Postdoc in Polymer Technology

Job description

Division of Polymer Technology is looking for a postdoc interested in sustainable and circular polymer materials with low environmental impact. Read more of the research at the Division at: https://www.kth.se/fpt/polymer-technology. The announced position focuses on the development of green processes and polymer materials for increasing the circularity of light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEC). The project is a collaboration with Umeå University where novel LEC devices are being developed.

The work tasks include:

• Laboratory work to develop materials that enable easier disassembly and reuse of device components, including potential replacement of fossil-based components with biobased alternatives
• Evaluation and dissemination of the results in the form of scientific publications

This recruitement is connected to the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE, wise-materials.org). WISE, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and will encompass major efforts at Sweden´s foremost universities over the course of 10 years. The vision is a sustainable future through materials science.

Read more at https://wise-materials.org

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

Read more about what it is like to work at KTH

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• For the position relevant scientific expertise demonstrated by high-quality publications in international scientific journals
• Good experimental laboratory skills

Personal traits you need to have

• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Research experience in polymer synthesis and characterization, material recycling, dynamic covalent chemistry, and/or light-emitting electrochemical cells or other related devices
• The ability to inform about research and development work in written and orally

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received by KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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About KTH

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1. Minna Hakkarainen, minna@kth.se