1 PhD
position is open in Pisa within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training
Network
LightDyNAmics- DNA as a training platform for photodynamic
processes in soft materials. (H2020-MSCA-ITN-765266):
https://www.lightdynamics.eu/
at the
Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds of the Italian National
Research Council.
PhD title "Quantum dynamics in nucleobases and small oligomers: toward the simulation of time resolved spectra ".
Deadline for application 10 February 2019
Expected starting date: 1 March 2019
Information for application is available at http://www.iccom.cnr.it/index.php/it/bandi/bandi-attivi/495-bando-di-selezione-call-for-applicants-n-iccom-164-2019-pi-deadline-10-02-2019
For
any further information interested candidates should contact Fabrizio
Santoro ([log in to unmask])
The successful
candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Fabrizio Santoro and with the
co-supervision of Dr. R. Improta (IBB-CNR, Napoli) and of Prof. G. Cerullo
(POLIMI, Milano), and will be enrolled in the doctoral School in Chemical and
Materials Science at the University of Pisa.
The main aims of the
project are:
1. Develop new effective computational strategies to compute
pump-probe spectra and 2D electronic spectra from quantum dynamics (QD), to be
directly compared with experiments.
2. Apply these methodologies to
nucleobases and small oligomers addressing in detail the relation between the
lifetimes obtained from fitting of spectroscopic traces and the underlying QD
processes in the molecule.
1. Eligibility criteria
(a)
Nationality: The candidate can be of any nationality.
(b) Mobility: By the
closing date of the call for applicants, the candidate must not have resided or
carried out his/her main activity in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3
years immediately prior to his/her recruitment under the project. Compulsory
national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into
account.
(c) Qualifications: By the closing date of the call for applicants,
the candidate shall have a master degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Physics,
Material Sciences (or related topics) corresponding to the second level of
studies.
(d) Foreign language: The candidate shall be fluent in written and
spoken English.
Preference will be given to candidates with a strong
background and interest in one of the fields reported in (c). The ideal
candidate will have a background in the theoretical study of photoinduced
processes. Alternatively previous experience in Theoretical and Computational
Chemistry is welcome. Programming skills (Fortran, etc) are welcome
too.
By the closing date of the call for applicants candidates shall not have
been awarded a doctorate degree;
The candidate
should be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of his/her research
career. This includes the period of research training, starting from the date of
obtaining the degree, which would formally entitle him/her to embark on a
doctorate either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in Italy,
irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.
2.
Information related to the supervision and the contract
- The employment
contract offered is a full time, temporary contract with full social security
coverage; - The duration of the contract is 12 Months renewable up to 33 months;
, to be used in any case before the end of the project (31 March
2022)
- The
monthly gross salary is 3,167.00. In case the successful applicant has family
charges, an additional allowance will be allocated once and not before Month 12
of the contract period.
3. Evaluation criteria and selection
procedure
The evaluation will consist of two selection steps: the first
based on the documentation provided by the candidates and the second based on
the interview. Within each step, the marks given for each criterion by the
reviewers will be used against an established pass/fail threshold.
Best regards,
Fabrizio
Santoro