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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science

The Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science maintains active research groups in various disciplines (www.sun.ac.za/chemistry), including Supramolecular Materials Chemistry.  The research focusses mainly on the design and characterizationof crystalline functional materials.

The Centre for Supramolecular Materials Research awaits aplications to fill the abovementioned position.

Key tasks and -duties:
- conduct research in the Supramolecular Materials Research Group of Prof LJ Barbour (SARChl Research Chair in Nanostructured Functional Materials)
- partial supervision of postgraduate students
- conduct original research in solid-state supramolecular chemistry
- prepare scientific articles for publication
Job requirements:

Qualification(s):
PhD in Chemistry (or proof of examination of PhD dissertation); proof of research experience in solidstate supramolecular chemistry

Working experience:
Thermal analysis; Single-crystal X-ray crystallography; Powder X-ray crystallography

Competencies:
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Other: The appoinment will be made in accordance with the experience and profile of the application

Please contact Prof LJ Barbour for more information.

E-mail: ljb@sun.ac.za

Tel: 021 808 3335

Expiry date: 18 August 2010

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