Applications are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Nanoscience programme. The position is available from 1 February 2015 or later.

Title:

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of reducible metal-oxide surfaces

Research area and project description:

Qualified physics or nanotechnology students with an interest in atomic-scale characterization of surfaces and a recent MSc degree are invited to send their application for an open PhD position in surface physics and nanotechnology at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark. The successful candidate will be based at the Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) group at Aarhus University where you will work with surface science characterization of VOx/TiO2 model catalysts for NOx abatement using Scanning Probe Microscopy (STM, noncontact-AFM), and other surface science equipment. 

More about the project here: More information on the project here: http://inano.au.dk/cat-c

Qualifications and specific competences:

Applicants should have a recent master’s degree (3-year PhD programme) or 4-years of studies (4-year PhD programme) in physics or nanotechnology with an excellent and documented exam record. Candidates with strong knowledge in solid state/condensed matter physics, UHV-based scanning probe microscopy, surface science or equivalent will be favored. The candidate should be available to start from end of 2014 or soon after.

Place of Employment and Place of Work:

iNANO, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (www.inano.dk), was established in 2002 and at present is a major research and education center based at the University of Aarhus hosting 60 senior scientists, ~100 postdocs and ~160 Ph.D students. The center combines expertise and faculty from physics, chemistry, molecular biology and medicine to carry out world class interdisciplinary research in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The center gives access to a broad range of infrastructure, tools and expertise including clean-room facilities. With a 5 year undergraduate nanotechnology program and nanoscience graduate school (www.inanoschool.dk) the center provides a full educational environment. In addition to the large base of basic research, the center has a large number of ongoing industrial projects and partnerships.

Contacts:

Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact:

Associate Prof. Jeppe Vang Lauritsen (jvang@inano.au.dk) or Senior Researcher Stefan Wendt (swendt@inano.au.dk) for further information.

 

Application procedures:

Before you apply:

  • Information and attachments:

    Please be aware that you must have all relevant appendices, attachments, addresses for referees, etc. ready when you apply, as the entire application must be uploaded to the system in one go.
  • Documentation of language skills:

    If English is a secondary language it is required that your English qualifications are documented. The English language requirement at Graduates School of Science and Technology is comparable to an “English B level” in the Danish upper secondary school (“gymnasium”).

English language qualifications comparable to an “English B level” is documented by one of the following tests:

  • TOEFL test, minimum score: 560 (paper-based test) or 83 (internet-based test)
  • IELTS (academic) test, minimum average score: 6.5 points
  • Cambridge ESOL Examinations:
    Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE)
    Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

When to take the test and how to upload the documentation:

The test result must not be more than two years old at the time of application.

The English language test should be taken before applying for admission and uploaded under “language skills documentation” in the online application form.

It is possible to apply for admission before you have taken the test. In this case documentation stating that you have signed up for a test (please state expected submission date) must be uploaded. If the test result is not part of the original application the test result is to be sent to sphd@psys.au.dkno later than one month after the application deadline.

The following applicants are exempted from documenting their English qualifications/taking a test:

  • Applicants with citizenship from the following countries Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, or one of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden).
  • Applicants with a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme completed in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, or United States.
  • Applicants able to document that English was the language of instruction during their Bachelor’s and/or Master’s programme. This must be documented by uploading an official document from the institution stating this under “language skills documentation”.

The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.

 

How to apply:

1)      Find the application form:

Go to http://talent.au.dk/phd/scienceandtechnology/opencalls/ 

Choose November 2014 Call with deadline 1 November 2014 at 11.59 PM MET.

You will be directed to the call, and must choose the programme 'Nanoscience'

 

2)     Fill in the following information: 

  • Personal information
  • Academic background
  • Admission
  • Financing (if any)
  • Study: In the dropdown menu you must choose the project: " Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of reducible metal-oxide surfaces "
  • Source (how you found out about the call)

3)      Application attachments: 

Please be aware that you cannot submit the application if one or several of these documents have not been uploaded. 

As a minimum you must upload the following application material (pdf-files only, max. 20 MB, no zip): 

  • Reference letter (as a minimum 1 must be uploaded)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Motivation (max. 1 page)
  • One merged file with scanned copies of diploma(s) and transcript(s) of records for all university degrees. Please include the original documents as well as a certified English translation, if the original is not in Scandinavian or English. Please enter your unweighted grade average calculated according to the national grading scale for BSc and MSc separately.
  • Project description (½-4 pages). For technical reasons, you must upload a project description. When - as here - you apply for a specific project, please simply copy the project description above, and upload it as a PDF in the application. If you wish to, you can indicate an URL where further information can be found.  Please note that we reserve the right to remove scientific papers, large reports, theses and the like.
  • Documentation of language skills if required.

 

Please note:

The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.

Online application

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