Dear IFEFFIT subscribers: Please pass these two job announcements to those colleagues who may be interested in these postdoctoral positions. Thank you very much, Anatoly ************** Job #1: Postdoctoral position at Yeshiva University In September 2009, Physics Department of Yeshiva University in New York City will have an opening for a postdoctoral research associate position that will be funded for three years. PhD in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering or materials science is required. Additional requirement is hands-on experience with nanomaterial synthesis and in situ characterization techniques that include spectroscopy (XAFS, IR, Raman), x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy (HRTEM, HAADF-STEM, EELS). Prior experience with in situ catalyst characterization is a plus. The postdoc will support the ongoing nanomaterials research projects which include multi-technique, in situ characterization of nanoparticles, Quick XAFS experiments, development of new, combined catalysis characterization methods, and design of in situ reactor cells. He or she will be stationed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and work closely with BNL departments (Chemistry and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials) as well as the outside collaborators which include University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Pittsburgh. The research will be performed under the direction of Dr. Anatoly Frenkel primarily at the Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (http://www.yu.edu/scc http://www.yu.edu/scc ) at the National Synchrotron Light Source. Applicants should forward cover letter and CV, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Dr. Frenkel at anatoly.frenkel@yu.edu mailto:anatoly.fenkel@yu.edu . Yeshiva University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position is subject to final availability of funds. ************* Job #2: Postdoctoral position at the University of Delaware In September 2009, Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Delaware will have an opening for a postdoctoral research associate position that will be funded for two years. The postdoc will be stationed at the National Synchrotron Light Source of Brookhaven National Laboratory and help develop catalysis science program at the recently upgraded (for combined XAFS/XRD operations) beamline X18A. PhD in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering or materials science is required. Additional requirement is hands-on experience in developing synchrotron instrumentation for XAFS and XRD, relevant control systems and working knowledge of UNIX. Prior experience with catalysis research is a plus. The postdoc will support and advance new catalysis user program at this beamline that currently includes combined (XAFS and XRD) characterization of nanocatalysts under reaction conditions. The postdoc will participate in the ongoing upgrade of the beamline to perform Quick XAFS experiments, and in design of the in situ and operando reactor cells. Opportunities to run an independent research program in collaboration with the beamline users and other BNL departments will be available. The research will be performed at the Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (http://www.yu.edu/scc http://www.yu.edu/scc ) under the direction of Dr. Anatoly Frenkel. Applicants should forward cover letter and CV, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Dr. Jingguang Chen at chen@che.udel.edu mailto:chen@che.udel.edu . This position is subject to final availability of funds. ************** Anatoly Frenkel, Professor Department of Physics, Yeshiva University 245 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016 http://www.yu.edu/faculty/afrenkel http://www.yu.edu/faculty/afrenkel Spokesperson, Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium http://www.yu.edu/scc https://webmail.bnl.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.yu.edu/scc Office: (212) 340-7827, Lab: (631) 344-3013, Fax: (212) 340-7868 Email: anatoly.frenkel@yu.edu