Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN
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Uprzejmie informujemy o nowych warunkach zatrudniania osób na stanowiska typu post-doc: limit czasu upływającego od uzyskania stopnia doktora dla aplikujących na te stanowiska kobiet może być przedłużony o 1,5 roku za każde urodzone bądź przysposobione dziecko.
Oferta pracy
Nazwa stanowiska: PhD student - Scholarship holder
Wymagania:
The candidate is required to have:
1. Master’s or Engineer’s degree in the field of Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field.
2. Strong background in 2D materials and electrochemistry, with knowledge of electrocatalysis being considered an advantage
3. Hands-on experience with inorganic materials synthesis, spectroscopy and microscopy techniques is an advantage
4. Advanced English communication skills.
Description of tasks:
A fully funded Ph.D. position is available within the SONATA 19 project “Defect Engineering of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction (NRR).” The goal of this research is to explore the electrocatalytic performance of defect-engineered layered TMDs using a combination of experimental techniques and theoretical simulations. The successful candidate will focus on exploring novel TMD-based materials and surface functionalization strategies aimed at enhancing their electrocatalytic activity toward NRR, thereby contributing to the development of a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative to the Haber–Bosch process for ammonia production. Within this framework, the doctoral candidate will conduct NRR experiments and support the demonstration of 2D materials in catalytic and photocatalytic applications, and optimize defect engineering.
The candidate will also perform frequent travels to the collaborators of this project at University College of London in U.K. and University of Chemistry and Technology Prague in Czechia and additionally, participate in synchrotron beamtime experiments, assisting with X-ray absorption spectroscopy techniques such as XANES and EXAFS.
The candidate is expected to:
• Conduct NRR experiments and assist in the demonstration of 2D materials in catalytic applications.
• Optimize defect engineering processes (vacancies, doping, single-atom engineering) in TMDs.
• Perform optical spectroscopy and collect TEM data
• Visit foreign institutes in London and Prague
Termin składania ofert: 31 lipca 2026, 00:00
Forma składania ofert: email
Warunki zatrudnienia:
The amount of the scholarship will be PLN 3,000 per month
Employment duration - 36 months
Form of employment: scholarship contract
Planned start date: October 1, 2025
Candidates who are selected for a potential interview will receive individual notification. The competition will be decided by 1 July 2025. In the event of a withdrawal of the selected candidate, we reserve the right to indicate the next person from the ranking list.
Questions regarding the announcement and application documents should be sent to the email address: Nikolaos.antonatos@pwr.edu.pl
The candidate must meet the criteria per the annex to the NCN Council Resolution No 124/2022 of 1 December 2022, terms and regulations for granting funds for the implementation of tasks financed in competitions organized by the National Science Centre in SONATA in competitions organized in SONATA 19 Grant