PhD student/Postdoctoral position in Graphene terahertz electronics

The Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience focuses on research, innovation and education within the fields of future electronics, photonics, bio- and nanosystems. A close collaboration with Swedish and international partners within academy, industry and society enables scientific excellence and creates an innovative environment. In addition to the 200 researchers and Ph D students, MC2 houses a cleanroom for micro- and nanofabrication with the latest equipment.Our research at the Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory is focused on devices, new materials and sub-systems for applications in the frequency range 100 GHz – 10 THz. This is an emerging part of the electromagnetic spectrum where optical and microwave techniques meet. We fabricate novel devices and evaluate these in various circuit demonstrators. Our research finds applications in receivers and transmitters for future radar sensors, THz-imaging systems, radio astronomy and remote sensing, and future wireless communication systems. The Department Microtechnology and Nanoscience at Chalmers is a unique research environment with researchers from all over the world. It houses impressive facilities such as 1200 sqm micro/nano- device fabrication cleanroom, material synthesis, high frequency characterisation equipment and advanced modeling/design software.

Your research will be directed towards developing graphene based devices and circuits for use in high frequency electronics (1 – 3000 GHz) as part of the EU FET Graphene Flagship (http://www.graphene-flagship.eu ). The research also includes exploring new device concepts for detection, amplification and generation at terahertz frequencies. 


For this project, we can consider both PhD student and postdoc candidates.  

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and in English. The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 per cent of working hours.

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
PhD Student position: Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Postdoctoral position: Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in Applied Physics or Electrical Engineering.

To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in Applied Physics or Electrical Engineering; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.

We believe you are interested in applied science, creative and curious in a future career as a researcher. You find problem solving stimulating and like challenges. You are driven by curiosity, goal-oriented, and enjoy working in a team. You hold a degree in Applied Physics or Electrical Engineering awarded by an internationally recognised university-level institution. Successful candidates should have experience and/or a strong interest in the following areas: graphene, nanofabrication techniques, semiconductor device physics, electromagnetic theory, optics and microwave techniques. We also believe you have good communication skills, good analytical and experimental skills and good ability to work independently towards the goals expressed in the project plans.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

You will be employed at the Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory, MC2, at Chalmers, and will receive a salary according to current salary agreements. 

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20130230 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.

Application deadline: 2013-10-08

For questions, please contact:

Prof Jan Stake, Terahertz and millimetre wave laboratory, jan.stake@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 1836





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