FOM - Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
Delft/Leiden, Netherlands
Research
The project aims at the design and synthesis of specific conjugated organic molecules that will be used in a variety of charge transport experiments, including single molecule conductance and ultrafast spectroscopy of charge transfer in donor-bridge-acceptor systems. The use of single molecules as functional electronic components represents the ultimate size limit for electronics. Therefore, the study of charge transport on the single molecule level is of large fundamental en practical interest. On this small scale, quantum mechanical effects such as quantum interference will play an important role and should be considered explicitly.
The project is part of a FOM programme on the effects of quantum interference effects in single molecules. In this program, five groups from Delft and Leiden from a variety of disciplines (organic synthesis, single molecule conductance, time resolved spectroscopy and theory) collaborate to gain fundamental knowledge on quantum effects in single molecules. For these studies a variety of π-conjugated molecules is needed that will be designed specifically for studying these effects.
Job description
We seek a talented and ambitious postdoctoral researcher for a challenging multidisciplinary research project in synthetic organic chemistry and nanoscience, studying synthesis and application of conjugated molecules.
Location
The major part of this work will be performed in the Advanced Soft Matter (Dr. R. Eelkema) and Optoelectronic Materials sections (Dr. Ferdinand Grozema) at the Department of Chemical Engineering of TU Delft.
Requirements
FOM prefers candidates who have Qualifying experience (e.g. as PhD student or postdoctoral researcher) in a scientific research institute abroad.
The successful applicant will already have a PhD in Chemistry, or have submitted a thesis prior to taking up the appointment. We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in synthetic organic chemistry, preferably with additional experience in synthesizing and handling conjugated molecules, and their optical characterization. Experience and practical skills in the synthesis and analysis of the structure and properties of complex molecules are essential. You must have practical skills and experience of multi-step organic synthesis, the ability to analyze and optimize reaction processes, and the ability to select and execute appropriate purification techniques, particularly chromatographic methods for isolating analytically pure compounds on a range of reaction scales (5 mg to 5 g). Experience in the following areas is desirable: (a) multi-step organic synthesis of extended π-systems: dyes or molecular organic semiconductors, (b) NMR, HPLC (c) optical spectroscopy (UV-VIS, fluorescence) of dyes or molecular organic semiconductors. It is essential that you are able to demonstrate competence in these areas, as judged by publications (or papers in press) in high quality peer reviewed journals. Very good spoken and written English is mandatory.
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