PhD/postdoc position (m/f/d) for cage-based materials for multiple transport mechanisms
Application deadline: 18 Juni 2025
Offering institution: Chair of Inorganic Chemistry IV
The position will be filled as soon as possible and is temporary limited. Salary is based on pay grade 13 TV-L 50% (PhD) or 13 TV-L 67% (postdoc).
The project:
In the project we develop coordination cage-based materials for ionic and electronic transport. After detailed investigations of the cage properties in solution-state, the cages will be transferred into the solid-state utilizing them as porous building blocks. Strategies therefore will include the linkage of the cages and the embedment into various materials leading to hybrid materials. We aim to investigate not only proton or electron conductivity independently, but also the complex interplay of these transport mechanisms.
Job-specific tasks:
- Synthesis of ligands and coordination cages
- Characterisation of the cages in solution by various techniques including 1D and 2D NMR, DOSY, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy
- Transfer of the coordination cages into the solid state either by various strategies e.g. linkage of the cages or transfer into hybrid materials
- Characterisation of the solid-state materials and their transport properties by various techniques including XRD, physisorption, NMR, impedance spectroscopy
Job-specific profile:
- Above average master’s degree in chemistry or strongly-related fields (diploma or equivalent)
- Solid background in coordination chemistry and materials science
- Experience in organic (ligand) synthesis, coordination chemistry and supramolecular chemistry (e.g. cage materials, COFs, MOFs,…)
- Dynamic and open-minded personality who enjoys conducting cutting-edge research in an interdisciplinary collaborative research centre
- Ability to work independently and organised
- Commitment, high flexibility, team spirit
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Please apply online via our University of Bayreuth application portal with relevant application documents (succinct motivation letter; short summary of research background including Master project; CV; certificates, and copies of records of your BSc and MSc) by 18.06.2025 using the keyword "MultiTrans". The documents will be deleted after the position has been filled in accordance with data protection requirements.
If you have any questions, please contact: Jun. Prof. Hannah Kurz (hannah.kurz@uni-bayreuth.de).