A postdoctoral fellow position is available to work on two experimental projects.
(1) Photoisomerization action spectroscopy of molecular ions. Molecular ions drifting through a buffer gas in an ion mobility spectrometer are exposed to tunable laser radiation, promoting structural change, and a detectable modification of the ions’ drift speed. We are using this approach to obtain isomer-specific spectra of molecules that include retinals, spiropyrans and carbocyanines.
(2) Photodissociation spectroscopy of cooled molecular ions in a tandem mass spectrometer. We are modifying our current instrument to cryogenically cool molecular ions prior to probing them with IR, visible and UV radiation.
Essential attributes:
- PhD in Physical Chemistry or Chemical Physics
- Experience in atomic or molecular spectroscopy, or mass spectrometry.
- Experience in the use of tunable lasers and/or optical parametric oscillators
- Experience in the development and maintenance of high vacuum equipment
- Good spoken and written English language skills.
Ideally, the candidate would also have experience in:
- Obtaining and analysing molecular infrared or electronic spectra
- Quantum chemical calculations
- Computer programming (LabVIEW, Matlab, Unix, C++, Fortran)
- CAD programs (e.g. Solidworks, Inventor)
- Chemical synthesis
Melbourne is an interesting city at the bottom end of mainland Australia, with good food, coffee, music, and theatre, and citizens that live in reasonable harmony.
Interested candidates should contact Evan Bieske ([log in to unmask]).
Further details on the job and application process are available from:
http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/885407/postdoctoral-fellow-molecular-spectroscopy
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Professor Evan Bieske
School of Chemistry
University of Melbourne
ph: ++613 83447082
mob: ++61 438696788
www.ions.org.au
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