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PhD Position in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Sweden

The PhD position is for four years, extendable to a maximum of five years by including department duties at a level of at most 20% (typically teaching).
Qualifications required: To qualify for a Ph D position the applicant must have at least a bachelor degree or equivalent of basic university education with a major in chemistry. It will be seen as a merit if the candidate has a master degree in chemistry. We are looking for a devoted and hard-working candidate willing to work in an interdisciplinary and stimulating research field.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 March, 2011

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Johan Gadolin Scholarship for PhD and Postdoctoral Programme in Chemistry 2011, Finland

The Johan Gadolin scholarship programme was founded in 2007. It is funded by the Åbo Akademi Foundation and coordinated by the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre, a National Centre of Excellence.

The Johan Gadolin Scholarship-programme invites PhD students and post docs to join the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre for a period between 3 to 12 months in the city of Turku in the south-west of Finland. They participate in ongoing research projects and benefit from an innovative top-level research environment. Scholars from 12 different countries worldwide have participated in the programme.The Process Chemistry Centre at Åbo Akademi University is looking for capable PhD students and post docs focusing on the areas of:

  • Biofuel combustion and functional inorganic materials (.doc)
  • Catalysis and kinetics, reaction engineering (.doc)
  • Chemical aspects of wood, pulping and papermaking, biorefinery (.doc)
  • Electroactive materials, chemical sensors, environmental and on-line analysis (.doc)

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

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