Postdoctoral position in materials science

Applications are invited from highly-motivated scientists for a postdoctoral position (fixed-term for two years) at the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, one of the leading research institutions in the field of physical chemistry, located in Prague, Czech Republic.

The project deals with the design, synthesis of crystalline coordination polymers (CPs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), defect engineering, and applications of their physical properties. CPs and MOFs represent a class of 1D, 2D and 3D nanostructures composed of metal nodes and organic ligands. We study their advanced optical, electronic and magnetic properties, especially the impact of intrinsic and induced defects on luminescence, fluorescence life-time, coherent light emission, electrical conduction or molecular magnetism.

The successful candidate is expected to synthesize crystalline CPs and MOFs, and carry out experimental studies of some of the following physical properties: photoluminescence, electroluminescence, fluorescence lifetime, coherent emission (single-photon emission, lasing), electrical transport or molecular magnetism. Depending on your skills, you will carry out/benefit from calculations of the band structure and optical properties based on the density-functional theory.

You will join an international research team:  https://homepage.univie.ac.at/hidetsugu.shiozawa/

Type of contract: Temporary

Job status: Full-time

Offer starting date: As soon as possible

Requirements
Applicants are expected to hold a PhD degree or equivalent research experience in physics, chemistry, engineering or another relevant discipline. Applicants should have excellent academic qualifications and outstanding communication skills with an excellent proficiency in English.

Skills and experience in some of the following research topics and methods: synthesis and characterization of CPs, MOFs or related materials (e.g. coordination compounds, covalent-organic frameworks), electrochemical analysis, optical spectroscopy (Raman, UV-Vis-IR, photoluminescence), time-resolved fluorescence, time-correlated single photon counting, lasing, light-emitting diodes, molecular magnetism, and density-functional theory.

Eligibility criteria
If you are interested, please send your CV and list of publications to recruitmentjh-inst.cas.cz (recruitment[at]jh-inst[dot]cas[dot]cz) AND hide.shiozawajh-inst.cas.cz (hide[dot]shiozawa[at]jh-inst[dot]cas[dot]cz).
Please, write in the subject line of your email SC2022_01.

Benefits
- 25 days paid leave of absence (holidays) per year + 3 days of paid sick leave in addition  to the statutory insurance
- Flexible working-time, the possibility of part-time work, work-life balance
- Lunch vouchers
- Subsidy for sport and cultural activities
- Recreation subsidy, recreation subsidy for children
- Possibility of attending children groups of the CAS
- Possibility to use discounts in recreation centers of the CAS
- Sports goods rental, free parking, trade union library
- Language courses
- Accommodation facilities

Selection Process

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