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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

PhD Studentship in Catalysis for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark




We are looking for a PhD-student to work in the field of electro-catalysis within the initiative Catalysis for Sustainable Energy (CASE). CASE is a cross disciplinary initiative with participation of 8 departments at DTU, see www.case.dtu.dk. The goal for the announced position is to develop new and efficient electro-catalysts for electrochemical hydrogenation of CO2 into solar fuels such as methanol or hydrocarbons by using a fuel cell assembly.
The preferred method will be of electrochemical nature and based on characterization of product by GC or mass spectroscopy. The project will be carried out at the Center for Individual Nanoparticle Functionality (CINF), see
www.cinf.dtu.dk, and will have access to the wide range of methods for characterization available here. CINF is located at the Department of Physics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and enjoy a close collaboration between theory, modeling, synthesis and test in a good social and scientific open environment.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have obtained excellent results in his/her BSc. and MSc studies and is expected to be well-motivated and hard working for pursuing a PhD degree. The employment is for a three-year period. Candidates for the PhD positions should have a Master’s degree in Physics, Chemistry or Engineering.


Approval and Enrollment
The scholarship for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrollment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the
DTU PhD Guide.

Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. It is currently roughly 28.500 DKK per month including 17.1% pension. The period of employment is 3 years.


The position is available beginning February 2012, but later appointment is also possible.


Further information
For further information about CASE and the research at CINF, please inspect:
www.case.dtu.dk and www.cinf.dtu.dk.

Application
We must have your online application by
25 January 2012. Please open the link "apply for this job online", fill in the application form and attach the following documents;
  • A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • List of publications
  • Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
  • Conversion of grade averages to Danish grades (see guidelines and excel spreadsheet here
  • Names (and e-mail addresses or telephone numbers) of 2-3 references.
The complete application file is preferable assembled into one PDF file! (upload the file under “attach CV”)

Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree, but cannot begin before having received it.


All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.



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