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Location
Wollongong
New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted
8 Jan 2024

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Type
PhD Project
ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong

The synthesis and characterisation of photoactive materials and their use in fluidic transport systems

Wollongong
New South Wales, Australia
8 Jan 2024

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Position Description


The controlled transport of chemical species in fluidic systems is essential to the functioning of living systems. Emulating cellular transport processes in synthetic fluidic systems, so as to allow the controlled transport of reagents or products from one site to another, has the potential to add revolutionary capabilities to fluidic platforms. In this exciting chemistry and materials project, we will will develop and characterise new photoactive materials that will be used to drive (chemopropel) vesicles in fluids. The resulting fluidic transport systems could be used to transport medicine in the human body, act as chemical messengers for signal transduction in sensing or other systems or move cargo around microfluidic devices.

The project will be based at the University of Wollongong (Australia), with aspects of the research undertaken at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) and Dublin City University (Dublin, Ireland).

The non-taxable PhD scholarship is A$25,400 per annum.

The selected candidate will be required to meet the entry requirements for the PhD program at the University of Wollongong including having a suitable Bachelors degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours, Masters or equivalent.

For further background information, see http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201403007/abstract.


How to Apply

To apply, email your CV, academic record and a brief statement highlighting how your research background makes you a suitable applicant for the scholarship to: Professor David Officer (davido@uow.edu.au) or apply online at http://www.electromaterials.edu.au/synthesis-and-characterisation-phd/

Position Category: Chemical Sciences. Position Type: PhD Project. Position Tags: chemistry, spectroscopy, organic synthesis, physical chemistry, and materials. Salary: €10'000 - €20'000.