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Postdoctoral Research Position in Qatar University

 

As part of Qatar University’s (QU) strategic research excellence initiatives, and in order to consolidate the momentum of its journey towards achieving strategic objectives and promotion of international endeavors, the university is willing to host a number of high caliber Postdoctoral researchers at various research areas that meet fundamental technological and scientific challenges, involves multidisciplinary work and a high degree of novelty.

 

The deadline to submit an application is December 17, 2022 for 24-month duration starting in Fall 2023. The annual payment is $56000 US plus benefits according to Qatar University HR policy.

The offered topics, addressing QU Research Pillars and priorities, are summarized hereunder:

 

  1. Energy & Environment

 

Topic 01: Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Multi-Carbon Products Using Copper Hetero-structures Alloyed with Transition Metals

Topic 02: Qatar Electric Bus Fleet – Ancillary Services in a Highly Dynamic and High PV-Penetrated Utility Grid to Enhance Grid Stability & Yield Economic Benefits

Topic 03: Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance

Topic 04: Development of an Integrated Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient Bio-electrochemical System for Simultaneous Carbon dioxide Sequestration and Wastewater Treatment

Topic 05: Solar-thermal-assisted Green Hydrogen (H2) Production using Downstream Water from Qatar’s Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant

 

  1. Information and Communication Technologies

 

Topic 06: Plants Antimicrobial peptides in silico discovery and engineering: development of novel molecules to fight pathogens.

 

  1. Health and Biomedical Sciences

 

Topic 07: Identification of novel small molecules to modulate the activity of Sestrin2: A drug discovery approach for novel therapies against diabetes and its complications

Topic 08: Innovative Disease Model: Zebrafish as an In Vivo Platform for Evaluating the Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Cardiovascular disease

Topic 09: Zebrafish Research at an Advanced Level

 

 

 

  1. Social Sciences and Humanities

 

Topic 10: Exploring the efficacy of STEM teaching practices at primary & preparatory schools in Qatar

 

Qualifications of the candidates

 

  • Qualifications and achievements
  1. The candidate should hold a PhD degree in QU Research Pillars and Priorities’ fields, priority will be given to candidates who have established international reputation after having their PhD through participation in a research-intensive programs
  2. The candidate should have recognized scholarly output in Q1/Q2 reputable journals in his/her field
  3. The candidate should be able to be involved in interdisciplinary research projects

 

  • Other desirable qualifications and achievements
  1. Other academic or executive qualifications
  2. Evidence of writing grant applications
  3. International experience and/or Industrial experience is an advantage
  4. Teaching experience is advantageous but not essential

 

All doctoral requirements must be fulfilled, and the degree awarded within five years before the start of the appointment.

Obligations of the candidate

 

The selected candidates will be responsible for leading the research activities of the project, under the direction of (QU Referent), including but not limited to the following core responsibilities:

  • Establish research collaboration with faculty members from QU
  • Generate high quality peer reviewed publications during the timeframe of their stay at QU, from collaborative research at the university
  • Act as a mentor for QU junior researchers and graduate students by teaching them new techniques and training them on writing research manuscripts and applications
  • Participate in co-supervision of graduate students at QU
  • Collaboration with QU researchers towards technology transfer and patents’ filing, if applicable
  • Teach at selected graduate level courses offered by the University as a guest lecturer
  • Make presentations at seminars for students and research-community members.

Required Documents

 

  • Cover letter and CV
  • Copy of Master and PhD degrees
  • Copy of Master and PhD transcripts
  • Copy of PhD Thesis
  • 2 reference letters

How to apply

 

You can apply and submit the required documents through iGrantsExtent platform:

https://www.conftool.net/igrantsExtent/

The selection committee will review all the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. All the candidates will be informed about the result as soon as a decision has been made. The selected candidates will be contacted for the next steps in the selection procedure.