Vacancy No. 535/2024

Postdoc (f/m/d)

Job description

You will take on the following tasks:

  • scientific support of a beamline for X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the KIT Light Source (CAT-ACT)
  • structural investigation of mono- and bimetallic nanoparticles for various catalytic processes
  • development of further X-ray-based procedures for operando characterization 
  • coordination of the CAT-ACT measurement operation
  • planning and application of time- and spatially-resolved EXAFS, as well as the combination of EXAFS with other spectroscopic methods
  • analysis of XANES, EXAFS and catalytic activity data
  • collaboration in establishing an EXAFS database for catalysis research and automation the measurement process is desired
  • supervision of doctoral candidates and students
Personal qualification

you have:

  • a completed scientific university studies (Master / Diploma (University)) in the field of chemistry or physics with a completed doctorate, experience in catalysis, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, scattering methods, infrared spectroscopy and EXAFS data analysis
  • several years of professional experience at synchroton radiation sources
  • knowledge of modulation excitation spectroscopy and data management is desirable
  • experience in material characterization
  • the ability to work constructively in an intercultural team
Organizational unit

Institute of Catalysis Research und Technology (IKFT)

Starting date

01.01.2025

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

3 years.

Application up to

15.11.2024

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Mr. Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt (grunwaldt@kit.edu) or Ms. Dr. Anna Zimina (anna.zimina@kit.edu)

Application

Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 535/2024 .
Personnel Support is provided by 

Ms Rink
phone: +49 721 608-25004,

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job.
Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.