Sunday, December 9, 2007

Research Vacancies in Portugal

Let me draw your attention for the International Call for Applications for 1000 PhD research positions in Portuguese scientific institutions, by the Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology (http://www.fct. mctes.pt/ ciencia2007/ 1000/ ). The Surface Science & Technology Group (http://cefitec. df.fct.unl. pt/gces ) at the New University of Lisbon (http://www.fct. unl.pt ) welcome and support individual applications of outstanding postdoctoral fellows to work in the current research themes.
The prospective candidate should be able to integrate running projects and to lead new projects in the surface analysis laboratory. Current research is specially focused on nanostructured surfaces of catalytic relevance (metals on oxides) and on the characterization of biomaterials by surface analysis techniques.
He/she should be skilled in UHV surface analytical instruments and several techniques, with special emphasis in X-Ray and Auger Electron Spectroscopies (XPS, AES), Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and/or Ion Scattering Spectroscopy (ISS). Experience in Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscopy’s (STM/AFM) will be also appreciated.
Gross annual salary will be about 42 500 € with a 5 years work contract. Further information will be provided upon request.
If you know of any potential candidate, please bring this announcement to his attention.