Internship opportunities for Indigenous student in science or engineering

Project description

If you are interested in an opportunity to join our research activities on photocatalysis for waste-water remediation and hydrogen production, we are offering 2 internship opportunities. Photocatalysis, in a nutshell, is the use of materials to assist in the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy for reactions that do not occur spontaneously. While most research groups operate under the assumption that the critical step is the light-induced charge transport, a comparison to photovoltaics, where solar energy is converted to electricity shows that the rate limiting step lies in the mass transport of chemicals to and from the surface of the catalyst. Based on our group’s scientific background in solid state physics, we therefore target a variety of mechanisms that allow for faster mass transport¹.

¹ I.C. Amaechi, A. Hadj Youssef, A. Doerfler, Y. Gonzalez, R. Katoch, A. Ruediger, “Catalytic Applications of non-centrosymmetric oxide nanomaterials”, Angewandte Chemie (Wiley), (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202207975

We are: a group of ten researchers with a passion for physics, chemistry, materials sciences and engineering. Proficiency in either English or French is required.

We offer: Full safety training, training on all relevant equipment, participation in our research activities, becoming a team member, research to find out if you want to stay or come back, flexible dates for the internship of 4-8 weeks, each internship 5000$ CDN to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Start date

Flexible

Study program

Science or engineering

Required qualifications

An indigenous student in science or engineering with passion and curiosity for solutions through science.

Funding

INRS provides financial support to its student body. 5000$ CDN to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Location

Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre
1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet; Varennes J3X 1P7
Canada