A PhD Research Fellow College Scholarship Application is available at the Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo , within the Functional Inorganic Materials research group under the supervision of Professor Serena Margadonna.
The fellowship is for a period of up to 4 years with 25 % compulsory work and is available from June 1, 2011. Starting date no later than October 1, 2011.
New Chemistry of Multifunctional Solids
The research College Scholarship Application will involve the synthesis and characterization of valence precise and hole-doped ternary transition metal fluorides containing orbitally active transition metals. The goals are: (i) to fill the gap of fundamental knowledge that we currently have in non-oxide strongly correlated electron systems (ii) to develop new methodologies for the synthesis of hole-doped transition metal fluoride phases as potential analogues of manganates and cuprates and (iii) to use a rich variety of techniques to elucidate their structural, magnetic and electronic phase diagrams.
Rationalizing the electronic and magnetic behaviour and determining the performance limits of these families of materials will greatly enhance our current understanding of complex systems and the underlying mechanisms behind the occurrence of exploitable physical phenomena such as: metal-insulator transitions, electronic/magnetic phase segregation, colossal magnetoresistance and multiferroism. The College Scholarship Application project will provide a broad chemical training and will involve synthetic work, the application of modern structural and magnetic characterisation techniques and the use of advanced computational methods. The College Scholarship Application student will have the opportunity to visit and work in international laboratories and synchrotron X-ray/neutron sources worldwide.
Requirements
Applicants should have a MSc. or equivalent degree in Chemistry, Crystallography, Materials Science or a related field. Candidates with strong background in inorganic materials and experience in solid state synthesis will be preferred.
The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a doctoral degree. The fellowship College Scholarship Application requires admission to the research training program of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. An approved plan for the research training must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position, and admission approved within three months after the date of commencement.
A good command of English is required.
The application must include:
- Application letter ( statement of research interests)
- CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
- Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
- List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
- Names and contact details of 2-3 referees (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.
In accordance with the University of Oslo´s equal opportunity policy, we invite applications from all individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Contact:
Professor Serena Margadonna
Telephone: +47 22855847
