2 PhD positions: Atmospheric Multiphase Chemistry 1227 views

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is inviting applications for projects related to atmospheric multiphase chemistry and is seeking two PhD Students.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Photochemical processes in atmospheric aerosol particles are important for their overall burden and life-time as well as for the gas phase composition and the atmospheric oxidation capacity.
• The selected fellows will use state of the art techniques in trace gas sensing and a novel online aerosol mass spectrometry method but also techniques available at PSI’s large research facilities, such as X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning transmission X-Ray microspectroscopy.
• The feedbacks between transition metal induced peroxy radical chemistry in aerosol particles with nitrogen oxides, halogen compounds and the organic aerosol composition will be investigated.
• As a PhD candidate he/she will be enrolled at ETH Zürich.

Requirements:

• Applicant should have a Master or equivalent in physical, analytical or environmental chemistry.
• Applicant should bring interest in molecular scale processes of the atmosphere.
• Applicant should be motivated to work in an interdisciplinary team.

Applications:

Submit application online including addresses of referees for the position as a PhD Student (index no. 5601-00).