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Applications are accepted via the [[Somatai application server|https://applications.somatai.eu]]. NOTE: You will receive a message about a certificate which is not signed by any trusted authority. Please proceed nevertheless. You may also permanently store the certificate, so you won't receive this message in the future.
Important: Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]] before application!
You will need the following documents as pdf files:
* CV
* all university degree certificates- all university marksheets/transcripts
* certificates of additional qualifying exams, practical training or professional work experience, if appropriate
* proof of English proficiency (TOEFL or IELTS or equivalent information)
At the start of the application process, you will be asked which position you want to apply for (~ESR1-12, ~ER13 or ~ESR14). Make sure you read all the descriptions of [[Open Positions]] and carefully choose your favourite. In addition, you may choose any number of positions as secondary choice.
During the application process you will be asked to enter two different referees who are able to evaluate your personality and qualifications properly. We may contact these referees for a recommendation.
Please take your time and perform the data entries carefully. Think of suitable referees in advance and ideally inform them beforehand. You can stop and save the sessions in between. Only complete and submitted applications will be considered for further processing.
For technical questions about the application process, please email to __applications@somatai.eu__. Please note that applications by email are not accepted.
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[[Somatai]]
[[Open Positions]]
We are offering a position for an experienced scientist within the European Marie Curie training network SOMATAI starting in April 2013. The scientist will have the opportunity to benefit from a large European research and training network with several visits to the European partners.
''The project:'' Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS) is a powerful optical technology, able to measure the micro-rheological properties of soft matter. LS Instruments has pioneered the DWS technology in the past 7 years and is the technological market leader in this field. We now intend to extend DWS from bulk application to film samples.
''Your tasks:''
*Identification of suitable model systems
*Experimental characterization of model systems
*Extension of the DWS model to fluid films
*Experimental setup and instrument design
*The aim of the project is to lay the ground work for a novel DWS based instrument for scientific research.
''About us:'' [[LS Instruments|http://www.lsinstruments.ch/]] is a small start-up specializing in the development of light scattering instrumentation primarily for the scientific community. We are a young, motivated, and international group based in Fribourg, Switzerland. Our company is currently focusing in research and product development.
Fribourg offers an excellent quality of life, beautiful scenery and access to the outdoors, all at a central and convenient location within Europe.
''Required Qualification:'' ~PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or a related subject
''Skills:'' The ideal candidate must have a strong background in experimental research, be able to work independently as well as in small teams, have excellent organizational and communication skills, and be able to guide junior researchers.
''Useful Experience:'' Experience in one or several of the following areas are advantageous:
Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy, Scientific Instrument Design, Rheology/Microrheology, Light Scattering, Optics, Monte Carlo Simulations, Physics of Interfaces (air-fluid), C/C++, Matlab, ~LabView
''Languages:'' English required. German and/or French advantageous
''Important:'' Before application, check [[Eligibility Criteria]]!
''Contract duration:'' Two years, with the possibility of a permanent position depending upon candidate performance.
''Equal opportunity:'' LS Instruments aims to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.
Please send applications including CV and reference letters to: ''jobs@lsinstruments.ch'' or use the online [[Application Procedure]] to apply.
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Colloidal particles can be used to stabilize liquid interfaces in foams or emulsions in food products, building materials or cosmetics. Unlike standard surfactants, they adsorb irreversibly to interfaces and provide strong resistance to interfacial shear and compression. Therefore particle-stabilized foams or emulsions can be stable for months or even years! Although so-called Pickering emulsions have been reported for almost one century, the field of particles stabilized interfaces is more active than ever. The soft matter community is challenged with open questions concerning the dynamics of particles at interfaces: what is the energy needed to adsorb a particle at an interface and how do the particles reach their equilibrium position? How do particles diffuse inside a layer? How do particles get trapped in foam films and how do they drain inside a foam? How does the dynamics of the particles depend on their physical chemistry properties such as their hydrophobicity, rugosity and softness?
The goal of this thesis project is to study the interfacial dynamics of soft and hard colloidal particles adsorbed at an air-water interface, in single foam-films and in foams. We will study the adsorption mechanisms of micron-sized particles by tracking their position and Brownian motion as they adsorb using optical microscopy. We will also study the drainage of thin-liquid films using white-light interferometry. Lastly we will study how the foaming process can be optimized to produce stable foams.
''Director: Cécile Monteux - cecile.monteux@espci.fr''
''Starting date : between November 2012 and May 2013''
This project is part of the Marie Curie “Initial Training Network” Somatai including 14 academic partners. Visits in other universities as well as training schools are planned during the ~PhD project. We will collaborate with D. Vlassopoulos, U. Jonas (FORTH Greece) for interfacial rheology and the synthesis of particles as well as G. Tessier (Institut Langevin) for optical detection.
Profile of ~PhD student: Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]! Background in physics of soft matter, hydrodynamics, colloids. Skills for designing experimental setups and deriving simple scaling laws to help interpreting the data. The EC aims to employ more women in this area and welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
Responsiveness is an essential defining property of soft matter and grafted charged polymers represent an important class of such materials. Dynamics of responsive neutral polymer brushes has been recently investigated, but little is known about the dynamics of attached polyelectrolyte chains. Charged polymers are certainly more complex but also more responsive and often more efficient in applications like lubrication.
Dynamics and kinetics of responsive liquid-solid interfaces modified by the presence of grafted polymer chains that contains electrical charges will be experimentally studied. The dynamics of swollen layer will be studied, as well as the diffusion of particles in their vicinities. The main experimental technique will be evanescent wave dynamic light scattering complemented by other interface sensitive technique (evanescent wave ellipsometry, total internal reflection fluorescence,…).
This Ph.D. position is funded by the ~FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network SOMATAI. The ~PhD student will be employed by and based at [[IESL-FORTH|http://www.iesl.forth.gr]], one institute of the FORTH research centres in Heraklion, Greece. He/she will receive his/her degree of the University of Crete, Greece.
Important: Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]!
A strong background and interests in physics of soft matter, physical chemistry, physics or chemical engineering will be appreciated as well as strong interest for experimental studies and measuring techniques.
Candidates should contact Dr. B. Loppinet (benoit@iesl.forth.gr) for more information. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
''The applicant''
We are looking for an early stage researcher in experimental physics or a physical chemistry who is interested to complete their ~PhD at the Forschungszentrum Jülich ~GmbH, Jülich, Germany. Applicants should have a master degree related to the field of soft matter field and preferably some experimental experience in light scattering.
''The network''
The position will be funded for 36 months in the framework of a new ~FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) called SOMATAI (Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces), which started in October 2012. SOMATAI consists of 10 academic full partners from Europe and Egypt, 3 industrial full partners from Europe, and 4 associated partners from USA, Taiwan, and Germany. Further information can be found at [[the SOMATAI website|http://www.somatai.eu]], where also other SOMATAI positions will be announced.
''The scientific project''
The Brownian dynamics of colloidal particles is strongly affected by the vicinity of solid interfaces. This effect has been exhaustively studied for spherical particles which are interacting via their excluded volume. Close to a wall, the colloid mobility is slowed down and is anisotropic due to hydrodynamic interaction with the wall (WHI). At increased particle concentration, the WHI is screened to a large extent, such that for volume fractions above 0.25 the near wall dynamics become indiscernible from the bulk.
Here, the near wall dynamics of colloidal particles with long range interactions, such as electrostatic repulsions, shall be investigated with evanescent wave dynamic light scattering (EWDLS). Experiments shall be performed at particle concentrations up to the point of disorder/order transition. It shall be explored how to tune particle dynamics in the ultimate vicinity of an interface by changing the strength and/or the range of the static particle interaction. The experimental work will be supported by the development of the required theoretical frame-work in collaboration with theoretical physicists.
''The benefits''
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, according to the Marie Curie regulations for early stage researchers. Besides their training through working on their scientific project, they will receive further continuing education, which includes a 3 months internship with an industrial SOMATAI partner, a variety of hands-on training modules as well as transferable skills courses within the SOMATAI network across Europe. The candidate shall eventually strive to obtain their ~PhD from the ~Heinrich-Heine-Universität in Düsseldorf, Germany
The vacancy is open from now on. The position shall be occupied no later than May 1st 2013. Before applying, check the [[Eligibility Criteria]].
SOMATAI and Forschungszentrum Jülich follow equal opportunity policy and therefore particularly welcome applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.
For further information, please contact Peter Lang (p.lang@fz-juelich.de) with the reference keyword “SOMATAI Application”. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
Adsorption and interfacial hydrodynamics, in particular slippage [1] and wetting [2], are key issues in a number of processes equally important in microfabricated devices [3] or biological systems [4]. A common feature underlying these phenomena is water organization near the surface [5].
In the case of hydrophobic surfaces, where the existence of a water gap is still controversial [6], it is now recognized that slippage occurs at the solid surface, but the discrepancy in the slip lengths reported for different surfaces is enormous.
The case of electrolytes and charged interfaces is of utmost practical importance for surface driven transport phenomena such as electro-osmosis or electrophoresis which are sensitive to charge distribution at the solid/liquid interface. In a nanochannel, channel size, Debye length and slip length can all be on the same order of magnitude, leading to unusual phenomena. For example, continuum dynamics predicts that the channel will be filled with a unipolar solution of counter-ions suggesting that the type and concentration of ions can be controlled by the surface charge density of the channel wall. Ion specific effects, referring to the broad range of phenomena particularly important in biology [7] where ions of the same valency, for example Cl⁻ and I⁻, have a dramatically different behavior, are also expected, allowing for even finer control over the ion type. They are again related to the interfacial water structure and hydration [8]. Another example of new and counter-intuitive flow mechanisms is the prediction by molecular dynamics simulations of enhanced slip lengths of a few 10s of nm for charged fluids at hydrophobic interfaces. However, these key issues, with high relevance for e.g. energy conversion, remain almost unexplored experimentally.
The ~PhD project aims at giving direct experimental answers to critical questions regarding flows in nano-channels, taking advantage of new microfabrication possibilities and advanced x-ray techniques.
Our laboratory has a strong expertise in x-ray surface scattering techniques [9], giving access to interfacial structures, in particular ion distributions with sub-nm resolution [8,10,11]. We have also demonstrated the fabrication of <100nm thick nanochannels with x-ray transparent windows which makes possible the determination of complex structures at buried interfaces at the sub-nm to 10s of nm scale.
In a first step, water organization and ion distributions near a solid wall or inside a nanochannel will be measured with unprecedented resolution. Special attention will be paid to hydrophobic interfaces [6] and ion specificity. In particular, we will try to identify the nature of interactions controlling the penetration of ions in a nanochannel by determining the distribution of different ions of the same valency in a mixture.
Dynamics will be considered in a second step by determining the distribution of ions under flow, as a function of Debye length and hydrophobicity. When necessary, slip lengths will be measured by atomic force microscopy [12].
The candidate will receive a training in nanofluidics and in advanced nanofabrication and x-ray scattering techniques. Participation in the theoretical analysis of the results could also be part of the ~PhD project.
[1] C.I. Bouzigues, P. Tabeling, and L. Bocquet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 114503 (2008).
[2] D.M. Huang, C. Sendner, D. Horinek, R.R. Netz, and L. Bocquet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 226101 (2008).
[3] T. Squires and S. Quake, Rev. Mod. Phys. 77, 977 (2005).
[4] D. Chandler, Nature 437, 640 (2005).
[5] R. R. Netz, Current Opinion Coll Interf. Sci. 9,192 (2004).
[6] B.M. Ocko, A. Dhinojwala, J. Daillant, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 039601 (2008).
[7] M. Cacace, E. Landau and J. Ramsden, Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics 30, 241 (1997).
[8] V. Padmanabhan, J. Daillant, L. Belloni, S. Mora, M. Alba and O. Konovalov, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 086105 (2007).
[9] J. Daillant, Current Opinion Coll Interf. Sci. 14, 396 (2009).
[10] P Viswanath, L. Girard, J. Daillant, L. Belloni, O. Spalla, D. Novikov, “~X-Ray Studies of Ion Specific Effects” in SPECIFIC ION EFFECTS edited by Werner Kunz, World Scientific, 2010.
[11] J. Duval, S. Bera, L. Michot, J. Daillant, L. Belloni, O. Konovalov, and D. Pontoni Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 206102 (2012).
[12] A. Maali, Y. Wang and B. Bhushan, Langmuir 25, 12002 (2009).
The position is funded by EU Initial Training Network SOMATAI “Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces”. Procedures and policies of Marie Curie actions for recruitment and contracts will be applied. Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]! The program also aims to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
Contacts:
Florent Malloggi
UMR 3299 CEA/CNRS ~SIS2M-LIONS
Bdg . 125
CEA Saclay, F-91191 ~Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Tel: +33.(0)1.69.08.23.55
Fax: +33.(0)1.69.08.66.40
Email: florent.malloggi@cea.fr
Jean Daillant
Synchrotron Soleil
L'Orme des Merisiers
~Saint-Aubin - BP 48
F-91192 ~Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
Tel: 33 (0)1 69 35 90 10
Email : jean.daillant@synchrotron-soleil.fr
In the framework of the European training network SOMATAI the theory group at the ~Leibnitz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden is seeking for a ~PhD student working in the field of theory and computer simulations of charged polymer systems. In particular amphiphilic polymers interacting with interfaces and membranes will be studied using Monte Carlo techniques and various theoretical approaches. The goal of this project is to understand the influence of charges on the adsorption behavior of polymers at aqueous interfaces.
The candidate holds a Master/Diploma in Physics or closely related areas of science with emphasis on theory and simulations. The candidate should have strong interest in the statistical physics of complex systems and some experience in computer programming.
Payment is according to the Marie Curie regulations for early stage researchers and will be granted for 3 years. [[Eligibility Criteria]]
Contact: Prof. Dr. ~Jens-Uwe Sommer, sommer@ipfdd.de, ~Leibniz-Insititut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Hohe Strasse 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany.
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
(Available early 2013)
''Job description:''
The aim of this project is to gain insight into the formation of colloid-polymer complexes made of charged colloids and oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. This will enable to generate new materials for a wide range of applications. The work will have a physical chemical nature.
''Position:''
The position is funded by the ~FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network SOMATAI. The ~PhD student will be employed by and based in the Colloids & Interfaces competence group at ACES, DSM ~ChemTech Center in Geleen, the Netherlands. Royal DSM N.V. is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders.
DSM delivers sustainable solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in markets as diverse as food and feed, personal care, automotives, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection and housing supplies. DSM’s 22,000 employees deliver annual net sales of around €9 billion. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. DSM ~ChemTech Center (DCC) is one of the larger competence-oriented R&D facilities of DSM. DCC works supports all business groups of DSM.
The ~PhD position will be part of the scientific environment of both the DSM community of the Chemelot Research Campus in Geleen and the Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry of the University of Utrecht. The ~PhD student will receive her/his degree of the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. The ~PhD student will be part of a network of ~PhD students spread over the EU and visit other research groups, facilities and will follow an educational program.
''Your profile:''
Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]. Suitable candidates should have a strong background and interest in physical chemistry, measuring techniques and preferably also interest in theory.
''Our offer:''
A dynamic, inspiring and creative environment with state-of-the-art facilities, where you can develop your personal skills in science, management and commerce. Become part of an inspiring team of professionals to co-operate with.
We aim at employing more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Further information can be obtained from Remco Tuinier:
Remco Tuinier
Principal Scientist, Competence Manager Colloids & Interfaces
ACES
DSM Chemical Technology R&D B.V.
Urmonderbaan 22
6167 RD Geleen
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)46 4763484
Fax: +31 (0)46 4760809
remco.tuinier@dsm.com
Internet: www.dsm.com
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
Corrosion in general has huge economic impact. Understanding of physical and chemical processes during corrosion reactions is crucial for a successful corrosion protection. In the [[Interface Spectroscopy Group at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE)|http://www.mpie.de/index.php?id=inspec]], we are interested in novel concepts in the design of coatings in corrosion protection, and fundamental understanding of electrochemical and corrosion processes at materials interfaces.
Within the framework of the ITN Somatai, we are looking for a skilled and motivated student with a background in polymer science, physical chemistry, physics, or a related field to carry out a project exploring the possibility of using water-soluble polymers as base for coatings in corrosion protection. The project will involve preparation of polymer coatings from aqueous dispersion, their structural characterisation, and electrochemical evaluation of the protection capabilities.
We offer a multinational and multidisciplinary working environment with state-of-the art facilities and scientific exchange within MPIE and the ITN. The position will be based at the MPIE in Düsseldorf, Germany. Collaborations are planned with Reinhard Sigel, German University in Cairo, Patrick Koelsch, University of Washington, Seattle, and BASF Coatings.
Contact: [[Andreas Erbe|http://www.mpie.de/~erbe]], a.erbe@mpie.de
Starting date: November 2012 - May 2013
Important: Check [[Eligibility Criteria]]. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
''ICMS''
The Institute for Complex Molecular Systems is an interdisciplinary platform at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) which aims at bringing excellent researchers from different areas together to promote cross-breeding of ideas across departments and across disciplines. The institute was founded on April 1, 2008 and currently has 100 members from the TU/e departments Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. We aim to create and study biologically inspired complex and functional nano-sized objects with the ultimate goal of understanding the full complexity of Life. Our research is based on three pillars: functional soft materials, self-organization, and novel energy carriers.
Since February 2011, we offer highly talented university graduates a challenging, interdisciplinary ~PhD project within the Graduate Program Complex Molecular Systems. This project will be performed within the ICMS and the TU/e department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry.
''Project description''
About 40 years ago, researchers discovered that certain types of Antarctic marine fish do not freeze in ice-cold seawater, because their blood serum contains a special class of proteins, so-called 'antifreeze proteins', in short ~AFPs. ~AFPs have since been discovered in many types of Arctic and Antarctic fish, insects, and plants. Antifreeze proteins depress the freezing point of blood serum without altering its melting point. We know that the adsorption of ~AFPs onto ice is crucial for their activity, but we are still far from a detailed understanding of the mechanism. Several hypotheses have been put forward, but conclusive experimental evidence is still lacking.
In this ~PhD project you will use physico-chemical techniques to unravel how antifreeze proteins function focussing in particular on their behaviour at interfaces. You will make use of scattering methods, reflectivity, spectroscopy (IR, dielectric, CD), ellipsometry, and microscopy. Ultimately, we hope to exploit these fundamental insights to develop a fully synthetic polymer with antifreeze activity.
''Eligibility''
We seek highly talented, motivated, and enthusiastic candidates with an ~MSc degree in Molecular Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, or related discipline with affinity for experimental biophysical chemistry and biophysics. The successful candidate must have good communication skills, be fluent in English, and should have a strong motivation to do research in an interdisciplinary team. An interview and a scientific presentation will be part of the selection process. Additional [[Eligibility Criteria]] apply. We especially encourage young female ~MSc graduates to apply for this position.
''Employment conditions''
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic and ambitious, multidisciplinary research team at the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology within the framework of the European training network “Soft Matter at Interfaces”. We also offer an attractive package of fringe benefits (including excellent work facilities, child care and sport facilities) and we can help you find accommodation.
The candidate is expected to finish the project with a ~PhD thesis and disseminate the results through, publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences.
''Additional information''
For more information please contact Dr. Ilja Voets +31 (0)40 247 5303 or via email (i.voets@tue.nl).
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
This vacancy has been filled already.
We are looking for an experimental physicist, physical chemist, or physics oriented material scientist who is interested to do his/her ~PhD at the German University in Cairo (GUC). Preferred background is a master degree related to the soft matter field (polymers, colloids, liquid crystals). Please mention in an application if you have experience in scattering experiments and/or computer programming; such experiences would be assets, although they are not strictly required. Subject of the work are interface light scattering experiments, see e.g. A. Stocco et al., Phys. Rev. E 83, 011601 (2011), and R. Sigel, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 14, 426 (2009).
The full time position for 36 months is part of a new ~FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) called SOMATAI (Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces), which started in October 2012. SOMATAI consists of 10 academic full partners from Europe and Egypt, 3 industrial full partners from Europe, and 4 associated partners from USA, Taiwan, and Germany. Further information can be found at www.somatai.eu, where also other SOMATAI positions will be announced.
The 36 months will contain 3 months internship with the industrial SOMATAI partner located in Fribourg (Switzerland) and further 17 weeks of training events with other SOMATAI partners in Europe, so a good scientific contact to the European research community is provided. We strive to offer a dual Ph.D. degree from the GUC and a suitable European partner university.
Important: Before application, please check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]!
The vacancy is open from now on. You are expected to start to work at the GUC not later than 1.4.2013.
SOMATAI follows an Equal Opportunity policy and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.
For further information or an application with the reference keyword “SOMATAI Application”, please contact Reinhard Sigel: Reinhard.Sigel@guc.edu.eg
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
''Project description''
This ~PhD research project, three years of which are funded by the EU through the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) Soft Matter at aqueous interfaces, will largely be conducted in the theoretical soft-matter group within the Institute for Theoretical Physics of Utrecht University in The Netherlands. The project is concerned with theoretical research on monolayers of colloidal (nano)particles trapped at air-water and oil-water interfaces. The thermodynamic, structural, and mechanical properties of these particle-laden liquid-liquid interfaces are scientifically challenging to unravel, in particular for particles with a non-spherical shape (e.g. rods, platelets, cubes) or with a heterogeneous surface (e.g. patchy, faceted, coated). The anisotropic and heterogeneous geometry of these particles couples electrostatics and capillarity to wetting phenomena, surface chemistry, and salt-ion segregation across the dielectric interface between the two fluids. The successful candidate is expected to provide microscopic understanding of the structure and the stability of particle-laden droplets and planar interfaces, e.g. by employing and further extending the triangular-tessellation and mode-expansion techniques that were recently developed by the host group in collaboration with the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials at Utrecht University. This should allow for treating electrostatic and capillary effects simultaneously. Apart from their intrinsic scientific interest, these particle-laden liquid-liquid interfaces are also economically relevant for a variety of applications in e.g. the food and the (petro-)chemical industry. Representatives of these industries (e.g. DSM, NIZO and BASF) also participate in this ITN, and direct collaborations and/or internships are foreseen with suitable partners in academia and industry that participate in this ITN. More information on the theoretical soft-matter host group can be found on [[http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~roij0101/|http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~roij0101/]] , and on the particular ITN on [[the Somatai webpage|http://www.somatai.eu]]. Dr. R. van Roij (r.vanroij@uu.nl) can be contacted for more information on this project.
''Application''
Candidates must have a ~MSc degree in (theoretical or computational) physics, with a strong background in statistical physics and mathematics, with numerical expertise or simulation skills, and with a capacity to read, write, and speak scientific English. An interest in direct collaboration with experimentally inclined research groups is required, and affinity with soft matter and physical chemistry in general is an advantage. Important: Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]] before applying. In line with the general EU policy to employ more women in science, we particularly welcome applications of female candidates. Of course we also welcome applications of disabled persons. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
Though deposition of polymers at water surfaces has been largely investigated, much less is known concerning the mechanical and rheological properties. Monolayers of polymers with various composition and architecture deposited at the surface of a Langmuir trough will be investigated. The rheology, both linear and nonlinear will be studied using an interfacial tress rheometer in the different available modes including frequency sweep, strain sweep, creep and fourier-transform rheology.
Different types of amphiphilic co-polymers, reflecting variation of molar
mass and macromolecular architecture, will be investigated. Structural
characterization of the formed layer will be obtained by optical technique implemented on the trough (light scattering, ellipsometry), AFM on transferred layer and complemented by further structural measurements GISAXS, GISANS at large scale facilities if necessary.
The position is funded by the ~FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network
SOMATAI for 3 years. The ~PhD student will be employed by and based at [[IESL-FORTH|http://www.iesl.forth.gr]], one institute of the FORTH research center in Heraklion, Greece. He/she will receive his/her degree of the University of Crete, Greece.
Please check the [[Eligibility Criteria]]! Background in soft matter, physical chemistry, chemical physics,or chemical engineering, will be appreciated as well as strong interest in experiments.
Candidates should contact Prof. D. Vlassopoulos (dvlasso@iesl.forth.gr) for further information. Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
In the department of chemical engineering of KU Leuven, University of Leuven, there is ~PhD position available in the area of complex fluid-fluid interfaces. The position is made available in the framework of the ~Marie-Curie Initial Training Network SOMATAI funded by the EU via ~FP7. The goals of the ~PhD project are to study the coupling between interfacial and bulk flows, in different types of applications. Starting with a good understanding and control over the interfacial rheology, we will study how an interface can be structured by a bulk flow and vice versa how a bulk flow can be altered by the presence of a structured interface. The knowledge about suitable model systems (proteins, particles and certain polymers) is available and the host laboratory has a range of state of the art equipment for bulk and interfacial rheometry and a range of devices to characterise the interfacial microstructure.
The approach will be predominantly experimental, with some amount of (mainly numerical) calculations of the flow fields. The candidates should have a background in chemical or mechanical engineering, physics or materials science. The doctoral training will take place in the Arenberg doctoral school of the group of sciences and engineering at KU Leuven. The host laboratory has 4 permanent faculty members and a group of about 30 researchers.
KU Leuven aims at employing more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. Applications from disabled persons are also welcome.
Contact: Jan Vermant, jan.vermant@cit.kuleuven.be
Applicants should check the [[Eligibility Criteria]].
Please refer to the [[Application Procedure]] for information on how to apply.
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''2. Applicants as doctoral students (early stage researchers)'': Early stage researchers must not have a doctoral degree and not more than 4 years (counted from the date of issue of the diploma that gives the rights to enrol in a doctoral programme) of research experience at the date of their recruitment. (Applies to all positions tagged <<tag ESRPosition ESRPosition ListOfPositionsForDoctoralStudents>>)
''3. Postdoc applicants:'' Experienced researchers must have a doctoral degree or more than 4 years (counted from the date of issue of the diploma that gives the rights to enrol in a doctoral programme) and less than 5 years of research experience at the date of their recruitment. (Applies to only to [[ER13: Optical Rheology Project Scientist (PostDoc)]])
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Somatai is looking for 13 ~PhD students and 1 postdoc to commence work between December 2012 and May 2013.
Interfaces between a water phase and a solid, liquid or gaseous second phase are of special interest and a focal point of SOMATAI. Such interfaces are highly relevant to many products (food, cosmetics, paints) and are vital for processes engineering (washing, coating, water purification). They have an outstanding importance from a scientific point of view due to specific interactions at such interfaces. The carefully planned teaching and research programme of SOMATAI in a network of 10 leading academic partners, 1 large scale company, 2 small/medium sized enterprises, and 4 top-level associated partners from Germany, Taiwan and the USA will ensure that young researchers will receive an excellent training in a pioneering research domain of high scientific and technological relevance.
Additional to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from additional continuing education, which includes an internship with an industrial SOMATAI partner, a variety of hands-on training modules as well as transferable skills courses within the SOMATAI network across Europe, Taiwan and the US.
The successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, according to the Marie Curie regulations for early stage and experienced researchers.
Women are explicitly invited to submit their applications. Applications from handicapped persons are welcome. Handicapped persons and persons equal to them will be given priority in case of even suitability.
The openings are announced on the [[EURAXESS site|http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/index]].
More information on the [[Application Procedure]].
Important: Check the [[Eligibility Criteria]] before application!
Currently, Somatai has the following openings:
*[[ESR6: Diffusion at interfaces and interface micro-rheology. Ph.D. Student in Cairo, Egypt]]
*[[ER13: Optical Rheology Project Scientist (PostDoc) in Fribourg, Switzerland]]
*[[ESR10: Hard and soft colloids at interfaces: from bubbles and thin-liquid films to foams - ESPCI, Paris, France]]
*[[ESR3: Water-based polymers as barrier layers on a reactive surface. Doctoral student at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany]]
*[[ESR5: PhD position at NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands - Designing food biopolymer particles for Pickering stabilization]]
*[[ESR7: PhD studentship at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, on theory of effective electrostatic and capillary interactions at particle-laden aqueous interfaces]]
*[[ESR14: PhD position at LIONS, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France - Aqueous interfaces: the first nanometers]]
*[[ESR12: PhD on colloidal diffusion and flow near hard walls at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany]]
*[[ESR11: Dynamics of polymer modified interfaces (Experiments, 1 PhD student) in Heraklion, Greece]]
*[[ESR8: Visco-elasticity of polymers at interfaces in Heraklion, Greece]]
*[[ESR2: PhD position at DSM, Geleen, The Netherlands - ‘Formation and adsorption of charged colloid-polymer mixtures’]]
*[[ESR9: Tailoring rheological properties of interfaces in Leuven, Belgium]]
*[[ESR1: Theory and simulation of amphiphilic polymers at surfaces and interfaces in Dresden, Germany]]
*[[ESR4: PhD researcher in Eindhoven, The Netherlands - Antifreeze proteins at interfaces]]
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Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces
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"Somatai" stands for "Soft Matter at aqueous Interfaces". It is a multi-partner Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN), which started on 1 October 2012. Somatai was set up with the intention to provide physics-oriented interdisciplinary continuing education in the joint fields of soft matter science and fluid interface science. For more information on the people involved please go to the official [[Somatai website|http://www.somatai.eu]].
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