Two PhD students in Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in the chemistry field. The department has more than 270 employees and has a turnover of 300 million SEK. At the departments six programs we conduct very successful research of a high international standard. We have a large number of externally funded research projects often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has education assignments in engineering programs and masters programs. More information is available on our website. Department of Chemistry Ångström Laboratory

Duties
The projects deal with the preparation of photoactive metal complexes and their application in catalysis of small molecule activation and has organic chemistry coordination chemistry and spectroscopy components. The systems will be characterized using traditional organic as well as electrochemical photochemical and spectroscopic methods. The doctoral students 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 national and international conferences. The position will likely involve supervision of undergraduate students. The doctoral students main tasks are to devote themselves to their research studies which includes participation in research projects and postgraduate courses. The tasks may also include teaching and other departmental tasks (maximum 20%). The project will be partly carried out in collaboration with partners at Uppsala University. Representative recent publications: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023; Org. Lett. 2024; Chem 2025 102547; Chem 2025 102450.

Requirements
To meet the entry requirements for doctoral studies the candidate must

• have been awarded a second-cycle degree in Chemistry or a related subject
• have completed at least 240 credits in higher education with at least 60 credits at Masters level including an independent project worth at least 15 credits or
• have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

The candidate must have:

• very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• documented research experience acquired in an academic or industrial setting
• the ability to work as part of a team
• organic or inorganic synthetic chemistry experience.

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills drive and independence and how the applicants experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

Additional qualifications
Experience with coordination chemistry photochemistry catalysis electrochemistry or f-element chemistry are highly advantageous as are original research publications in international peer-reviewed journals.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2026/10/01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 1-7 and in Uppsala Universitys rules and guidelines.

For further information about the position please contact: Eszter Borbas

Please submit your application by 31 August 2026 UFV-PA 2026/2382.

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