PhD Fellowships in ChemistryFaculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, invites excellent, ingenious, and creative applicants for two PhD stipends in chemistry. Application date for the stipends will be February 1st, 2024. Start date is August 1st, 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD stipends will be available for PhD projects in all areas of experimental and theoretical chemistry at the Faculty of Science. This includes organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, nanochemistry, materials chemistry, food chemistry, chemical biology, biological chemistry, quantum chemistry, sustainable chemistry, environmental chemistry and analytical chemistry. You are welcome to contact relevant supervisors at the five departments listed below to discuss research projects. The three criteria for the assessment of the applications will be the A) The excellence of the PhD candidate based on former performance at BSc and MSc level, B) The academic originality and expected impact of the proposed project and C) Implementation including the relevance of the supervisor host environment and the feasibility of the PhD project plan. In order to develop a research proposal that can be supported at the Faculty of Science (SCIENCE), it is commended that you contact a relevant supervisor at one of the departments listed below. Our faculty and research- and what do we offer?
All departments are located in central Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Their websites provides more information about the departments and the research. You are welcome to contact the relevat deputy Head of Department for Research if you need further guidance: CHEM - Mogens Brønsted Nielsen You can find more information about the PhD program at the SCIENCE PhD School on our homepage. The PhD programme Option A: A three year full-time study within the framework of the regular PhD programme (5+3 scheme). Option A is relevant if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree, or if you will obtain such a degree no later than December 2023. Option B: An up to five year full-time study programme within the framework of the integrated MSc and PhD programme (the 3+5 scheme). Option B is relevant, if you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree – but you have an education equivalent to a Danish bachelors´s degree. See further details below. ***************************************************************************** Option A: Getting into a position on the regular PhD programme Qualifications needed for the regular programme Terms of employment in the regular programme Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant. Terms of appointment and payment follows the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State . The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure. Option B: Getting into a position on the integrated MSc and PhD programme Qualifications needed for the integrated MSc and PhD programme Terms of the integrated programme Students on the integrated programme will enroll as PhD students simultaneously with completing their enrollment in this MSc degree programme. The duration of the integrated programme is up to five years, and depends on the amount of credits that you have already passed on your MSc programme. For further information about the study programme, please see: www.science.ku.dk/phd, “Study Structures”. Until the MSc degree is obtained, (when exactly two years of the full 3+5 programme remains), the grant will be paid partly in the form of 48 state education grant portions (in Danish: “SU-klip”) plus salary for work (teaching, supervision etc.) totalling a workload of 150 working hours per year. A PhD grant portion is currently (2023) DKK 6.589 before tax. Responsibilities and tasks in both PhD programmes
Additional responsibility for the integrated MSc and PhD programme:
We are looking for the following qualifications:
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Application deadline: We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements. The further process An internal evaluation committee will then assess and grade the applications with respect to the tree above mentioned evaluation criteria. The assessors will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for Model A or Model B. The assessed applicants will be given the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/. Interviews with the top qualified candidates are expected to be held in weeks 14-15. Questions General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: https://www.science.ku.dk/phd/. The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position. Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career. InfoApplication deadline: 01-02-2024
Employment start: 01-08-2024
Working hours: Full time
Department/Location: Faculty of Science
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