University of Melbourne
Monash University
CSIRO
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The Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) led by the University of Melbourne, Monash University and CSIRO MHT has recently received a grant from the Victorian State Government, Australia for the development of cheap, flexible organic solar cells. While the development of organic photovoltaics has already been a strong research focus within these institutions, the newly attracted funding will enable us to become a major internationally recognized research center in this area. Seventeen new postdoc positions have been created across the three institutions; we are now seeking talented and dynamic staff to fill a range of scientific positions.
University of Melbourne
Applications, with the names and contact details of at least three referees, must address the selection criteria listed in the individual position descriptions which can be downloaded below. Applications must be submitted via www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers/. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2007.
Position Number 0018058–Research Fellow: Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Charge-Transport Behaviour. The appointee will have a PhD in Chemistry or a related field with demonstrated skills in the design and conduct of spectroscopic and kinetic measurements. The appointee will undertake steady-state and time resolved transient absorption and luminescence measurements (on a range of time scales) to assess materials for use in solar energy conversion, under a range of conditions . Download position description (top).
Position Number 0018059–Research Fellow: Thin Film Characterisation. The appointee will have a PhD in Chemistry or a related field with Postdoctoral research experience in organic synthesis. The position will involve the synthesis and thin film characterisation of polymer films and substrates for use in solar cells. Download position description (top).
Position Number 0018060–Research Fellow: Synthetic Organic Chemist / Polymer Synthesis. The appointee will have a PhD in Chemistry or a related field with postdoctoral experience in organic synthesis. The position will involve the synthesis of molecular and polymeric materials for use in organic solar cells. Download position description (top).
Position Number 0018061–Research Fellow: Synthetic Organic Chemist / Polymer Scientist. The appointee will have a PhD in Chemistry or a related field with postdoctoral experience in polymer synthesis. The position will involve the synthesis and characterisation of polymeric materials for use in organic solar cells. Download position description (top).
Position Number 0018063–Research Fellow: Interface Scientist / Polymer Chemist. The appointee will have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry or a related field with postdoctoral experience in interface science or polymer chemistry. The position will involve significant interaction and time spent at the University of Sheffield (UK) under the supervision of Prof Richard Jones. Download position description (top).
Monash University
Applications, with the names and contact details of at least three referees, must address the selection criteria listed in the individual position descriptions which can be downloaded from http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/solar/job-op.html. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2007.
VICOSC001 Solar Cell Device Engineer for the development of flexible solar cells. The appointee will be responsible for the development of new device concepts, materials and processes that allow the fabrication of high-efficiency flexible solar cells on plastics (top).
VICOSC002 Scientist for the development of novel 3rd generation device concepts. The appointee will be responsible for the development of novel device concepts and proof-of-principle experiments in the area of 3rd generation photovoltaics (top).
VICOSC003 Scientist for the characterization and modelling of organic solar cells. The appointee will be responsible for setting up new characterization facilities that allow the thorough characterization of organic solar cells in terms of charge carrier generation, charge recombination and charge transport (top).
VICOSC004 Synthetic chemist for the development of novel photovoltaic materials. The appointee will join the strong synthetic group within our solar cell activity. Your main responsibility will be the synthesis of new photovoltaic materials such as electrolyte components, molten salts and redox-active materials (top) (Position Filled).
CSIRO
2007/1175–Organic Electronic Device Fabrication Scientist. The successful applicant will have a PhD in chemistry, physics, engineering or materials science. Demonstrated skills in the fabrication and characterisation of organic electronic devices will be highly regarded. This position is an indefinite position and the selected applicant will be expected to play a significant leadership role in developing CSIRO’s organic electronics research. (top)
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