Job details

Recruitment result
Place of work

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PAS Team 30. Nuclear Hyperpolarization of Molecular Systems and Nanomaterials

Funding institution

NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE

Project description

Project title, type and project number

SONATA 18, Project no. 2022/47/D/ST4/00846, entitled “Novel insight into complex reactions. A portable setup for Time-resolved Non-uniform sampling and Laplace NMR”

Project leader

Dr. Mateusz Urbańczyk

Description

This project aims to create a new setup for low-field studies of complex reactions systems using our recently presented approach utilizing the synergy of interleaved Time-Resolved Non-Uniform Sampling (TR-NUS) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Time-Resolved Laplace (TR-L) NMR[1] using a low-field spectrometer. The main goal of the project is to develop and adapt the aforementioned methodology from a proof of concept to a powerful, robust analytical tool that can be of help to organic chemists working on the cutting-edge projects. To achieve that, we will first develop Interleaved TR-NUS and TR-L (I-TR-NUS&TR-L) NMR methods to the low-field spectrometers and adapt those methods to be compatible with the flow. After the development phase, we will utilize the new method to study important processes like reversible photopolymerization and click-polymerization. Finally, we will use the information-rich data provided by I-TR-NUS&TR-L to make the automatic optimization setup for the aforementioned reactions. Based on the automatic reactor, an I-TR-NUS&TR-L running benchtop spectrometer, and machine learning algorithms, we will be able to achieve a higher yield and control the reaction to stop at the desired length of the polymer. By providing such a setup, we will create a new tool for fast and robust optimization of complex reactions that will provide a better understanding of the chemical processes.


[1] K. Kristinaityte, A. Mames, M. Pietrzak, F. F. Westermair, W. Silva, R. M. Gschwind, T. Ratajczyk, and M. Urbańczyk, “Deeper Insight into Photopolymerization: The Synergy of Time-Resolved Nonuniform Sampling and Diffusion NMR,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 144, pp. 13938–13945, 7 2022.

Job description

Number of vacancies

1

Key responsibilities include

The post-doc is expected to independently design, plan and conduct experiments. In addition, he/she will oversee the work of the PhD student.
Responsibilities:

  • Work on the development automated synthesis setup coupled with with benchtop NMR spectrometer
  • Design and perform reactions to test and showcase the new setup
  • Development or help with development of the software to control and analyze the data acquired from the setup
  • Dissemination of research results at project meetings, in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences.
Offer

Position in the project

Postdoc

Job type

full-time employment

Salary

Around 9650 PLN gross

Position starts on

1.11.2024

Maximum planned period of contract/stipend agreement

24 months

We offer

We offer a post-doctoral position (full-time employment) in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS with a gross salary of Around 9650 PLN gross
per month financed from the NCN SONATA 18, Project no. 2022/47/D/ST4/00846, entitled “Novel insight into complex reactions. A portable setup for Time-resolved Non-uniform sampling and Laplace NMR”
. 100% of the work time of Postdoc will be devoted to the realization of the proposed project. The offer is for 24 months

Career development prospects at IPC PAS

  • The selected candidate will gain the knowledge in a cutting-edge NMR methodology for reaction monitoring. Will gain experience in automated synthesis development.
  • The project involves work on the development of the new NMR toolbox for the automated synthesis. The project is mostly focused on the polymer chemistry but other reaction will also be of the interest.
  • Access to the superbly equipped laboratory is well with 4 NMR spectrometers ranging from 80 MHz benchtop up to 500 MHz high-field machines.
  • The candidate will have an opportunity to present her/his work at the international conferences

The successful candidate will be eligible for all programs at the IPC PAS, including the IPC PAS Young Scientists competition and the IPC PAS Young Scientists Mobility competition.
Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ programme.

More details

see website
Requirements

Scientific profile of a candidate

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Requirements

PhD degree in chemical, physical, or similar sciences, obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the project, and no later than the start date of employment in the project. For researchers with multiple PhDs, the date of the first PhD award is deemed the reference date. Extension might apply according to National Science Centre, Poland, rules

  • Additionally, the candidate for the postdoctoral position must meet the following condition: they did not have the principal investigator as their research supervisor or auxiliary supervisor of their PhD dissertation.
  • Publication record and experience in research. Tutaj nalezy wymienić oczekiwania co do kandydata Minimalny wymóg formalny, który powinien zostać w tym polu wskazany to tytuł doktora: - wymagany tytuł doktora - kandydat musi posiadać stopień doktora w momencie wysyłania zgłoszenia w odpowiedzi na ogłoszenie rekrutacyjne; przykładowy tekst: PhD degree in chemical or physical sciences, obtained in the year of employment in the project or within 7 years before 1 January of the year of employment in the
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a group.
  • Experience with at least one of the list: (preferably two or more):
  1. NMR methodology
  2. Automated synthesis
  3. Polymer chemistry
  4. Programming (preferable Python or Matlab)
  5. Machine learning
  • Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and spoken).
  • Strong motivation to work and solving scientific problems, creativity, and analytical thinking
  • Additional points for experience in building in-house instruments

Key assessment criteria

The Recruitment Commission will take into account the following criteria:
- competencies for specific tasks in the research project
- previous scientific achievements awards and distinctions resulting from the conducted research
- recommendation letters

Required documents
  • employment application;
  • professional curriculum vitae;
  • a list of scientific achievements (publications, patents, conference presentations and research projects);
  • PhD certificate,other document confirming PhD degree; (If the degree is not yet awarded – the planned date of the defense in employment application)
  • letter of intent;
  • at least one letter of recommendation written by academics;
Recruitment procedure

The application deadline is on the
7th October 2024 , 12:00 noon
Applications should be sent to rekrutacja@ichf.edu.pl. IMPORTANT! email subject: “Recruitment no 41/2024 ” (emails without this number will not be considered)

  • Top candidates can be invited for an online or in-person interview . We reserve the right to contact and reply to only selected candidates.
  • The position will be offered to the person with the highest evaluation by the Recruitment Committee.
  • The results of the recruitment are planned to be announced on the 23rd of October 2024.
  • Employment will take place in accordance with the provisions of the competition documentation of the National Science Center (NSC) for the Sonata 18 project https://ncn.gov.pl/en/ogloszenia/konkursy/sonata18 and Employment policy of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS https://ichf.edu.pl/files/csr/ipc-procedures.pdf
  • The incomplete applications may not be considered
  • The results of the competition are made public.
  • Candidates who have been issued a negative opinion by the Competition Committee or candidates not selected for employment have the right to appeal against the results of the evaluation. The appeal shall be lodged with the Director of the Institute within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appropriate information. The decision of the Director of the Institute shall be final.

Appeals should be sent to the following email address: dzgran@ichf.edu.pl.
If the top candidate does not sign the contract due to the resignation, we reserve the right to choose the next candidate from the ranking list.

Additional information

The successful candidate for the postdoctoral position shall, for the full term of their employment within the project, be obligated to maintain compliance with the following conditions:
- their PhD degree has been awarded by another institution than the one planned to employ them at this post or they have completed a continuous and evidenced post-doctoral fellowship of at least 10 months in another institution than the host institution for the project and in another country than the one in which they have been conferred a PhD degree
- when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no remuneration from the funds allocated as direct costs under research projects funded in NCN calls;
- when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no remuneration from another employer pursuant to an employment contract, including an employer with registered office outside of Poland; and
- when the remuneration is paid, they will be receiving no pension under the social insurance scheme.

Deadlines

Application deadline

7.10.2024 12:00

Deadline for the settlement of the competition

23.10.2024

Archival announcement. We would like to thank all candidates for their submitted applications.

Date of announcement: 23.08.2024

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