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PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in Laser Spectroscopy/Mass Spectrometry
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Two positions at the PhD/postdoc level will be available in the research group
of Dr. Otto Dopfer starting around March/April 2003.
The research project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
for three years is entitled "IR spectroscopy of charged clusters in the
gas phase" and will be carried out at a German University.
The research will involve IR spectroscopic, mass spectrometric, and quantum chemical
investigations of charged complexes in the gas phase, with strong relevance to a
broad range of topics in Chemistry, including:
1. Intermolecular interactions (in particular ion-ligand interactions)
2. Potential energy surfaces
3. Microsolvation processes
4. Ion-molecule reactions
5. Chemical reaction mechanisms (e.g., proton transfer, SN2 reactions)
6. Chemistry of planetary atmospheres and astrophysical media
7. Catalytic processes
8. Combustion processes and production of soot
9. Plasma chemistry
10. Molecular recognition of biological molecules
11. Physico-chemical processes on aqueous nanodroplets.
Further details of our research are available from the following web page
http://www.chemie.unibas.ch/~dopfer
Qualified candidates should hold a degree in Chemistry, Physics, or related fields.
Candidates with experience in some of the following fields will be given strong preference:
Laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, vacuum physics, molecular beams, and data acquisition.
Interested candidates are invited to send their application (cv and list of publications)
and arrange to have two letters of reference sent (preferentially) by email to
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Privatdozent Dr. Otto Dopfer Tel. ++41 61 267 3823 (office)
Heisenberg Stipendiat der DFG ++41 61 267 3806 (lab)
Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie ++41 61 382 8990 (home)
Universitaet Basel Fax. ++41 61 267 3855
Klingelbergstrasse 80 email: [log in to unmask]
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland http://www.chemie.unibas.ch/~dopfer
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