ADVERTISEMENT:  POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE (NECSA, http://www.necsa.co.za/ - South Africa)

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Radiochemistry research group of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) in collaboration with the University of Kwazulu-Natal (ggkm.ukzn.ac.za). Necsa is the premiere nuclear institute in South Africa undertaking nuclear R&D under mandate from government. This mandate also includes the advance of Radiation Science and Technology. The department of Radiochemistry is a multidisciplinary team that carries out this mandate by performing R&D on radiochemicals, radiopharmaceuticals and radiotracers.

 
The person appointed should hold a Ph. D degree in Chemistry. Preference will be given to individuals with a proven track record in radiochemistry and strong experimental background in synthetic chemistry. The successful candidate should have excellent communicative skills and enjoy working in a specialized team.

 
The successful candidate will participate in on-going and new research projects on the synthesis and radiolabelling of compounds used as tracers in the medical field with emphasis on radiometals and F-18. The positions will be for one year and may be renewed.

CLOSING DATE:  15 November 2009

For additional information please contact

Jan Rijn Zeevaart

PhD (Delft)

Head: Radiochemistry

Necsa

Tel +27 12 305 5786

Fax +27 12 305 5944

zeevaart@necsa.co.za

http://www.necsa.co.za/

To apply: Contact zeevaart@necsa.co.za

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