Postdoc in Organometallic Polynuclear Chemistry

Apply no later than 17 August 2018

A 1 year postdoc fellowship is now available at DTU Chemistry, starting as soon as possible. The project will be under supervision of Assistant Professor Martin Nielsen and is funded by a DFF-Danish ERC-support program.

Responsibilities and tasks

We are seeking a very ambitious person, who is eager and able to contribute significantly to establishing a field of designing and synthesizing polynuclear coordination complexes, for homogeneous organometallic polynuclear chemistry with novel reactivities. The focus will be on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing well-defined polynuclear inorganic coordination complexes. The aim is to develop novel chemistry based on these clusters. This involves:

• Organic syntheses of new ligands
• Inorganic syntheses of novel polynuclear coordination complexes
• In-depth structural and property characterizations of all new compounds
• Testing and optimizing for novel organometallic transformations

Participation in supervision of students of all levels will be an integrated part of the job, and acquisition of teaching experience is supported. In specific, this position includes supervision of, and collaboration with, a PhD student throughout the whole period.

Other content of the position:

• Scientific production and research potential at an international level
• Scientific experience basis, preferably including international experience
• Innovative skills and the ability to generate new ideas
• Ability and willingness to work in a highly ambitious research group that aims to establish new research fields, and thus is prepared to take greater scientific risks than the general trend is in academia
• Ability to communicate scientific results at both an academic level and in layman’s terms
• Ability and eagerness to attract independent funding. It is required that you apply at third party funding agencies for your own independent research funding, which can complement this funding for your stay. Success with these applications is not a prerequisite for staying in this position, but excellent applications are expected
• The research plan (see application procedure)

We offer

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

The Nielsen group offers a demanding, exciting, and dynamic work environment.

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The period of employment is one year, with the possibility of extending to two years. If independent funding is attracted by the applicant, the period may be prolonged.

Salary and terms of employment

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Assistant Professor Martin Nielsen, +45 2465 1045, e-mail: marnie@kemi.dtu.dk, or Head or Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Professor Jens Øllgaard Duus, e-mail: jduus@kemi.dtu.dk.

You can read more about DTU Chemistry on www.kemi.dtu.dk.

Application procedure:

All your materials in English in one PDF file

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Research plan (max. 2 pages including graphics and references. See below for more information)
• Tentative list of agencies/programs to apply for funding at (min. 1 program. See below for more information)
• List of publications and presentations
• Up to 3 recommendation letters or academic referees contact details
• Diploma (MSc/PhD)