PhD Position in Organic Chemistry, Helsinki University
PhD position in organic chemistry
Job Description : Helsinki University declares the following position to be open for application:
PhD position in organic chemistry
at the laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of chemistry. Starting date March-April 2010.
The project is aimed at the design, synthesis, and characterization of chlorophyll derived sensing molecules that will be integrated on optical fibers to sense ions and organic substrates. The successful applicant will be working with synthetic organic chemistry (ca. 90%), photochemistry, and a variety of spectroscopic methods for structural characterization of organic compounds and their photophysical properties. Photophysical and instrumentation part of the project will be done in collaboration with photophysics laboratory at Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology (Prof. N. Tkachenko group).
The applicant must have a Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in chemistry, and an additional full year of studies at an advanced level, including a masters thesis (or equivalent).
In addition, the applicant should provide proof of theoretical and practical knowledge in:
a) Synthetic organic chemistry, including practical experience with routine laboratory procedures
b) Analytical methods in organic chemistry: Separation and purification (flash chromatography, macroscale and microscale synthesis, mass spectrometry, IR, UV/vis and fluorescence spectroscopy)
c) Use of modern NMR techniques for structural characterization of organic compounds (interpretation of routine 1D and 2D spectra, practical experience with state of the art NMR equipment, documentation of spectral data)
d) Basic knowledge in supramolecular chemistry, computational chemistry and physical organic chemistry will be regarded as a merit
General interest for modern organic chemistry and method development is a perquisite for successful performance in the project and research group.
The PhD position is for four years and is free from department duties (teaching). All needed studies (courses, books) can be studied and examined in English. Monthly salary: 1900-2400€ depending of stage of the study, skills and performance.
Contact person: Juho Helaja, Ph. D., Docent
Academy of Finland research fellow
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Postal address:
A.I.Virtasen aukio 1
P.O. Box 55
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
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Contact address : juho.helaja@helsinki.fi
Keywords : organic synthesis, sensor
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I have worked on bio-inorganic aspects of porphyrin chemistry under the supervision of Prof. D. Mohajer. Title of my doctorate thesis: Solvent Effects on Catalytic Epoxidation of Alkenes by Tetra-n-Butylammonium Periodate in the Presence of Manganese (III) tetra-aryl-porphyrins and Nitrogen Donors. Also, I received my M.Sc in Inorganic Chemistry from Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran on September 2003 under the supervision of Dr. M. Asadi from Shiraz University in Inorganic Chemistry; Title of my M.Sc thesis: Synthesis, Characterization and Thermodynamic Study of Cobalt (III) Schiff Base Complexes with P(n-Bu)3
Based on my academic experiences, I have a very strong background in inorganic chemistry and also a wide range of practical and analytical skills ideally suitable for continuing my carrier as a researcher in research environments. I am looking for a position where my knowledge and experiences could be applied to provide innovative solutions.
At present, I work on a project, Dye-sensitized solar cell, in Department of material Science in Sharif University under the supervision of Dr. M.R. Mohammadi.
I am looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, concerning my request. Please contact me should require further information.
Sincerely, Massoumeh Abbasi
kmahanandaiah
Iam doing Msc organic chemistry and currently iam doiing my dissertation programme in synthesis and biological activity of pyridine synthesis of my course and i wiil finish my course in june 2010 can i apply for this phd [position
i have finished my M.Sc.(organic chemistry) recently. i want do Ph.D. in the organic synthsis. am i eligible for this? its my goal.