Dear Colleagues,
please bring this announcement to the attention of suitable candidates:
Fully funded PhD position: Structure-function relationship in chemical reactions using controlled molecules and cold ions
We have investigated the structure-function relationship of conformer-selected complex molecules. In collaboration with the Willitsch group in Basel we have performed a pioneering benchmark experiment to investigate structure-dependent chemical reactivities. We have determined the conformer-specific rate constants for the reactions of cis- and trans-3-aminophenol with Ca+ ions localized in a so called Coulomb Crystal.
In this project the candidate will extend our benchmark studies to the investigation of conformer specific reactivity studies of complex chemical reactions, such as cycloaddition / Diels-Alder reactions. This involves the selection of suitable reactants, the experimental verification of relevant molecular properties in deflection and spectroscopy experiments, and the measurement of conformer specific reactivities. Moreover, detailed analysis requires some programming, simulations of the selection process, and some quantum-chemical calculations.
This project will require repeated travel to our collaborators at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
A successful candidate will have a background in physical chemistry, molecular physics, or a related field.
Science, 342, 98–101 (2013)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 133003 (2008)
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 4900 (2009)
Contact: Prof. Dr. Jochen Küpper
Funding: HGF/DESY
See http://desy.cfel.de/cid/cmi/opportunities/projects/ for links and further information.
Best regards,
Jochen Küpper
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Controlled Molecule Imaging Group - http://desy.cfel.de/cid/cmi
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jochen Küpper FRSC
Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) Department of Physics & Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI)
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) Universität Hamburg
Photon Science – Coherent Imaging Division Luruper Chaussee 149
Notkestrasse 85 22761 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg, Germany Germany
assistant: +49-40-8998-6457
phone: +49-40-8998-6330
fax: +49-40-8994-6330
mobile: +49-170-9215927 (9/6330)
Please see http://desy.cfel.de/cid/cmi/opportunities for job details.
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