I would like to bring the following opportunities to your attention and would be
grateful if you could forward this announcement to interested candidates:

In our newly established Physical Chemistry group at the University of Siegen
(www.uni-siegen.de ) we will have openings for
prospective Ph.D. students and postdocs. The research topics include:

- Investigation and development of new surface reactions and transport processes in
polymeric biointerface platforms

- Investigation of fundamentals of new concepts for intelligent polymeric sensor
coatings for label-free detection

- Dynamics in Confined Systems by AFM approaches


In general, the Physical Chemistry group is focused on the physical chemistry of
organic & polymeric surfaces and interfaces, biointerfaces, molecular properties and
dynamics in confined systems, as well as surface forces and surface analysis with
scanning force microscopy. We offer in addition to a good infrastructure with
state-of-the-art equipment an optimal embedding of our projects into the
multidisciplinary environment of the Center for Micro- and Nanochemistry and the
Forschergruppe "Lab on Microchip" in Siegen.



Prerequisites for Ph.D. Graduate Students are a M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in
chemistry, with focus on "Physical Chemistry", "Polymer Chemistry or Physics" or
"Materials Science" , excellent mastering of the English language, excellent
communication skills, and an undergraduate course record in nanotechnology.
Postdoctoral Research Associates (with Ph.D. degree) are expected to have a proven
record of graduate research excellence in a project-relevant areas, a corresponding
publication record, as well as a strong AFM background.



For more detailed information please contact me directly at
schoenherr@chemie.uni-siegen.de