Postdoctoral Fellowship in Materials Science and Mineralogy 2523 views

The Department of Technology Systems at the University of Oslo (UiO) is offering a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Materials Science and Mineralogy. The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of two years. Preferred starting date is 01.10.2021, but no later than 01.01.2022.

About the position:

• The position is associated with the project NATSORB (Dypingite – A superior NATural SORBent for management of heavy metal water pollution?) funded by the Research Council of Norway.
• The project is owned and coordinated by the Natural History Museum (NHM) at the University of Oslo (UiO)
• The focus of this postdoctoral position is the structural characterization of natural and synthetic dypingite and related Mg-carbonate materials.
• The structural characterization will rely mainly on powder diffraction techniques.
• These experiments will be supplemented by spectroscopy measurements to understand long- and short-range structural features of the materials.

Requirements:

• Application must have PhD or a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree, preferably in materials science, inorganic chemistry, crystallography or mineralogy/geology
• Solid scientific background in materials science and documented research experience with structural characterization techniques, in particular powder X-ray/neutron diffraction methods
• Proven ability of solving material crystal structures based on powder X-ray and/or neutron diffraction data
• Acquaintance with solid-state and/or wet-chemical synthesis methods
• Documented research experience with inorganic chemical compounds (e.g., carbonates, oxides, etc.)
• Fluent oral and written communication/presentation skills in English

Applications:

Apply online and the application must include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work performance and research interest relevant for this position)
• CV (summarizing education, positions, any other relevant experience and qualifying activity)
• Copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts)
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)