1. Υποτροφία στο University of Liverpool
One 42-month PhD studentship “Lithium-Air Battery” is available now at the
Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry, the
University of Liverpool.
The lithium-air battery offers 10x greater energy densities than
conventional lithium-ion batteries. This would deliver, for example,
electric vehicles with a driving range approaching 300 miles on a single
charge. However, there are a number of chemical and technical challenges to
overcome to achieve a practical system.
This PhD project will include use of various electrochemical and
spectroscopic techniques to investigate the fundamental chemical reactions
on planar and composite electrodes. The PhD student will work in an
interdisciplinary environment across the Stephenson Institute for Renewable
Energy and the Departments of Physics and Chemistry.
This studentship is open to EU/UK citizens.
The successful applicant should have or expect to achieve at least a 2:1
Honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in chemistry, physics,
materials science or a closely related subject. You should be highly
motivated and have competent English communication skills. A background in
electrochemistry would be an advantage.
Applications should include a cover letter, a full CV and the names of two
referees.
The initial studentship stipend is £13,590 per year.
For more details and how to apply please visit
http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/studentships/
The application will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.
For informal enquiries contact Dr. Laurence Hardwick at
laurence.hardwick@liverpool.ac.uk. (Ref Hardwick/www)
2. Υποτροφίες για διδακτορικό και post-doc (University of Padova) – Λήγει 6 Οκτώβρη.
http://www.chimica.unipd.it/fabrizio.mancin/pubblica/vacancies.htm
http://www.unipd.it/unipdWAR/page/unipd/studenti0/it_Book129_Page8
3. Post-doc στην Potenza
Development and validation of rules for automated interpretation of X-ray
photoelectron spectra (XPS expert system)
An opportunity has arisen for the University of Basilicata to appoint a
post-doctoral researcher to work at this university on a project carried
out in association with SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH, Berlin.
Web:www.specs.com
The research project is aimed at improving the interpretative power of XPS
data systems, such as associated with the PHOIBOS 100 MCD-5 model XPS in
use at the XPS laboratory of this University. The project aims to achieve
‘real time’ automatic processing of XPS spectra, during acquisition of the
survey scan on the basis of the rule-based methodology published by Prof.
J.E. Castle [1] of the University of Surrey, UK. Professor Castle will be
associated with the project as a consultant.
Software development will be carried out, interactively with the project,
by SPECS and trial samples run at the University of
Basilicata. Information gained in automated mode, such as film thickness
and surface composition, will be verified by analysis of the more detailed
scans of individual peaks in the spectrum using traditional ‘curve fitting’
methodology. A series of representative samples from user technologies will
be supplied or prepared for this purpose. Auxiliary measurements, such as
sensitivity factors or transmission functions will be made as necessary for
the interpretive work.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be fully conversant
with the use and operation of an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The
project will run for one year with an expected starting date in February
2012 (to be defined) at a salary of about 23.000 Euro (post-doc bursary):
further details may be obtained from
Prof. Anna Maria Salvi -Università della Basilicata- Web:www.unibas.it
Dipartimento di Chimica ‘Antonio Mario Tamburro’
Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10- 85100, Potenza- ITALY
Mobile: + 39 3204238516
Tel. +39 (0971) 20 6256 20 6255 Fax. +39 (0971) 20 5678
E-mail : anna.salvi@unibas.it
[1] J.E.Castle http://portal.surrey.ac.uk/eng/staff/staffac/CastleJ
‘Module to guide the expert use of XPS by corrosion scientists’ Review
article J.Vac.Sci.Technol.A 25, 1 (2007) and references therein cited