Postdoctoral Fellow
Publication date:
19 February 2025Workload:
100%Contract type:
Unlimited employment- Place of work:Villigen PSI
Job summary
Join the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland's largest research hub. Be part of innovative projects in sustainable chemistry and catalysis.
Tasks
- Conduct research on alkane dehydrogenation with zeolites.
- Synthesize and characterize active materials using advanced techniques.
- Publish findings and participate in national and international conferences.
Skills
- PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering required.
- Experience with analytical methods for catalytic processes.
- Solid knowledge in physical chemical methods for catalyst characterization.
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- Research on the alkane dehydrogenation over copper-containing zeolites
- Active material synthesis and characterization using variety of physical chemical techniques
- Reactor tests and kinetic analysis
- In situ studies of working active material, experimenting at the PSI large scale facilities
- Preparation of publications based on the obtained results, participation in national and international conferences
- PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- Experience in analytical methods for monitoring the catalytic processes or gas-phase reactions
- Solid knowledge in physical chemical methods for characterization of solid catalysts
- Very good command in English
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
Your employment contract is limited to 1 year.
Please submit your application online by 1 April 2025 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 5702-00).
Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Robin Schmid, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
