.Offer DescriptionApplications are invited by the University of Alicante President for an open-ended contractual position as a PhD junior researcher to collaborate with the funded line of research "Hybrid materials". Reference: I-PI 120-24.Project CIPROM/2023/2 funded by the Valencia Region Government's Department of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment.Within the framework of the Prometeo Programme for research groups of excellence, the University of Alicante calls for applications to cover a job position in accordance with the following terms and conditions:First. Number of vacancies and features of the job vacancy Number of job vacancies: one.Job position: PhD junior researcher.Funded line of research: "Hybrid materials".Working hours: 37.5 hours/week in morning/afternoon sessions.Remuneration: €2,147.17 gross/monthly (plus extra payments in accordance with current regulations).In accordance with the provisions of the agreement of the Governing Council of 27 January 2022, it is hereby stated that there is no under-representation of either gender in the category of PhD junior researcher.Second. First project in which the successful applicant will collaborate Name of the project: "Rational design of hybrid materials for lighting and photocatalysis (NANOLIGHT)".Reference: CIPROM/2023/2.Funding body: Valencia Region Government's Department of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment.Dept. / Institute: Department of Inorganic Chemistry.Tasks to be carried out:Synthesis and characterisation of photoactive precursors, such as carbon dots and luminescent organometallic compounds.Synthesis and characterisation of hybrid materials based on the encapsulation of said precursors in inorganic matrices (silicas, titanias, zeolites).Physical-chemical characterisation of said materials: elemental composition; NMR, IR, UV and Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction;XPS; TEM-EDX.Photophysical characterisation of the precursors and hybrid materials.Evaluation of the applicability of the materials in light-related (LED devices, sensors and photodynamic therapy) and photocatalytic applications.Assistance in writing related publications and reports.Any other task related to this job position that may arise during the implementation of the project.Third. Job profile Preference will be given to those with:Experience and training related to the tasks listed in the second section of this call, including:Synthesis of hybrid materials prepared using sol-gel techniques.Synthesis of photoactive (bio)materials.Characterisation techniques applied to said materials: X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption, electron and confocal microscopy, small angle X-ray scattering, dynamic light scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance.Photophysics and luminescence