A funded PhD position up to 4 years is available in computational heterogeneous catalysis at Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.  The project aims at understanding the role of different catalyst domains for a given organic or inorganic catalytic transformation and determining the structural and electronic factors that control activity and, in particular, selectivity.  The computational approach is mainly based on extensive density functional theory calculations with special emphasis on appropriate modelling of a reaction environment. Reaction kinetics will be studied with microkinetic or kinetic Monte Carlo methods for selected systems.

The successful candidate has or is about to have MSc degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Physics.  Previous experience on performing first principles calculations and modelling chemical reactions are considered clear advantage.  Good command of written and spoken English is required.   

The starting date is June 1’st 2021 or as soon as possible and the annual salary is about 28 000 € (gross income).

Further information from Prof. Karoliina Honkala (email: [email protected]) and from the online advertisement which displays a link to the application.