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At a glance
- Degree background
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry or a closely related field.
- Project focus
- Develop and run in situ ATR-FTIR experiments to follow adsorption, chemical reactions, peptide uptake and release, and amyloid-like fibril formation under controlled liquid and gas/vapour conditions.
PhD position at University of Amsterdam: key facts
- Opportunity type
- PhD position
- Organization
- University of Amsterdam
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Field / discipline
- Chemistry, Environmental Sciences
- Application deadline
- 15 Oct 2026
- Funding / compensation
- Paid
- Duration
- See source description
- Last source check
- No source check recorded
About this phd position at University of Amsterdam
- Synthesize and characterize porous MOFs and MOF thin films, including tailoring pore and surface chemistry and loading selected peptides into the materials.
- Develop and run in situ ATR-FTIR experiments to follow adsorption, chemical reactions, peptide uptake and release, and amyloid-like fibril formation under controlled liquid and gas/vapour conditions.
- Quantify reaction kinetics, peptide loading/release and selectivity using complementary analytical methods such as UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass balance and, where appropriate, GC, NMR and HPLC.
- Relate spectroscopic signatures and reaction kinetics to film formation and sealing performance, including controls against benign environmental changes and chemical interferents.
- Collaborate closely with the computational PhD and consortium partners, contribute to validation experiments at TNO, publish and present your results, and assist in Bachelor and Master teaching.
- Publish and present your work within the project consortium and on international scientific platforms
- Contribute to the teaching activities of the department.
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry or a closely related field.
- You have hands-on laboratory experience with spectroscopy and/or the synthesis and characterization of functional materials. Experience with infrared spectroscopy, porous materials or thin films is an advantage.
- You are comfortable preparing and handling biochemical samples such as peptide or protein solutions, including accurate pipetting, preparation of buffers and solutions, pH adjustment
- You are interested in combining different types of experiments: preparing MOF materials and thin films, loading peptides into porous materials, following adsorption and release, and monitoring chemical reactions and peptide self-assembly using in situ spectroscopy.
- You work carefully and reproducibly, document experimental conditions and results clearly, and are motivated to analyse complex spectroscopic data and connect these results to molecular processes.
- Strong initiative and passion for science
- Open to collaborate with students (BSc/MSc), PhDs and PDs involved in related project and research groups within and outside the Netherlands.
- 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
- multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
- multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
- multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
- 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
- partly paid parental leave;
- the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
- a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
- the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch.
- A motivation letter (max. 1 pages A4)
- Your CV, including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience, including a list of publications
- Contact details of at least one academic reference
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