Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland opens a position of a Research Assistant (post-doc) involved in the implementation of the OPUS 2022/45/B/ST8/02058 project „ Biodegradable, biocompatible and interactive surfactants – as an ecologically safe alternative to synthetic compounds in the generation of foams and emulsions for cosmetic, medical and industrial applications” in the Soft Matter Nanostructures research group.
The candidates who meet the conditions stated in the act “Ustawa o Polskiej Akademii Nauk” dated 30 April 2010 (Dz.U. 2018 poz. 1475 z póź. zm.), art 89. Ust. 4 for the position of Research Assistant are encouraged to apply for the position.
A new postdoc contract is reserved for a person who has obtained their PhD within 7 years of joining the project. This period may be extended by a period of long-term (in excess of 90 days) documented sick leaves or rehabilitation leaves granted on account of 13 being unfit to work. In addition, the period may be extended by the number of months of childcare leave granted pursuant to the Labour Code and, in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.
The assistant (post-doc), supervised by the project manager, will work on the development of interactive foams based on biosurfactants, biopolymers and nanoparticles.
The Research Assistant will be responsible for:
- Development of recipes for interactive foams and emulsions based on biomaterials,
- Testing the physicochemical, mechanical and cytotoxic properties of the developed dispersed systems,
- Analysis, interpretation and processing of results, preparation of publications.