The Amorphous Materials Laboratory (amoLab) at the Department of Chemistry at Aarhus University, Denmark, is seeking candidates for a two-year postdoctoral position. In case further external funding is secured within the academic area and the candidate is assessed obviously qualified for, an extension is possible for up to a total maximum of 4 years of employment as a postdoc.
The amoLab has strong research activities in synthesis and characterization of novel amorphous materials for technological innovations. The research focus areas are phase-change materials for future memory devices, and amorphous metals (metallic glasses) for structural and functional applications. The present postdoc position is aimed at applying advanced X-ray/neutron scattering and the state-of-the-art thermal analytical techniques to understand their atomic-scale structures and relevant properties. The candidate is required to have hands-on experience in synthesis/fabrication and characterization of novel amorphous materials as well as theoretical knowledge of glass and liquid science.
Starting date: Dec.1, 2020 or as soon as possible.
Place of work: Department of Chemistry, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
The successful candidate will be involved in materials research in collaboration with other members of the Department of Chemistry and the Villum center on Dynamic Crystallography. The candidates must have a PhD (or be at the final stage towards the PhD degree) in chemistry, physics, materials science, or related fields.
The Department of Chemistry at Aarhus University (www.chem.au.dk) is one of the leading European chemistry departments with a broad research programs. It has a permanent staff of ~30 full and associate professors, a support-staff of ~30 people, ~150 PhD students and postdocs and around 500 students. The Villum center is affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) (www.inano.au.dk) as well as the Aarhus Center for Integrated Materials Research (iMAT) (www.imat.au.dk). iMAT integrates a diverse range of basic and applied materials research areas across departments and centers and thereby strongly contribute to solving some of the Grand Challenges of modern society.
Aarhus University was founded in 1928 and is a top research university in Denmark. It has been consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the world. It was ranked No. 60 in the Shanghai ranking (2019) and among the world’s 100 best universities in 15 out of 48 subjects in the QS World University Rankings by subject. For more information, please visit https://international.au.dk/.
For more information about the amoLab, please visit:
https://chem.au.dk/en/research/research-areas/inorganicchemistrymaterialschemistry/amorphous-materials-laboratory/
or contact Assistant Professor Shuai Wei (shuai.wei@chem.au.dk).
Applications including a cover letter (including a description of qualifications), CV, full publication list, and the names of references must be uploaded before Sept.30, 2020 for a full consideration. The evaluation of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
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Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University’s website.