SACC Spring Meeting 2021: Call for Abstracts

SACC Spring Meeting 2021
February 12, 2021 - 13.00-16.45h
Online Symposium
https://sacc2021.epfl.ch

Information about the Event
The spring meeting 2021 is targeted towards computational scientists and interested members of the academic and industrial chemistry community in Switzerland and neighboring countries.
The event is organized by PhD students and Postdocs in the Swiss Association of Computational Chemists (SACC). 
More information: https://sacc2021.epfl.ch

Format
The spring meeting will be a virtual half-day event, taking place on Friday, 12 February 2021 in the afternoon.
The meeting will consist of:

David Spichiger, SCS
03.12.2020

ChemPhysChem’s 2nd virtual symposium (on Supramolecular Chemistry)

The ChemPhysChem's 2nd virtual symposium 2020 on Supramolecular Chemistry will be moderated by Nobel Laureate Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University) and will include talks by Nathalie Busschaert (Tulane University), Carson Bruns (University of Colorado), and Steve Goldup (University of Southampton)
on October 22, 2020 at 4pm CEST.

Register for free here.

Open Position @UniGE: Full or Associate Professor in experimental physical chemistry

University of Geneva
Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, has an opening for a position as

Full or Associate Professor Position
at the Department of physical chemistry
in the domain of experimental physical chemistry

Institute: The Department of physical chemistry of the Faculty of science of the University of Geneva offers an innovative and stimulating scientific environment. Internationally recognized research of the Department includes the development and application of spectroscopic methods to study ultrafast processes, interfaces, aggregates and chiral materials as well as the preparation and study of materials for sustainable technologies and theoretical chemistry.

Assignment: The position is full time with teaching at the Bachelor and Masters levels in the field of general and physical chemistry (6 h/week). The successful candidate is expected to lead a vibrant research program at an internationally competitive level in experimental physical chemistry. The field of research should complement the existing expertise in the department and enable synergies with the priority projects of the Faculty of Science, that is, life sciences, materials sciences, and environmental science. The candidate will be involved in administrative duties in the Department of physical chemistry and in the Faculty of science.

Academic Title Requested: PhD in chemistry or equivalent. Relevant teaching experience. Track record of scientific achievements including publications in high-ranked international journals.  

Starting Date: September 1^st, 2021, or as agreed.

Applications should include a cover letter, detailed CV together with a list of publications, copy of highest degrees/diploma, research and teaching statements, list of referees who may later be contacted directly by the search committee. Recommendation letters are not requested at this stage.

Applications should be submitted exclusively on-line at the following address : https://jobs.unige.ch before September 30^th, 2020 (23:59 Geneva time). APPLICATIONS SENT BY EMAIL SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Complementary information may be obtained at the following e-mail address : .

Applications from women are particularly welcome.

You can read this announcement on the UniGE job website as well.
 

Céline Wittwer, SCS
22.07.2020

LS2: Call for applications for the PIs of tomorrow session

Life Science Switzerland (LS2) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the session 

 “PIs of tomorrow: The Future of Swiss Research” 

at the next LS2 Annual Meeting 2021, taking place in Geneva, 18-19 February.

This session offers postdocs interested in an academic career an opportunity to present a plenary talk similar in format to a professorship interview seminar. Please, find all the information about the PIs of tomorrow 2020 at https://annual-meeting.ls2.ch/specials/pis-of-tomorrow. The 2021 edition and call will be published in September under the same link. 

Selected participants will have the chance to get a slot for a 15-minute presentation, which should appeal to a broad audience and in which both the achievements accomplished and the proposed future research are to be explained. The talk will be followed by a 10-minute discussion on various aspects of the proposed activity, as well as on career-oriented aspects of the presenter. A knowledgeable jury panel of professors will evaluate the presentations.

The best presentation will be awarded a prize. However, everyone is a winner as all presenters in the session will receive feedback from the jury in a one-to-one private session afterward. Moreover, as a participant in the LS2 Annual Meeting 2021, you will have the opportunity to expand or refresh your network in Switzerland, to interact with scientists in and outside your field. Only applicants having ties to Switzerland will be considered (i.e. Swiss citizenship, Swiss residency, past or on-going affiliation with a Swiss institution of at least two years by the 2021 meeting). Independent position holders are not eligible.

The following documents are required for the application:

1. Cover letter highlighting your interest and eligibility (max. 1 page)
2. Research statement including past work and future research plans with their scientific impact and significance (max. 300 words)
3. CV with a publication list (max. 2 pages)

• Scientific quality of proposed research
• Novelty and creativity
• Relevance and impact
• Research output
• Collaborations, networks, and outreach
• Teaching and leadership 
• Mobility    

To apply, please follow the guidelines in the application link below, where you will be asked to upload your documents as a single pdf file (max. 5 MB) before November 1^st, 2020 (23:59 CET). 
https://form.jotform.com/PIOT2021