Assistant Professor in high frequency characterization and modelling

Information about the Laboratory
At the Microwave Electronics Laboratory, we focus on application driven research on high speed electronic components, circuits and systems for future communication and remote sensing applications. The research spans frequencies from below 1 GHz to 500 GHz. We demonstrate innovative microwave components and circuits in our own fabrication lab, the Nanofabrication Laboratory at MC2, or
at external cooperation partners/foundries. We characterize our components and circuits in our measurement laboratory.

-The details of other departmental research activities may be found at http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/mc2/Pages/default.aspx

Major responsibilities
To manage research projects in close cooperation with external partners from industry and academy, to supervise PhD-students, and conduct own research on modeling and characterization of novel semiconductor devices based on Galliumnitride and other material. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment for a maximum of four years. Progress will be assessed after two years. You are expected to achieve associate professor expertise within four years.

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of non-tenured assistant professor, you must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than five years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. Experience to manage research projects in close cooperation with external partners from industry and academy is meritorious. Experiences of supervising doctoral students is also a merit.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20130288 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

• Application: (Please name the appendix in the e-recruitment system as: APPLICATION, Family name, reference number).
- CV, include complete list of publications,
- Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
- Other, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
- Two references that we can contact.
[- Letters of recommendation from previous employers or research groups (not mandatory)].

• Personal letter/Qualifications 2-3 pages where you introduce yourself present your qualifications and describe your future research plans.
- Previous research fields and main research results.
- Future goals and research focus. Is there any specific projects and research issues you are primarily interested in?

• Publications:
- Copies of your most relevant publications in full format (maximum of five publications). It is a good idea to attach the files as a PDF or compress them into a Zip file.
- Copies of a maximum of five other publications that substantiate your other qualifications (for example, educational publications and popular science articles).

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: December 1st.

For questions, please contact:
Professor Dag Winkler, Head of the Department, phone: +46 31 772, dag.winkler@chalmers.se
Professor Herbert Zirath, Head of the Laboratory, phone: +46 31 7721852, herbert.zirath@chalmers.se
Professor Jan Grahn; Deputy Head of Laboratory, phone: +46 31 7721055, jan.grahn@chalmers.se





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