Tampere University of Technology (TUT) is an active scientific community of 2,000 employees and more than 10,000 students. The University operates in the form of a foundation and has a long-standing tradition of collaboration with other research institutions and business life. Many of the fields of research and study represented at the University play a key role in addressing global challenges.
The Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering undertakes world-class research in the areas of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering. The Department shares the common long-term focus of developing new and sustainable concepts and processes for resource recovery and for the development of renewable energy technologies.
The position will be located at TUT in the Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, supervised by Academy Research Fellow Nuno Candeias. The work will be carried out in collaboration with other research groups from Finland and abroad.
Job description:
TUT offers a timeless research topic in the development of new synthetic ways based on new silyl hydrides to de-functionalize vicinal diols with the aim to develop new tools for the deoxygenation of polyols. The synthetic laboratory work performed by the candidate will be complemented with density functional theory calculations.
The duties of all doctoral students include teaching duties that amount to approximately 5% of their annual working hours, unless there are justified reasons to the contrary.
Requirements:
The successful candidate must hold an applicable higher university degree and a research plan for the completion of a doctorate, that will be prepared according to TUT’s instructions after the suitable candidate is found. The candidate must have demonstrated, during his or her studies towards the higher university degree or otherwise, the competence and motivation to pursue postgraduate studies and complete a doctoral degree. A certificate of proficiency in the English language for students whose first language is not Finnish or English will be required from the chosen candidate within four months after being appointed for the position.
A successful applicant should be highly motivated in experimental science, able to take initiatives, and have a background in synthetic organic chemistry or homogeneous catalysis. Prior experience in working with vicinal diols, silanes or combining experimental work with density functional theory studies will be considered as a benefit.
The salary will be based on both the job demands and the employee’s personal performance in accordance with the University Salary System.
Location: Tampere, Finland
The closing date for applications is 17 August 2015 (at 12.00 pm EEST).
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