Student to work in Laboratory of Technology of Novel Functional Materials

Field: computational chemistry

Results of the competition:

As part of the conducted procedure, the Competition Committee recommended the candidatures of Jakub Mizera and Piotr Szkudlarek for these posts.



Description:

Title of the position: Student
Scientific discipline: computational chemistry
Job type: Scholarship
Number of job offers: 2
Remuneration/Stipend amount/month: 2500 PLN/month
Position starts on: 01.11.2019
Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 22 months
Institution: Laboratory of Technology of Novel Functional Materials
Project leader: dr inż. Paweł Szarek
Project title: Hi-Ox: Journey to the core of the atom – pushing the limits of the reachable oxidation states of metal atoms.
Project Description: Theoretical investigation, using quantum-mechanical methods, if molecules and ions of late transition metals and lanthanides are authentic minima (global or local) and how high barriers protect it against intramolecular reorganization leading to reduction of oxidation states and lowering of system energy.br />

Key responsibilities include:
Carrying out quantum mechanical calculations for selected molecular/molecular ion systems described in the application, data reduction, preparing material for a paper, participating in conferences, reporting progress.

Profile of candidates/requirements:
– the 3rd or 4th year student of Chemistry, Physics or similar sciences, – very good proficiency in English, – basic knowledge of LINUX/UNIX OS, – basic programming skills in any language, – motivation to conduct research.

Required documents:
– CV, – cover letter, – copy of transcript of grades, – list of achievements (publications, scholarships, awards, conference presentations, workshops, industrial placements, etc.).

We offer:
Scholarship 2500 PLN/month.

Please submit the following documents to: pawel.szarek@cent.uw.edu.pl

Applications should have title: “Hi-Ox application 2019”.

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Deadline: 20/10/2019

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Tags: theoretical chemistry, oxidation state, transition metals, lanthanide, fluoride, oxide, nitride