Offer Description
The New Technology – Research Centre (NTC) of the University of West Bohemia (UWB, Plzen, Czech Republic) is looking for a PhD candidate.
Research Area: Materials Chemistry and Electrocatalysis
The successful candidate will be at the forefront of cutting-edge research involving development of next generation catalytic materials for electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia. The primary focus will encompass the investigation of catalytic properties of newly synthesised nanomaterials, with a particular emphasis on understanding phenomena such as role of defects, geometry (0D,1D,2D) for nitrogen electrocatalysis, influence of reaction parameters such as nitrate species concentration on kinetics and selectivity of electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction. The candidate will also contribute to the study on structure-activity correlation by surface sensitive quasi in-situ/in-operando spectroscopic methods to identify the active sites of the novel nanocatalysts prepared for direct application in membrane based electrochemical energy devices.
Collaborative Opportunities:
The selected candidate may actively participate in interdisciplinary collaborations with leading researchers in Czech Republic and Israel, working alongside experts in materials chemistry, electrocatalysis and specialists in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This research initiative offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the forefront of electrochemical energy storage and conversion and will shape the mechanistic understanding of electrochemical ammonia synthesis.
Research Group:
The Renewable Energy (RE EN) research division at New Technologies Research Center develop methods, innovative catalytic materials and lab scale flow cells for studying electrochemical processes for direct application in membrane based energy storage and conversion devices such as fuel cells, metal-air batteries and electrolyzers. In specific, the research group is developing fuel cell technology that can generate electricity using new types of fuels such as dimethyl ether, ammonia and electrochemically driven regenerative systems to convert the fuel cell anode exhaust products such as carbon dioxide and nitrogenous species to fuels and value added chemicals. RE EN has strong expertise in the preparation, characterization and performance assessment of nanostructured catalytic electrode materials for direct dimethyl ether polymer electrolyte fuel cells, hydrogen fuel cells, urea and ammonia generators.
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Requested form of a candidate´s application:
Internal Application form(s) needed
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Benefits
The position can be held by a candidate working full-time or part-time.
Salary proposed: 45 000 CZK (~ 1800 EUR or 1950 $) gross monthly wage.
Eligibility criteria
Qualification Requirements:
Experimental skills on synthesis and physicochemical chaaracterization of 2D materials/metal oxide/multimetallic alloy nanoparticles will be advantageous
Selection process
Expected commencement of work: June 2024
Reception of applications: until 30 April 2024.
Requested form of a candidate´s application:
Candidates should send all the above mentioned details as a single pdf file to:
Prof. Dr. Jan Minár,
e-mail: [email protected] ,
phone: +420 735 713 958
https://www.zcu.cz/en/Employees/person.html?personId=115388
Dr. Palaniappan Subramanian, Ph.D.,
e-mail: [email protected] ,
phone: +420 377 634 817
https://www.zcu.cz/cs/Employees/person.html?personId=211573
The application form, together with all the required documents, is to be submitted electronically. If you have any technical questions, please contact the mentor of this position.
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