PhD Students
Post-doctoral Research Fellows
CJ-2008-34:
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow (2 years): NIST/NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship -- Chemical Properties of Nanoparticles (mostly experimental work) |
| Description: | Applications are invited for postdoctoral research in my laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) under the National Research Council Associateship program. This position is competitively awarded on the basis of an original 4-page research proposal that is written by the applicant. Applicants should contact me, the research advisor, to discuss and agree on the proposal topic. The laboratory is equipped to conduct studies of the physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles as determined by mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility. Suitable topics for proposals might include chemical and physical properties of ligand-capped nanoparticles, reaction mechanisms of nanoparticles as they degrade in simulated in vivo and terrestrial environments, catalysis, synthesis mechanisms, and covalent and noncovalent interactions between nanoparticles and biological substrates. Applicants should not feel confined to these topics and/or systems. The laboratory is organizationally situated in the NIST Computational Chemistry Group that includes theoreticians, computational chemists, and experimentalists. The group is designed to encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration in many areas of physical science. Application materials are on-line at http://www.national-academies.org/rap/. For research topics and other information, see http://www.nist.gov/compchem/hudgens/. |
| Salary: | 60000 $ / year |
| Requirements: | August 1, 2008 is the deadline for completing an application. Fellowship awards are granted competitively by judging the applicant's transcripts, letters of recommendation, and proposal. Before beginning tenure at NIST the fellow must hold a Ph.D. On August 1, 2008 candidates must have held a Ph.D. for less than 5 years. The Fellow may begin tenure in Jan 2009 but no later than one year after receipt of the initial offer letter from NIST. At the onset of tenure at NIST, the fellow must be a U.S. citizen. |
| Starting Date: | January 1st, 2009 |
| Location: |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD), Physical and Chemical Properties Division (Computational Chemistry Group) Web Site: http://www.nist.gov/compchem/ |
| Contact: |
Jeffrey W. Hudgens National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8380, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8380 Phone: +11 (301) 9752512; FAX: +11 (301) 8694020 EMail: Hudgens@nist.gov |
| Application Deadline: | August 1st, 2008 |
| Application Details: | Short Original Reseach Proposal, Application, univeristy transcripts, letter of recommendation. |
| Submission Date: | June 27th, 2008 |
CJ-2008-39:
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow (1 year+): Post-doctoral Researcher (up to 3 years) in Physical Chemistry / Chemical Physics (Genesis Research Institute, Inc., Japan) (experimental work) |
| Description: | A post-doctoral position is available in the field of chemistry and physics of atomic and molecular clusters. The contract will be renewed every year, and can be extended up to three years. The position is for a researcher working in the group of Professor Tamotsu Kondow, Toyota Technological Institute, who is leading one of the research projects of Genesis Research Institute, Inc. (GRI). GRI has been established for fundamental research in natural sciences since 1996 by Toyota Motor Co. and group companies (http://www.konpon.com). The successful person will be hired by GRI and will work in the laboratory of Professor Kondow. The research involves spectroscopic and mass spectrometric investigations of size-selected cluster ions in the gas phase. The following references feature ongoing studies, one of which the successful person will pursue; the subjects include electronic structures, chemical reactivity, and reaction dynamics of transition-metal clusters and their complexes: [1] J. Chem. Phys. (Communication) 127, 231101 (2007), Photon-trap spectroscopy of mass-selected ions in an ion trap: Optical absorption and magneto-optical effects [DOI: 10.1063/1.2822022]; [2] J. Phys. Chem. A (Feature article) 111, 7671 (2007), Dynamics of clusters initiated by photon and surface impact [DOI: 10.1021/jp0700377]; [3] J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 7664 (2007), Detection of OH stretching mode of CH3OH chemisorbed on Ni3+ and Ni4+ by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy [DOI: 10.1021/jp072548z]; [4] J. Chem. Phys. 125, 133404 (2006), How many metal atoms are needed to dehydrogenate an ethylene molecule on metal clusters?: Correlation between reactivity and electronic structures of Fen+, Con+, and Nin+ [DOI: 10.1063/1.2236117]. Available equipment includes IR, visible, and UV lasers, cluster ion sources (laser vaporization, magnetron sputtering, fast ion sputtering), mass spectrometers (TOF, quadrupole, and double focusing), an ion trap, a superconductor magnet, etc. Annual salary is about 5.4 million yen (a precedent in 2007). The starting date is to be discussed. |
| Requirements: | Qualified candidates should have a PhD degree in Physics, Chemistry, or related fields. It is desirable if they also have extensive experience in some of the following fields: laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, ion beams/traps, molecular beams, cluster science. |
| Starting Date: | November 1st, 2008 |
| Location: |
Genesis Research Institute, Inc., East Tokyo Laboratory (Group of Professor Tamotsu Kondow) Web Site: http://www.clusterlab.jp |
| Contact: |
Tamotsu Kondow Cluster Research Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute in East Tokyo Laboratory, Genesis Research Institute, Inc., 717-86 Futamata, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0001, Japan Phone: +81 (47) 3205920; FAX: +81 (47) 3278031 EMail: kondow@clusterlab.jp |
| Application Deadline: | October 10th, 2008 |
| Application Details: | Highly qualified candidates are encouraged to send an application to Professor Tamotsu Kondow (kondow@clusterlab.jp), including (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV with a photo attached, (3) a list of publications, (4) research achievements (1-2 pages), (5) research interests (1-2 pages), (6) a statement of qualifications relevant for the position, and (7) names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of two reviewers. |
| Submission Date: | August 11th, 2008 |
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