Prof Jim Johnston
Applications accepted all year round
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Applications are being called for a PhD Scholarship in Chemistry in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, from suitably qualified persons to carry out a PhD research programme under the supervision of Professor James (Jim) Johnston in the area of industrial inorganic and materials chemistry. The project will be co-supervised by Dr Thomas Borrmann.
The PhD research programme is concerned with the recovery of dissolved silica from geothermal water by the controlled of a nanostructured calcium silicate material with particular properties, the characterisation of these properties and developing and evaluating particular uses for the material in industry and consumer applications. The work will be carried out both at a laboratory and a pilot scale operation.
The PhD scholarship will be for 3 years and will provide a living allowance of NZ$25,000 per year and NZ PhD tuition fees.
Applicants for both scholarship should have completed a MSc or a BSc (Honours) degree in chemistry with first class honours or equivalent, and have an interest and experience in relevant inorganic and materials chemistry at a laboratory and also preferably at a pilot scale operation, together with experience in product characterisation by electronmicroscopy, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic and thermal analyses methods.
Applications are now being called for and this process will continue until the scholarship position has been filled.
Applicants should include a certified academic transcript(s), a curriculum vitae, a clear statement of research experience relevant to this research area and the names of two persons who can act as referees. Applicants must also meet the Victoria University of Wellington PhD entry requirements, including the English Language Proficiency, as detailed in the PhD regulations that are available together with general information at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds
Applications should be directed to Professor Jim Johnston email: [Email Address Removed]
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