apply: The mode
of applying is online.
of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 15 October, 2013.
