- JOB
- Czech Republic
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
- Department
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Computational chemistry
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions
- PhD Positions
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Horizon Europe
- Reference Number
- 101169312
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
In the framework of the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network LUMIERE - “Liquid phase Ultrafast photoeMIssion spEctroscopy of nonadiabatic photoREactions in biomimetic systems”, UCT Prague offers a PhD position supervised by prof. Petr Slavíček.
The network lead by FVB-MBI, Berlin runs from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2028 and is funded under the Horizon Europe programme. Altogether, the network will engage 10 PhD students to work on state-of-the-art projects under the supervision of internationally renowned leading experts in the field. The candidates will be exposed to different scientific environments, including small laboratories, large facilities, research laboratories in the private sector and outreach centers.
The LUMIERE network will provide a wide range of training activities including webinars, scientific courses and specific research training modules offered by the different partners of the network. The training programme will be complemented by schools on outreach activities, cutting-edge scientific topics and innovation management, which will be offered during the lifetime of the network.
UCT Prague will host a PhD candidate focusing on “Efficient Approaches for Modelling (Time-resolved) Photoemission Spectra in the Condensed Phase”
Objectives:
- Development of computational technology for modelling time-resolved photoemission spectra in the liquid phase.
- Development computation protocols for modelling photoelectron spectra in the core-electron regime.
Expected results:
- Advancement in the ab initio simulation methodology, allowing for a direct support of the simultaneously developed experimental techniques.
- Development of new software tools.
- Simulation of core level PES of biomimetic switches.
Techniques to be used:
Non-adiabatic dynamics simulations. Ab initio calculations. Statistical mechanics.
Planned secondment(s):
- At Fritz-Haber Institute of Max Planck Society, Berlin with Bernd Winter and Iain Wilkinson for data evaluation and comparison with ab initio theory in the core-level line of research.
- At FVB-MBI, Berlin with Oleg Kornilov for providing direct theory support for the experiments, starting with the oxopyrrole molecule.
- At Scuola Normale Superiore with Chiara Cappelli for expanding the solvent modelling methods.
- At University of Würzburg with Roland Mitric for theory modelling of photoemission spectra.
Where to apply
- petr.slavicek@vscht.cz
Requirements
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Computational chemistry
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
- The doctoral candidate will be enrolled in a PhD programme at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, one of the four UCT faculties.
- The doctoral candidate will be employed full-time for 36 months by UCT Prague, with a monthly gross salary of approx. 2 459 € (raised to 2 858 € in case the researcher is eligible for family allowance).
- The employment contract includes 40-hour working week, flexible working hours, 6 weeks of vacation, meals allowance, access to in-house language courses and to institutional childcare. Assistance with relocation to the Czech Republic is provided by experienced staff of the Welcome Office.
- UCT Prague facilities are located in the city of Prague, with excellent transport connection to the city center (just 3 metro stations off the Old Town) and the airport.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be in possession of a degree allowing for enrollment in a PhD programme.
- Supported researchers must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
- Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Czech Republic for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
Selection process
Candidates are required to provide the following to Petr.Slavicek@vscht.cz:
- CV,
- letter of motivation,
- transcript of records.
A first selection will be made on the basis of the application documents (CV, letter of motivation and transcript of records).
Candidates who pass this first selection step will be invited to an interview with the selection committee.
Additional comments
About UCT Prague
The University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UCT Prague) is one of the largest Central European educational and research centres performing cutting-edge research focused on chemistry, chemical and biochemical technologies, material and chemical engineering, food science, environmental studies and related disciplines. UCT Prague collaborates with more than 100 academic institutions worldwide, is active in industrial R&D, technology transfer and a wide range of projects supported by national and international providers, including Horizon Europe, COST, EEA/Norway Grants or Czech-UNDP Partnership for SDGs.
In QS World University Rankings, UCT Prague ranks 35th in the world in the Faculty Student Ratio thanks to the individual approach and a natural involvement of students in the research process.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
- Country
- Czech Republic
- City
- Prague
- Postal Code
- 16628
- Street
- Technicka 5
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
- Czech Republic
- City
- Praha
- Website
- Street
- Technická 5
- Postal Code
- 166 28