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Logo of EURAXESS Job offer AcademicTransfer - JOB - Netherlands - Posted on: 26 February 2026 26 Feb 2026 AMOLF Research Field Chemistry » Inorganic chemistry Chemistry » Physical chemistry Physics » Biophysics Physics » Statistical physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 24 Aug 2026 - 13:01 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 40.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Work Activities Many molecules and crystals exist in two mirror-image forms (left- and right-handed). Yet in nature, and especially in living systems, often one handedness dominates . How can a system in which left and right are energetically equivalent still end up choosing a side ? Fig.1: Chiral asymmetry in nature at various scales. Source: Zang, G (2023) In this thesis project you will study the crystallization of chiral crystals and the emergence and amplification of chirality . The work is inherently interdisciplinary : chemistry (solution conditions, additives, kinetics) meets physics (transport, non-equilibrium growth, instabilities, pattern formation) in the context of biology (the origin of life, bio-inspired processes). Because we explore multiple connected questions, you can co-design the thesis direction based on your interests, ranging from hands-on experiments to modeling and quantitative data analysis. You will learn - Crystallization experiments and experimental design - Optical microscopy and time-lapse imaging - Quantitative analysis and scientific interpretation - Working across the interface of physics and chemistry Reference: Zhang, G., Cheng, X., Wang, Y., & Zhang, W. (2023). Supramolecular chiral polymeric aggregates: Construction and applications. Aggregate , 4 (1), e...