We are seeking applications for postdoctoral positions at the KAUST Catalytic Center (KCC). Applicants will be recognized and promising academics with fundamental research interests in catalysis by design and its applications in petroleum, energy, green chemistry, and polymers. Ideally, applicants will have expertise in olefin polymerizations and organometallic chemistry. Additional details about the KCC is found at http://www.kaust.edu.sa/research/center-catalysis.aspx. Introduction of KAUST: KAUST (http://www.kaust.edu.sa) is being established as a worldclass international graduate-level science and technology research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom that will also benefit the region and the world. The KAUST mission emphasizes research on applications of science and technology to problems of human need, social advancement, and economic development, in collaboration with leading universities around the world. KAUST is dedicated to a respect for diversity and the highest standards of meritbased opportunity, and seeks the finest students and faculty without regard to nationality, gender, or religious belief. KAUST is an independent university that is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees and supported by a multi-billion dollar endowment. It reinvents the modern research university by establishing advanced research institutes that focus on interdisciplinary problems as the central organizing unit, and offering only graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) degrees. KAUST has four Academic Divisions: Earth and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences and Engineering, Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering, and Physical Sciences and Engineering. KAUSTs state-of-the-art campus in Thuwal (80 km north of Jeddah on the Red Sea) will open its doors to students in Fall 2009. The campus includes a seaside town with housing, shops, schools, and numerous recreational amenities. --

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