About the position

Position as Researcher available at the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN), University of Oslo.

The position is for a period of 12 months.

Preferred starting date 01.09.2025.

Job description / Project description

This position is a part of the research project «ZeoCat: Zeotype-based Catalysts for the production of consumables and fuels from recycled CO2 feedstock» funded by the Norwegian Research Council (RCN). The project seeks to better understand industrially-relevant catalytic reactions through advanced experiments in chemical kinetics. The researcher in this position will oversee the development of cutting-edge scientific instrumentation (Temporal Analysis of Products) and experimental protocols for kinetic investigations in heterogeneous catalysis.

Specific work tasks will include:

Integrating various commercial and home-built hardware components into a unique research tool, including vacuum chambers, turbo-molecular pumps, mass-spectrometers (Quadrupole and Time-Of-Flight), electromagnetic pulse valves, pressure gauges, solenoid valves, resistive heaters and thermocouple sensors, PID controllers, actuated gate valves, etc.
Programming in LabView environment for real-time instrument control.
Implementation of a data acquisition system for highly time-resolved measurements of catalytic kinetics.
Designing and testing novel experimental protocols.

Newly developed instrument capabilities will be commissioned with milestone measurements pertaining to the scientific work in the project, in collaboration with a dedicated PhD candidate and other researchers in the Section of Catalysis and Organic Chemistry. The researcher will also engage in knowledge exchange with international collaborators of the project, including possible trips to overseas laboratories and synchrotron radiation facilities.

The Section of Catalysis and Organic Chemistry, in general, studies the correlation between catalyst composition/structure and their effects on chemical reactions. The section has approximately 35 members, subdivided into several groups, depending on the type of catalytic systems under study, various aspects of the subject (e.g. synthesis, characterization, or reaction studies) and/or methodology (e.g. experiments vs. theory). This position will be closely integrated with researchers and engineers who develop, support, and/or execute experiments in catalytic reactors and spectroscopic cells.

The Section for Catalysis and Organic Chemistry is part of the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) - an interdisciplinary collaboration between five research groups in physics and chemistry, which spearheads the MN Faculty's efforts for sustainable energy solutions. The Centre comprises UiO’s focus on renewable energy, materials science, and nanotechnology.

Qualification requirements

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates will be selected in accordance with this goal and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in Applied Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or other disciplines relevant for the development of advanced scientific instruments and protocols
Foreign completed degree (M.Sc.-level) corresponding to a minimum of four years in the Norwegian educational system.
Knowledge of and hands-on experience with the LabView programming environment
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

The following qualifications will also count in the assessment of the applicants:

Experience with electrical circuits, oscilloscopes, wave-form generators, and digital signal processing will be prioritized
Experience with gas handling and vacuum systems
Experience with Python programming

Personal skills

Communicable, sociable, and able to work in a diverse team
Goal-oriented and able to uphold the project timeline
Creative in solving technical challenges
Motivated to learn new skills

We offer

Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
Committed colleagues in a good working environment. A pleasant and stimulating work environment.
Good welfare schemes.
Vibrant international academic environment.
Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours.
A workplace with good development and career opportunities.
Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
Salary in position as Researcher, position code 1108 in salary range NOK from506 100 - to 615 000, depending on competence, qualifications and experience. For particularly well-qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

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Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position.

Application

Your application should include:

Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing prior work and professional interests)
CV (summarizing education, professional experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
A complete list of publications and/or other major works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee (e.g. software repositories, description of relevant projects the applicant directly contributed to, such as photos of instrumentation or screenshots with software).
Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented description of previous hands-on works (e.g. publications, software and/or engineering projects) as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability.

General information

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we cannot, you will hear from us.

The position's subject area requires licensing under the Norwegian Export Control Act. In order to be considered for the position, it is a prerequisite that UiO must be able to be granted such licence.
https://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/master/export-control.html

Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian) and Rules for the use of research posts SKO 1108, 1109, 1110 and 1183 at UiO.

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

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