Postdoctoral (research assistant) and advanced postdoctoral (research officer) positions in experimental physical chemistry are available in the gas-surface dynamics group of Prof. Gil Alexandrowicz in the new chemistry department at Swansea University, UK. The researcher will be working on a new EPSRC project ‘’Quantum controlled collisions; an empirical approach for studying the interaction potential of molecule-surface systems”. For more information on the EPSRC project please see the link below.
The research work will include performing quantum-controlled experiments using the magnetic molecular interferometer setup, as well as interpretation work aimed at relating the molecular interference patterns to the underlying molecule-surface interaction potential. There will also be opportunities to work on the theoretical aspects of the project if it is of interest, which would be performed in close collaboration with our partners from the theoretical chemistry group at Leiden University and would involve traveling to the Netherlands for training and collaborative discussions.
Details of the required qualifications for the two positions can be found on the Swansea University website linked at the bottom of this message.
Informal enquiries before applying are strongly encouraged, please contact Gil Alexandrowicz by email: g.n.alexandrowicz@swansea.ac.uk .
To learn more about the experimental technique and its capabilities see for example:
[1] O. Godsi et al. Nat Comm. 8, 15357 (2017).
[2] Y. Alkoby et al. Nat. Comm. 11, 3110 (2020).
[3] H. Chadwick et al. Nat. Comm. 13, 2287 (2022).
Link to research assistant position
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swansea/current-vacancies/details/?nPostingID=140518&nPostingTargetID=170654&ID=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&lg=UK&mask=suext
Link to research officer position
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swansea/current-vacancies/details/?nPostingID=140520&nPostingTargetID=170662&ID=QHUFK026203F3VBQB7VLO8NXD&lg=UK&mask=suext
Link to EPSRC project
https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/X037886/1 .
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