International Scholarships

The Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL) invites applications for a Ph.D. position in theoretical chemistry and chemical physics. The preferred start date is between January and August 2008. The successful candidate will use quantum-mechanical and semiclassical methods to explain physicochemical properties … [More Info]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION available to study kinetics and photochemistry of homogeneous and heterogeneous atmospheric reactions by using laser photolysis in combination with cavity ring-down spectroscopy or with time-resolved FTIR. Ph.D. in physical, analytical, or atmospheric chemistry required. Experience in laser spectroscopy and photochemistry preferred. Application Send CV and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Lei Zhu, … [More Info]

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellow to work in the development of methodologies for teaching organic chemistry to blind people. The position is within the research group of Prof. Ana M. Lobo in the Department of Chemistry at FCT – New University of Lisbon, Portugal (http://www.cqfb.fct.unl.pt/qoa/AL.html). The successful candidate will be part of an … [More Info]

A PhD student position in synthetic organic chemistry directed towards design of novel compounds with potential functions as molecular electronics components is available in the group of Prof. Henrik Ottosson at the Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. The project will beside synthesis in organosilicon chemistry also include close interaction with computational chemists and physicists … [More Info]

Research Schools of Chemistry & Environment wish to appoint 6 PhD fellows in the following themes by research school, for 3 years starting on September 1st, 2008. Successful applicants will enrol at the Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen, under the auspices of the specific research school. The individual research school administers a special … [More Info]

The Paul Scherrer Institut is a centre for multi-disciplinary research and one of the world’s leading user laboratories. With its 1200 employees it belongs as an autonomous institution to the Swiss ETH domain and concentrates its activities on solid-state research and material sciences, elementary particle and astrophysics, energy and environmental research as well as on … [More Info]

A Ph.D. position is offered within the area of “Nanomaterials for solar cells” at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The Norwegian Research Council and the American National Science Foundation is financing a new project on nanostructured thin films for hybrid solar cells. The main objective of … [More Info]