Description:
Title of the position: Postdoc in the Laboratory of Technology of Novel Functional Materials
Scientific discipline: chemistry
Job type: Contract
Number of job offers: 1
Remuneration/Stipend amount/month: 7500
Position starts on: 15.08.2019
Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 24
Institution: Laboratory of Technology of Novel Functional Materials
Project leader: Prof. dr hab. Wojciech Grochala
Project title: SILVERLAND. Unique silver route to superconducting cuprate analogs.
Project Description: Project is highly interdisciplinary and is conducted in broad international cooperation. Four world-class experts from Slovenia, Italy, USA and Singapore are official partners of Polish scientists. Moreover, many more researchers from China, Great Britain, Switzerland, Georgia, Slovak Rep., Italy, USA and Poland are participating in the project. So called silver difluoride (AgF2) is the main precursor material; it will undergo numerous modifications using advanced crystal engineering, as well as will constitute the basis for a number of unprecedented chemical stoichiometries. We will investigate the structure of materials (i.e. the way atoms are arranged in the solids), the nature of chemical bonds, as well as superconducting behaviour. Substantial support in the project is offered by the state-of-the-art theoretical calculations using supercomputers at ICM, The University of Warsaw; the calculations and modeling will give us better understanding of the manufactured samples.
Our ambitious goal is to generate new better superconductors, which could be used without necessity of cooling them at all – this alone constitutes a nontrivial scientific goal and every step counts which we can make towards that dream. We would also like to preserve the lead position of the Warsaw team in the research on fluoroargentates, which we gained during nearly 2 decades of hard work on many chemical systems. Several young scientists will be trained to take the lead in the future. In a more distant perspective, one may think of important consequences for the country and the society. According to the US Geological Survey, Poland has the largest documented silver ore deposits in the world. Perhaps, based on the basic research contained in this project, new interesting applications could be found for this valuable semi-precious metal, while benefiting our society and civilization.
Key responsibilities include:
experimental research using modern molecular spectroscopy, particularly optical spectroscopy (Raman, IR, UV-vis, etc)
Profile of candidates/requirements:
proficiency in spectroscopic methods, particularly optical spectroscopy (Raman, IR, UV-vis, scattering, transmission & reflective methods); knowledge of Ag(2+) chemistry and physics is welcome
Required documents:
PhD Diploma or its transcript / translation; CV including list of papers published; motivation letter; list of 2 persons with tel. & e-mail, who may be asked for reference letter
We offer:
Work in a research project financed by the National Science Center
Please submit the following documents to: submission of documents by e-mail to w.grochala@cent.uw.edu.pl by 10 July; being ready for interview with commission in the second half of July; being ready to begin work starting Aug 15
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Deadline: 10/07/2019
Tags: spectroscopy, solid state, silver (2+)
