Job Radboud University Nijmegen - Post-doctoral Researcher for Controlling Microdroplets in Microfluidics

This research is funded from an ERC grant awarded to Prof. Huck. The aim of the project is to develop microdroplets in microfluidic devices that will trap and store droplets on chip and to study the diffusion of molecules across the resulting droplet-droplet interfaces. Particular emphasis will be on the design and manufacture of devices that efficiently trap droplets in different geometries, allowing droplet volume control.

You must have a PhD degree in Chemistry, or a related discipline, molecular research experience, and a strong motivation to conduct scientific research. Preferably, you should have a background in the field of physical organic chemistry and experience with soft lithography.

Minimum salary for the postdoctoral position is €2,861 (scale 10.4). Initial salary depends on relevant work experience.

Strategically located in Europe, Radboud University Nijmegen is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. A place with a personal touch, where top-flight education and research take place on a beautiful green campus in modern buildings with state-of-art facilities.

The goal of the IMM is to conduct world-leading research on functional molecules and materials and provide training to students in this field. The emphasis is on understanding and harnessing complexity to design materials with new functionalities. The IMM is multidisciplinary and encompasses theoretical and experimental groups with both physics and chemistry backgrounds. The infrastructure and expertise available enables groundbreaking research in all areas of materials science. For further information on the IMM see: www.ru.nl/imm The central research theme of this new group led by Prof. Huck (Faculty of Science, Institute of Molecules and Materials) is the use of microdroplets in microfluidics as a research tool in chemistry and biology. The main concept is to carry out experiments in small water droplets, separated from each other by a continuous oil phase, within a microfluidic channel. Combining the attributes of compartmentalisation of reactions into microdroplets with the rapid advances occurring in microfluidics offers the prospect of a completely new approach to the chemical and biological sciences. Research in microdroplets is highly interdisciplinary,and requires extensive cooperation between different disciplines such as physical organic chemistry, chemical biology, materials science and engineering (soft-lithographic techniques, hydrodynamics).

Radboud University Nijmegen

Prof. Wilhelm T. S. Huck
w.huck@science.ru.nl

http://www.ru.nl/imm/research/research_groups/biomolecular_systems/physical-organic_0/