Postdoc in chemistry of bio-based polymer materials - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

With a focus on sustainability, this project aims to find out how agriculture-sourced materials should be processed and chemically modified to enable replacement of today´s bulk thermoplastics.

The scientific objectives of this project are:
i) In-depth understanding of how to create a material based on the unique spatial and compositional structure of the biomass,
ii) In-depth understanding of the chemical and morphological structures over length scales ranging over several orders of magnitude,
iii) Chemical modification of the biomass for thermoplasticity, and
iv) Structural and chemical relationships for how modification processes affect the functionality of the materials.

The project is part of the research center FibRe - Vinnova competence centre - funded by Vinnova. You will have great opportunities to work within a large network within academia and industry in Sweden.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Collaboration with Sweden’s agricultural cooperative, industry, and other universities.
• Access to top-equipped research and laboratory facilities.
• The opportunity to establish a transdisciplinary network.
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• You have good scientific skills.
• You have excellent knowledge of English, both written and oral, that is English equivalent to English B/6, Entry requirements for doctoral studies

Personal skills

• Your ability to co-operate is good and you can also work independently.
• You possess a good problem-solving ability.
• You are aware of diversity and equal treatment issues.
• You have a good pedagogical ability.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in polymer chemistry, organic chemistry or polymer technology, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline

Previous experience in polysaccharides or biorefining is strongly qualifying.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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