Eight postdoctoral research positions within the solar energy consortium 'Solardam'
FTE 1.0Unit Faculty of Sciences
Publication date 12 March 2015
Closing date 29 March 2015
Vacancy number 15068
VU University Amsterdam is one of the leading institutions for higher education in Europe and aims to be inspiring, innovative, and committed to societal welfare. It comprises twelve faculties and has teaching facilities for 25.000 students.
Research at the Faculty of Sciences focuses on the areas of Life & Health, Networked World, Fundamentals of Science, and Energy & Sustainability. The faculty's teaching activities are directly linked to these excellent research efforts. Cooperation with other faculties on the VU University Amsterdam campus generates attractive, high-quality Bachelor's and Master's programmes. At the international level, the faculty cooperates closely with leading scientific institutes and other partners. In the context of the VU University Amsterdam management programme, the faculty is cooperating closely with the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences to optimize the support of teaching and research. During the upcoming period, the faculty, together with the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, will be facing the challenge of how to further flesh out cooperation between VU University Amsterdam's science faculties and those of the University of Amsterdam.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is world leading in research and teaching of physics at the interface of life- and medical/health sciences. Important topics include the study of photosynthesis, molecular motors, DNA dynamics, animal locomotion and biomedical imaging using lasers. Most of the research is embedded in LaserLaB Amsterdam, a European access facility. In addition to biological and medical physics research, the LaserLaB program encompasses, laser, atomic and molecular physics, quantum control, analytical spectroscopy and physical chemistry.
Solardam is a multi-disciplinary consortium of researchers that includes contributions from a wide variety of the science disciplines available in Amsterdam: physics, chemistry, biology and computational science. Collaboration of researchers from the areas: quantum physics, biophysics, nanophotonics, nanophotovoltaics, laser spectroscopy, materials science, self-assembly, quantum chemistry, surface science, catalysis, multi-scale modeling, systems biology, photosynthesis, plant physiology and plant science was not shown before. The Solardam consortium has received initial funding from the joint boards of both Amsterdam universities, providing the unique opportunity to establish a coherent solar energy research programme based on the concentrated expertise in the Amsterdam area. Solardam also explicitly aims to connecting science to innovation and technology by including important elements from innovation, economics and social sciences.
Project descriptions
The Solardam research program is initially formed around eight kick-off projects at the interface between two or more of the affiliated research teams. Each project consists of an 18-months postdoc position, supervised by two senior researchers, stationed at either of the two universities. Each project will be carried out in collaboration with researchers from UvA and VU, as well as from AMOLF and ECN. The projects are outlined below:
1. Excitation/electron management in quantum dots and quantum dot solar cells. The aim is to manipulate quantum dot/nanoparticle constructs to use a broader part of the solar spectrum for effective current generation and/or photochemistry.
Supervisors: Tom Gregorkiewicz and Albert Polman. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
2. Artificial photosynthesis.
The aim is to use molecular nanomaterials such as metalic-organic frameworks (MOFs), protein maquettes and/or molecular photo-catalytic structures to perform light-driven catalysis, specifically H2O oxidation and CO2 reduction, using abundant materials. Supervisors: Joost Reek and Rienk van Grondelle. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
3. Optimizing natural photosynthesis. Redesigning pigment-proteins, using quantum chemistry methods and molecular biology to improve the efficiency of light-harvesting and charge separation in photosynthetic systems. Supervisors: Luuk Visscher and Roberta Croce. Employment by VU University.
4. Implementation of quantum-coherent effect in artificial photosynthetic systems. |The aim is to construct an artificial photosynthetic system that employs the principle of vibration-induced quantum coherence to increase the efficiency of solar-energy conservation. Supervisors: Joost Reek and Rienk van Grondelle. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
5. Redesigning light harvesting by photosynthetic organisms.
The aim is to redesign the light-harvesting antenna of photosynthetic bacteria and plants to have a better coverage of the solar spectrum including plants in a canopy and/or photosynthetic bacteria in a dense culture. Supervisors: Roberta Croce and Tom Gregorkiewicz. Employment by VU University.
6. Building quantitative models for in vivo photoconversion performance. The aim is to build quantitative models for light-energy conversion to a product that includes all the possible loss-processes and is applicable to all light-energy converting systems. Supervisors: Roberta Croce and Luuk Visscher. Employment by VU University.
7. Building hybrid bio-inspired solar energy converting devices.
The aim is to construct a bio-hybrid solar energy converting device based on the ordered arrangement of photosynthetic complexes on designed substrates. Supervisors: Rienk van Grondelle and Wim Sinke. Employment by VU University.
8. Conceptual designs and utilisation strategies for solar energy converting devices based on the knowledge obtained in the preceding projects. This project aims to integrate expert device knowledge developed at the Solardam partner groups with the latest insights in high-risk, high-potential innovations from socio-economics groups at UvA, VU and other academic institutes.
Supervisors: Sinke and Reek, with contributions from Polman, Frese, Gregorkiewicz, and Hellingwerf. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
Requirements
The candidate should have obtained or be about to obtain a PhD degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the project. Full proficiency in written and oral English is required.
Appointment
The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of 18 months. Depending on the project, the appointment will be either at the University of Amsterdam or VU University.
Salary
Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €2,977 to €4,551 (scale 10 or 11) depending on expertise and previous experience. The Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities is applicable.
Further Information
For more information on the projects, you mayc ontact the respective individual supervisors directly. For general inquiries, please contact:
• the Solardam board, The Department of Physics and Astronomy is world leading in research and teaching of physics at the interface of life- and medical/health sciences. Important topics include the study of photosynthesis, molecular motors, DNA dynamics, animal locomotion and biomedical imaging using lasers. Most of the research is embedded in LaserLaB Amsterdam, a European access facility. In addition to biological and medical physics research, the LaserLaB program encompasses, laser, atomic and molecular physics, quantum control, analytical spectroscopy and physical chemistry.
Solardam is a multi-disciplinary consortium of researchers that includes contributions from a wide variety of the science disciplines available in Amsterdam: physics, chemistry, biology and computational science. Collaboration of researchers from the areas: quantum physics, biophysics, nanophotonics, nanophotovoltaics, laser spectroscopy, materials science, self-assembly, quantum chemistry, surface science, catalysis, multi-scale modeling, systems biology, photosynthesis, plant physiology and plant science was not shown before. The Solardam consortium has received initial funding from the joint boards of both Amsterdam universities, providing the unique opportunity to establish a coherent solar energy research programme based on the concentrated expertise in the Amsterdam area. Solardam also explicitly aims to connecting science to innovation and technology by including important elements from innovation, economics and social sciences.
Project descriptions
The Solardam research program is initially formed around eight kick-off projects at the interface between two or more of the affiliated research teams. Each project consists of an 18-months postdoc position, supervised by two senior researchers, stationed at either of the two universities. Each project will be carried out in collaboration with researchers from UvA and VU, as well as from AMOLF and ECN. The projects are outlined below:
1. Excitation/electron management in quantum dots and quantum dot solar cells. The aim is to manipulate quantum dot/nanoparticle constructs to use a broader part of the solar spectrum for effective current generation and/or photochemistry.
Supervisors: Tom Gregorkiewicz and Albert Polman. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
2. Artificial photosynthesis.
The aim is to use molecular nanomaterials such as metalic-organic frameworks (MOFs), protein maquettes and/or molecular photo-catalytic structures to perform light-driven catalysis, specifically H2O oxidation and CO2 reduction, using abundant materials. Supervisors: Joost Reek and Rienk van Grondelle. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
3. Optimizing natural photosynthesis. Redesigning pigment-proteins, using quantum chemistry methods and molecular biology to improve the efficiency of light-harvesting and charge separation in photosynthetic systems. Supervisors: Luuk Visscher and Roberta Croce. Employment by VU University.
4. Implementation of quantum-coherent effect in artificial photosynthetic systems. |The aim is to construct an artificial photosynthetic system that employs the principle of vibration-induced quantum coherence to increase the efficiency of solar-energy conservation. Supervisors: Joost Reek and Rienk van Grondelle. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
5. Redesigning light harvesting by photosynthetic organisms.
The aim is to redesign the light-harvesting antenna of photosynthetic bacteria and plants to have a better coverage of the solar spectrum including plants in a canopy and/or photosynthetic bacteria in a dense culture. Supervisors: Roberta Croce and Tom Gregorkiewicz. Employment by VU University.
6. Building quantitative models for in vivo photoconversion performance. The aim is to build quantitative models for light-energy conversion to a product that includes all the possible loss-processes and is applicable to all light-energy converting systems. Supervisors: Roberta Croce and Luuk Visscher. Employment by VU University.
7. Building hybrid bio-inspired solar energy converting devices.
The aim is to construct a bio-hybrid solar energy converting device based on the ordered arrangement of photosynthetic complexes on designed substrates. Supervisors: Rienk van Grondelle and Wim Sinke. Employment by VU University.
8. Conceptual designs and utilisation strategies for solar energy converting devices based on the knowledge obtained in the preceding projects. This project aims to integrate expert device knowledge developed at the Solardam partner groups with the latest insights in high-risk, high-potential innovations from socio-economics groups at UvA, VU and other academic institutes.
Supervisors: Sinke and Reek, with contributions from Polman, Frese, Gregorkiewicz, and Hellingwerf. Employment by University of Amsterdam.
Requirements
The candidate should have obtained or be about to obtain a PhD degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the project. Full proficiency in written and oral English is required.
Appointment
The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of 18 months. Depending on the project, the appointment will be either at the University of Amsterdam or VU University.
Salary
Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €2,977 to €4,551 (scale 10 or 11) depending on expertise and previous experience. The Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities is applicable.
Further Information
For more information on the projects, you mayc ontact the respective individual supervisors directly. For general inquiries, please contact:
• Prof. Tom Gregorkiewicz, chair of Solardam
t.gregorkiewicz@uva.nlJob
application
You can apply for one or more of the postdoc positions by sending an application letter, a CV and at least two letters of recommendation, preferably in pdf format, to application-science@uva.nl. Please ensure that you include vacancy number 15068 in the subject line of your application e-mail. Please indicate which of the above project(s) you apply for specifically. No agencies please.
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