Chemical & Biochemical Sciences CBS Department
Qualification Type: Postdoctoral position
Location: Ben Guérir, Morocco
Funding for: National/International Researchers
Funding amount: To be defined
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 21/05/2024
Closes: Until filled
Reference: Ph.D. in the field of materials science for energy applications
Application
Deadline : Until filled
Job Description:
The CBS department at UM6P is looking for a highly motivated candidate with strong expertise and interest in developing MOFs and their composites for catalysis. The job vacancy involves designing, synthesizing, and characterizing highly catalytic active MOF composites for efficient biomass conversion and CO2 conversion.
Materials synthesis will involve wet chemistry and known solid-sate methods such as mechanochemical or pyrolysis.
Required qualifications:
The candidates must have strong experience in MOF synthesis and characterization with a PhD and demonstrated experience in Materials Science, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, catalysis and related disciplines.
The candidate is recommended to demonstrate experience in undertaking independent research, managing research activities of Master and supervising PhD students. Fluency in English as well as a proven ability to write scientific articles are also mandatory. The post-doctoral fellow should be an effective team player to interact constructively with the interdisciplinary team of CBS department and other collaborators with different backgrounds.
The project requires the following skills:
About UM6P:
Located at the heart of the future Green City of Benguerir, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a higher education institution with an international standard, is established to serve Morocco and the African continent. Its vision is honed around research and innovation at the service of education and development. This unique nascent university, with its state-of-the-art campus and infrastructure, has woven a sound academic and research network, and its recruitment process is seeking high quality academics and professionals in order to boost its quality-oriented research environment in the metropolitan area of Marrakech.
About CBS/GPE:
Research within CBS-GPE is organized around two main areas: Chemistry with its main chemical engineering component, and chemo-biology as well as heat treatments and their applications in industries. CBS-GPE projects aim to achieve an in-depth understanding of the molecular mechanisms of these transformations to suggest new, original, more effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives.
Funding information:
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation with a focus on Africa.
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