4 PhD in Industrial Sustainable Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Ημερομηνία ανάρτησης 11/12/2017
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The Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) has 5 PhD positions available for exciting applied research projects in close collaboration with industrial partners LEGO, Avantium and others. PhD 4 will work in close collaboration with and partly at the UVA IBED institute (Dr Albert Tietema and Dr John Parsons). A 5th PhD candidate within this project will work at the UVA Psychology Department (Dr Frenk van Harreveld) in collaboration with the University of Leiden (Prof Bas Haring) to investigate consumer behavior and communication strategies with respect to sustainable materials.

We are currently exploring various new polyester materials from sustainable sugar or CO2-based building blocks (monomers). In the next 5 years we want to develop scalable process options for a series of novel polymer materials that can compete on price and performance and have better end-of-life performance when ending up in nature.

– PhD1: Developing (modified) monomer options (e.g polymerizable esters) and polyester synthesis strategies. Developing recipes for polymerization scale-up for polymers developed by PhD2 and PhD3.
– PhD2: Developing polyesters for injection molding applications (in close collaboration with LEGO as an industrial partner).
– PhD3: Developing polyesters for packaging (Film, bottle) and fiber applications (in close collaboration with AVANTIUM as an industrial partner).
– PhD4: Identifying/developing novel polymer (and monomer) biodegradation testing assays for handling large numbers of samples and developing a fundamental understanding of the effect of the environment (soil, sediment, freshwater, marine), environmental parameters (pH, EC, temperature, light) and the effect of molecular parameters (molecular weight, Tg, Tm, crystallinity, etc) on polymer (bio)degradation (in close collaboration with IBED at the UVA).

The PhD candidates should be creative thinkers that like challenging projects.

PhD1, PhD2 and PhD3 candidates preferably have a background in organic synthesis (and catalysis), with an affinity for materials and applied research and with interest to use analytical methods (e.g. NMR, GC/LC-MS, DSC, TGA, GPC, etc.) as well as polymer performance evaluations.

PhD4 candidate preferably has a background in biotechnology or biogeochemistry and should have affinity with method/assay development. Experience in polymer materials and high throughput assay development and application is preferred.

The selection process commences immediately, but will close when suitable candidates have been found.

Requirements

A MSc degree in chemistry with a substantial (organic) chemistry/ polymer chemistry component is required (PhD1, PhD1 and PhD3). Applicants with experience and affinity in biotechnology and biogeochemistry as well as high throughput testing (PhD4) have a clear advantage. The ability to collaborate and adapt in an international team is required and candidates must possess good communication skills in oral and written English. Due to limitations in recruitment budget we will preferably consider candidates that are currently in Europe.

Conditions of employment

Positions are available starting from 1 January 2018, and we will recruit until all positions have been filled.
The candidate will be appointed full-time at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) on a temporary base for a maximum period of four years (18 months plus a further 30 months after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €2,222 in the first year to €2,840 in the final year, according to the Dutch salary scales for PhD candidates. This is excl. 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end of year bonus.

Further details: 4 PhD in Industrial Sustainable Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)

 

The closing date is 15 December 2017.

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