Sabancı University, a privately funded premier academic institution in Istanbul, invites exceptional scholars and researchers to apply for a full-time research faculty position in polymer chemistry at Sabancı University-Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center (SU-IMC). We seek outstanding faculty candidates at any rank and will focus on a candidate’s promise and/or track record during the review process. The SU-IMC, established in 2016 as an industrial-scale research and technology development facility, provides state-of-the-art facilities for component design, manufacturing, assembly, product development, process prototyping, fundamental and applied research, incubation services and commercialization opportunities in integrated manufacturing and composite materials technologies in its well-established Wet Chemistry, Polymer Processing, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Composite Manufacturing, Material Characterization, Mechanical Test and Structural Health Monitoring, Computational Mechanics, and Control, Vision, and Robotics laboratories. The SU-IMC is currently undergoing extensive growth in the direction of Advanced Composite Materials, especially with the utilization of its industrial unit with KORDSA, Composite Technologies Center of Excellence (CTCE). 

The successful candidate must have a doctorate degree in Polymer Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or an equivalent discipline. The applicant is required to have expertise in polymer synthesis and characterization, structure-property relationship in polymeric materials, functional polymers, high performance thermoset and thermoplastic polymers, and polymer nanocomposites. The candidate is required to have at least two-years of postdoctoral research experience in reputed academic institutes/research laboratories and is expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research and graduate student supervision. Expertise on the industrial research and development of polymeric materials and the management of intellectual property are strong assets. Ability to interact with researchers in other fields of polymer and composite material processing as well as other relevant disciplines is desirable. 

The interested candidates should apply online through the online application system at online Academic Applicant Tracking System (Reference Code: CTCE-01-2019). Applicants should include their full curriculum vitae, a concise research statement, and the names of three references. In the research statement, the candidate should discuss research plans and possible funding sources. 

Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled. Any questions regarding this position should be emailed to the Search Committee Member, Prof. M. Yıldız at meyildiz@sabanciuniv.edu with the subject line text of Full-Time Research Faculty Position in Polymer Chemistry. 

About Sabancı University 
Sabancı University offers 13 undergraduate programs and 46 graduate programs in three faculties (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Management). The university has established high standards of academic excellence and a research-oriented atmosphere both for its faculty members and students, while nurturing productive relationships particularly with industrial organizations in the region, which constitutes the industrial heartland of Turkey. The official language of instruction is English.



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