Position Description
Optopolarimetric observations from the Skinakas Observatory, their analysis and interpretation for studies of the interstellar medium, the Galactic magnetic field, and extragalactic sources.
Required Qualifications
• Scientific publications relevant to the topic in international scientific journals (30%)
• Experience in performing optopolarimetric observations (30%)
• Experience with analysis and/or interpretation of optopolarimetric data (30%)
• Experience with statistical analysis tools (10%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Completed application Form (Download link to the left)
- Brief CV
- Scanned copies of academic titles
- Reference letters (if required)
- All required forms and documents as layed out in each Job opening description
Please send your application and all documents to: hr@iesl.forth.gr and cc the Scientific supervisor marked in the left column
Appointment Duration
12 monthsPosition Description
The candidate is expected to participate in and contribute to a major activity of the project focusing on the development, optimization and evaluation of laser spectroscopic methodologies and prototypes for on-site measurements of greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector. Researchers with demonstrated hands-on experience in setting up laser spectroscopy applications with the use of IR laser sources, optics and detectors will be taken into consideration.
Required Qualifications
• PhD in Physical Sciences (10%)
• Extensive knowledge on lasers, spectroscopy, optical experimental apparatus and instrumentation relevant to analytical/ diagnostic applications (30%)
• Strong experience in the development of instrumentation for remote sensing and in-situ measurements (30%)
• Strong experience in data acquisition and processing (10%)
Application Procedure
In order to be considered, the application must include:
• Completed application Form
• Brief CV
• Scanned copies of academic titles
Appointment Duration
12 months
Education
- 2020, BSc, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- Peptide synthesis
- Self assembling peptides
- Hydrogels scaffolds
- Drug delivery
- Antimicrobial activity
- Hydrogels and organogels for depollution applications

Education
- 2020, M.Sc., Department of Biology and Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
- 2016, B.Sc., Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Self-assembling peptides
- Computer Simulations

Education
- 2017, MSc, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 2015, BSc, Department of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests
- Self-assembling peptide
- Engineering and design of fibrous biomaterials
- Hydrogel scaffolds
- Drug delivery
- Antimicrobial activity

Emmanouil Glynos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Crete. He received his PhD in Materials Science, in in the core subject of Polymer Physics, at the University of Edinburgh in 2007. From 2008 until 2013 he did his postdoctoral research at the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and in 2013, he was appointed as a Research Investigator at the University of Michigan, at the Center for Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion. From 2015 to 2021 he was a Research Scientist at FORTH/IESL. He has published 48 papers in referred international journals, 1 book chapter and 6 in Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings. His work has received 1659 citations with an h-index = 24 and i10-index = 39 (as given by Scopus on 8 December 2021). His work has been presented in more than 80 times in International Conferences and Colloquia; 14 invited in International Meetings and 18 invited at Universities and Research Centers.
Education
- 2007, PhD, Institute for Materials and Processes, School of Engineering and Electronics & Centre for Materials Science and Engineering - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- 2002, B.Sc., Department of Physics, University of Patras, Greece
Career
- 11/2021 - Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
- 07/2018 - 10/2021, Research Associate at Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
- 07/2017 - 06/2018 Stavros Niarchos Research Fellow at Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
- 01/2015 - 06/2017 Research Associate at Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
- 02/2013 - 11/2014 Research Investigator, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
- 02/2008 - 01/2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
- 04/2007 - 11/2007 Research Assistant, Institute for Materials and Processes, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Interests
- Solid State Polymer Electrolytes
- Structure-property Relationship in Nanostructured Polymer Materials
- Polymer Photovoltaic Devices/Organic Electronics
- Structure and Dynamics of Polymers on Surfaces and Interfaces: Thin Films and Polymer Nanocomposites
- Effect of Macromolecular Architecture of the Physical Properties of Polymer Under Confinement
- Nano/micromechanics of Materials
