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Postdoctoral Fellowships in the group of Prof. Ted Sargent at the University of Toronto: Next-Generation Sustainable Materials for Fast, Sensitive Sensors

The Sargent group unites chemistry, physics, and engineering within eight experimental laboratories, at the University of Toronto. Our mission is to advance the physics and chemistry of optoelectronic materials and devices, and to apply this knowledge to address key challenges in sustainable energy and next-generation optoelectronic devices. Our group culture fosters win-win teamwork; communication that clarifies and finds connections and new scientific avenues; and that strives for excellence.

 

We are seeking a brilliant and passionate organic chemist to join our team to develop next-generation quantum dots (QDs).

As an Organic Chemist you will be responsible for:

· Play a leading role in the development of next-generation QDs

· Design and synthesize novel organic molecules and additives for QD fabrication

· Deep characterization of reaction intermediates and final materials using advanced analytical techniques (NMR, GC-MS, etc.)

· Collaborate closely with material scientists and physicists to tailor molecules for specific QD functionalities

· Contribute to the development of groundbreaking QD-based sensing technologies

· Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in the lab

 

The ideal candidate should have:

· Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or a closely related field

· Extensive experience in small molecule synthesis

· Strong understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and functional group transformations

· Expertise in structure-property relationships within organic materials

· Proficiency in advanced analytical techniques (NMR, GC-MS, ICP, XRD, IR spectroscopy)

· Proven track record of publications in high-impact journals

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

Applications should be sent to Dr. Sjoerd Hoogland (sjoerd.hoogland@utoronto.ca) at the University of Toronto. Please list 3 referees who have confirmed that they are willing to supply letters of reference upon request.

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Toronto:

Materials and devices for sensitive and fast sensors

 

Our group unites chemistry, physics, and engineering within eight experimental laboratories at the University of Toronto. Our mission is to advance the physics and chemistry of optoelectronic materials and devices, and to apply this knowledge to address key challenges in sustainable energy and next-generation optoelectronic devices. Our group culture fosters win-win teamwork; communication that clarifies and finds connections and new scientific avenues; and that strives for excellence.

 

We are recruiting postdoctoral fellows in the development of materials, devices, and systems for efficient and fast sensing applications. The research is aimed at creating next-generation photodetectors through fundamental advances in the science of novel semiconductors and device architectures.

 

We are seeking extraordinary candidates with excellent oral and written communications skills that combine demonstrated expertise in the areas of:

  • Materials synthesis, surface chemistry, and analytical characterization
  • Materials science and photophysics characterization
  • Deep knowledge of solid-state semiconductors
  • Device fabrication skills and experience with at least one {colloidal quantum dots, perovskites, organics} or other novel semiconductors
  • Physics and device multiscale modelling using tools such as COMSOL, Sentaurus, SCAPS.

 

Successful candidates are expected to attain first-authored publications in high-impact journals and cultivate their mentoring skills by devoting a fraction of their time to the supervision of graduate students in the group and developing new research directions.

 

Applications should be sent before February 14th, 2024, to Dr. Sjoerd Hoogland (sjoerd.hoogland@utoronto.ca) at the University of Toronto. Please list 3 referees who have confirmed that they are willing to supply letters of reference upon request.

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto in Quantum-Inspired Computational Materials Discovery

 

Our research group at UofT seeks to advance the physics and chemistry of catalysis materials, and to apply this knowledge to address key challenges in sustainable energy. Our group culture fosters win-win teamwork; communication that clarifies and finds connections and new scientific avenues; and that strives for excellence.

 

We are recruiting post-doctoral fellows who are close to receiving, or have received, their PhD degree in an area of science or engineering with the experience below. The PDF will closely work with other post-docs and PhD students, as well as industrial partners (including through the Fujitsu Co-Creation Research Laboratory: https://www.da.utoronto.ca ) to develop advanced methods to accelerate materials discovery. Specifically, they will explore the application of quantum-inspired digital annealer technology to improve ammonia synthesis catalysts.

Qualifications:

  • Applicants must have received, or be close to receiving, their PhD degree in an area of science or engineering, including computer science and computer engineering;
  • Applicants are sought who have backgrounds in a field of engineering or science relevant to computer science and computational thermo/electro-catalysis, including:
    • Expertise in quantum computing algorithms including quantum /digital annealing is a must.
    • Expertise with machine learning methods is a must.
    • Experience in performing quantum chemistry calculations using software packages such as VASP a must.
    • Experience in building and running large scale calculations using GPU and CPU clusters will be an added advantage.
    • Experience in microkinetic modeling in thermocatalysis/electrocatalysis will be an added advantage.
    • Successful candidates are expected to publish first-authored papers in high-impact journals and cultivate their mentoring skills by devoting a portion of their time to advising graduate students in the group and the development of new research directions.

Applications should be sent by August 20, 2023, to Yuxin Chang (yuxinjessie.chang@mail.utoronto.ca) at the University of Toronto. Please list 2 referees who have confirmed that they are willing to supply letters of reference upon request.