Norway : PhD Research Fellowship position in Physics

A PhD Research Fellowship position is available at the Department of Physics. The appointment has duration of 3 years, but can be prolonged after agreed upon by the Department with one year to execute teaching duties.

The position is organized at the Department of Physics. Currently, there are 26 professors, 10 associate professors, 6 adjunct professors, 70 PhD research fellows and 25 postdoctoral positions appointed at the Department of Physics.

The current research fields at the Department includes optics, energy and environmental physics, didactic physics, biophysics and medical technology, condensed matter physics, complex matter physics, surface science, nanotechnology and theoretical physics. Further information is available at: http://www.ntnu.no/fysikk/english

The successful applicant is a highly motivated and ambitious student with very good grades and a Master of Science in physics. A background in experimental physics in the direction of soft and complex matter physics is preferable.

The candidate will experimentally investigate the interactions of CO₂ fluids (gas or liquid) with materials relevant for CO₂ capture and sequestration, in particular synthetic or natural clays. The experiments will involve use of (synchrotron) X-ray scattering techniques, neutron scattering, rheometry as well as other techniques commonly used in soft matter physics studies. Investigations of CO₂ migration in relevant porous structures are also part of the studies. The work is within a project named “Sorption and Migration of CO₂ in Porous Media”, granted by the Research Council of Norway, CLIMIT Program. Within this project, the student will join a national Norwegian team of senior and junior investigators located at the Physics Departments of NTNU and University of Oslo, and at the Institute for Energytechnology, respectively (Link: www.complexphysics.org ). Locally at NTNU, the team at the moment consists of a number of MSc students, 3-4 PhD students, 1 Post doctor and 2 Professors.

The regulations for PhD programme at NTNU state that a Master degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best) for the two last years of the MSc and C or better of the BSc is required. Candidates from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or a similar document, which describes in detail the study and grade system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/politicies/rec_qual/recognition/diploma_en.html

The appointment of the PhD fellow will be made according to Norwegian guidelines for universities and university colleges and to the general regulations regarding university employees. Applicants must agree to participate in organized doctoral study programs within the period of the appointment and have to be qualified for the PhD-study. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period of appointment and work-related duties.

The national labour force must reflect the composition of the population to the greatest possible extent. NTNU wants to increase the proportion of women in its scientific posts. Women are encouraged to apply.

The position as PhD research fellow is remunerated according to the Norwegian State salary scale.

Further information can be obtained from professor Jon Otto Fossum, Department of Physics, NTNU, Tel. +47 91139194, E-mail: jon.fossum@ntnu.no

Applications with CV, possible publications and other scientific works, certified copies of transcripts and reference letters should be submitted electronically through this page. Preferably we want the attachments in one file.

The reference number of the position is: NT-61/11

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Application Deadline : 1 November 2011

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