Aalto University School of Chemical Technology invites applications for:

Several Doctoral Student and Post Doc Positions in Inorganic Materials Chemistry. The positions are located in the Department of Chemistry, see link http://chemistry.aalto.fi/en/ . The Department of Chemistry at Aalto University has strong records in new inorganic materials research, in particular in oxide materials. Novel functional inorganic and hybrid inorganic-organic materials are designed, modelled, synthesized and characterized in both bulk-material and thin-film forms using state-of-the-art atomic-level experimental and computational methods.

The focus covers various important applications in sustainable new energy technologies including e.g. thermoelectrics, superconductors, SOFCs and Li-ion batteries.

Requirements

Successful candidates shall have or are close to having an MSc or PhD degree in Chemistry, Materials Physics or Materials Science. Good command of English is a necessary prerequisite, and applicants for the Post Doc Positions are expected to have an excellent track record in experimental or computationalinorganic materials research.

Salary

Aalto University follows the new salary system of Finnish universities.

For more Information

For additional information, please contact Professor Maarit Karppinen. (tel. +358 50 3841726, email:maarit.karppinen@aalto.fi) or Assistant Professor Antti Karttunen (tel. +358 50 3473475, e-mail:antti.j.karttunen@aalto.fi).

How to apply

The application material should include:

A letter of motivation including a short description of previous research experience

A complete curriculum vitae describing education and employment history and a full publication list

Degree certificate of the MSc (Doctoral Student) or PhD degree (Post Doc), including an official transcript of the studies.

A letter of recommendation or contact details of possible referee(s)

All material should be submitted in English. The application material will not be returned.

The applications are to be submitted through the eRecruitment system (link below) no later than April 30th, 2015.

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.

In Espoo, April 7th, 2015.

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