The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in chemistry. The Department has 270 employees and an annual budget of 300 million Swedish kronor. Through its six programs, the Department conducts highly successful research of high international quality. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international collaboration, and we see continued strong growth in our field. The Department has educational responsibilities within engineering and civil engineering programs as well as master's programs. More information is available on our website: https://kemi.uu.se/angstrom
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Duties
The project addresses the synthesis of photoactive metal complexes and their application in catalyzing small molecule activation, with components of organic chemistry, spectroscopy, and coordination chemistry. The systems will be characterized using traditional organic as well as electrochemical, photochemical, and spectroscopic methods. The postdoctoral researcher will develop lanthanide-catalyzed transformations. They will synthesize ligands and their metal complexes, perform chemical and spectroscopic characterization of the complexes, and evaluate their photophysical and photochemical behavior. They will write research reports and publications, and present their research results at departmental and group meetings as well as at national and international conferences.
The position likely involves mentoring undergraduate students and doctoral students. The main responsibilities for a postdoctoral researcher are to conduct research. These may also include teaching, up to 20% of work time.
The project will be conducted in part in collaboration with partners at Uppsala University. Representative recent publications: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22555; Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 10752; Chem 2025, 102547; Chem, 2025, 102450.
Qualifications
A PhD degree in chemistry or a related field, or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a PhD in chemistry. The degree must be completed by the time the employment decision is made. Preferably, the degree should have been obtained no more than three years ago. When calculating the three-year period, the starting point is the final application deadline. If there are special reasons, such a degree may have been obtained earlier. Special reasons include leave due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust within trade union organizations, etc.
Assessment of applications is primarily based on the applicant's ability to conduct independent research based on scientific competence. Greater weight is placed on the quality of each individual scientific work than on the number of publications.
Consideration is also given to good collaborative ability, drive and independence, and how the applicant's experience and competence complement and strengthen ongoing research at the Department and how they can contribute to its future development.
The applicant should further have:
Very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written
Ability to work as part of a team
Experience in organic or inorganic synthetic chemistry.
Desirable/Meritious
Experience in photocatalysis and lanthanide chemistry is meritious.
About the Position
The employment is time-limited for 2 years. Full-time (100%). Start date 2026/10/01 or by agreement. Work location: Uppsala
For information about the position, contact: Eszter Borbas, [email protected].
Welcome to submit your application by August 31, 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2384.
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Trade union representatives: Saco-S - [email protected], Seko - [email protected], ST (OFR/S) - [email protected]The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in chemistry. The Department has 270 employees and an annual budget of 300 million Swedish kronor. Through its six programs, the Department conducts highly successful research of high international quality. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international collaboration, and we see continued strong growth in our field. The Department has educational responsibilities within engineering and civil engineering programs as well as master's programs. More information is available on our…