POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND PHD STUDENTSHIP:
PHOTODETACHMENT AND PHOTOFRAGMENTATION SPECTROSCOPY,
THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK, UK
Applications are invited for the above positions funded by the EPSRC. The
project involves the construction of an instrument for photodetachment and
photofragmentation spectroscopy, and will be supervised by Prof. Klaus
Müller-Dethlefs and Dr Caroline Dessent. We aim to develop new methods for
conducting anion-ZEKE and near-ZEKE spectroscopy, with applications to a
range of chemical problems including atmospheric chemistry and
electron-transfer states. The experiment will incorporate neutral particle
detection, allowing the fragmentation dynamics of neutral molecules and
clusters to be investigated in detail. Resources are available within the
new Center for Laser Spectroscopy and Photochemistry for conducting
short-pulse (femtosecond and picosecond) laser experiments to study the
dynamics of photodetached clusters by time resolved pump-probe measurements.
Ab initio molecular orbital calculations will be performed to interpret the
experimental results using our share of a 32 processor IBM SP2 parallel
supercomputer.
Postdoctoral applicants should have a PhD in a relevant area of Chemistry or
Physics, and should have experience with laser systems and vacuum
technology. Applicants for the PhD position should hold, or expect to hold,
a degree in Chemistry , Physics or a related area. Both positions are
available from the 1st of October 2001. The PDRA fellowship is available
for 4 years.
Further information on the University of York can be obtained from the
university web server: http://www.york.ac.uk. Interested applicants should
contact either Prof Müller-Dethlefs ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Caroline Dessent
([log in to unmask]) by e-mail, or surface mail at the following address:
Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD.
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