PhD position in Organic Chemistry, Finland: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki invites applications for 2 PhD student positions for a fixed term of a maximum of four years beginning on 1 August 2011.

The Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland is the leading and most diverse teaching and research community in its field in Finland. The Department engages in international high quality research, educates chemists with the skills and knowledge necessary to work as researchers and teachers both in Finland and abroad, and influences public decision making in matters relevant to its field. The PhD Program in Organic Chemistry admits 150 new students every year and currently has a total of 800 students.

Besides conducting research leading to the Ph.D thesis, each doctoral student shall participate in the supervision of laboratory work in organic chemistry, as well as in other teaching duties and activities at the Department. (more…)

International Graduate School of Chemistry at the University of Muenster is inviting applications for PhD Fellowship.

Applicants must hold a Master, Diploma or equivalent degree in chemistry (or in a related field such as physics, biology …) and should not be older than 28 years. Good functional knowledge of the English language is a mandatory prerequisite since the program is offered in this language. Knowledge of German is not essential for admission. The full program is offered in English language.

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PhD Research Fellow in Functional Inorganic Materials – (ref. no. 2011/3785)
A PhD Research Fellow is available at the Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo (http://www.kjemi.uio.no/), within the Functional Inorganic Materials research group under the supervision of Professor Serena Margadonna.

The fellowship is for a period of up to 4 years with 25 % compulsory work and is available from June 1, 2011. Starting date no later than October 1, 2011. The position is affiliated with the top-tier effort NAFUMA in the research group of Functional Inorganic Materials. NAFUMA is an integrated part of the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, and of the inGAP centre for research based innovation within catalysis and natural gas conversion. NAFUMA takes part in the national FME center on solar cell technology, and coordinates and holds many grants from the European Commission and the Research Council of Norway. The research environment is highly international, with adjunct professors, researchers, post docs and students of some 15 nationalities.

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PhD Position in Glass-Forming Biocompatible Ti-Based Materials at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain

The objective of this project is to tailor amorphous / glassy Ti-alloys containing neither toxic nor allergic additions and to understand the correlation between chemistry, glassy structure and mechanical response (elastic & plastic behavior). The project will make use of two processing options: controlled solidification (different casting methods, cooling rates ranging between 103-106 ºC/s) and powder metallurgy. Tasks: a) synthesis of glassy materials (different processing routes); b) in-depth structural characterisation (XRD, electron microscopy); c) glassy phase thermal stability and crystallization kinetics (using DSC, DTA, TGA); d) Net-shape processing – thermoplastic forming in supercooled liquid region; e) elastic and plastic deformation behavior (nanoidentation, ultrasonic measurements, mechanical tests etc); f) finite element simulations of the mechanical behaviour.

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